ROMANCE.........

HERE WE ARE....ANOTHER TABLESCAPE TUESDAY

with SUSAN at BETWEEN NAPS ON THE PORCH

Many thanks to Susan for hosting this fabulous affair. There will be so many pretty tables to view and get some great ideas for your own table...so be sure to stop by each one.

Don't forget to say thanks to SUSAN in a comment on HER beautiful table.

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This week, I wanted to share a few more ROMANTIC place settings...

I am using my vintage white with green place setting on one of my solid white PIER ONE plates..atop my silver colored charger. (i know...u can c that for yourself but i needed 'words' here)

I don't have any other chargers but plan to get some GOLD ones at HOBBY LOBBY to use during CHRISTMAS...

gold and red is a really hard combination to beat !!

Have you ever had SLICED PINEAPPLE, with HELLMANN'S REAL MAYO, sprinkled with grated cheese on a bed of lettuce ?
I grew up on this tasty, little side salad and we still have it often......

I use those little white BIRD salt and peppers

ALL THE TIME... if you will notice, they are in almost every one of my table settings...

I'm going back to TARGET for another set.....right away!! JUST IN CASE !!

The charming little French pot was given to me by STACY, aka BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER...

The green, vintage goblets that belonged to MOM seem to go great with every single thing I do on my table.

"Thanks for choosing the green, Mom !"

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This vintage little plate looks soooo good sitting on my

CLEAR PINK PLATES that I bought from WALMART about 10 or 12 years ago.

They are so pretty. I can't even begin to imagine WHY I bought only 6 at the time.

Probably thought, "I'll come back for more later"...

well, guess what.....

I've not seen them since !

OH, SHOOT !!

glad to have the 6, anyway!!

Again...that little green goblet looks so good with PINK.

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These vintage, pink rose plates....some of my favorite.
I've bought several pieces in thrift shops and I snap up every piece I find.
Dear Cielo of HOUSE IN THE ROSES
also loves this pattern and has a magnificent collection!

Once again, see how versatile the SOLID WHITE plates are?
They were a great investment and I use them ALL the time in so many different settings.
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Now, sit down, put your feet up and have something

SWEET
TO EAT ~~
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Many blessings and much love, bj
and many prayers for DEENA

DON'T BE BLUE...........

my something pink for october...breast cancer awareness month

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BLUE MONDAY.....

What a WONDERFUL way to start off our long week !

THANK YOU,

Sweet SALLY

for hosting this BEAUTIFUL day.....

Everyone be sure to go over and see all the BLUES on Parade ...

and please leave SALLY a note that you were there !

I noticed lots of BLUE books in my bookshelves today....

There's a few in there that make me BLUE when I read them.....

but mostly there's pretty HAPPY books.

I LOVE FICTION....sooo much!

Love stories...

Murder Mysteries......

Adventure........

but never, for me, anything to do with HISTORY....

just not my cup of tea and besides,

BILL reads enough HISTORY for the both of us and because he LOVES to talk about what he reads, I HEAR IT ALL !! *sigh.......

just a little BLUE and white frame holding a photo of

MY baby and HER baby....

SWEETHEARTS !

i am blessed !

A little stack of soft, warm, homemade PATCHWORK quilts with touches of different

SHADES OF BLUE....

I am not good at sewing at all but so wanted to make a quilt or two. My mom was so good at it and I am so so so sorry I didn't take the time to let her teach ME how to make a pretty quilt.

SOOOOO.......I just bought some fabrics, cut the squares, sit down at my mother's old

SINGER sewing machine, said a little prayer like, "Mom, if you can see me, give me just a wee bit of help on this, if you please." and started sewing.

Nothing fancy....

just a simple NINE PATCH ..

but, all the little, tiny squares MATCHED up with each other....and, that's what the book said should happen .....

and I WAS THRILLED !

I quilted it by machine...wouldn't have a CLUE how to do it by hand...and wouldn't WANT to!!

I really wanted to make each of our 10 grandchildren ONE quilt each....just so that, someday, they could say "My grandmother made this for me" so after making the first one, I bought all the fabric and made TEN PATCHWORK QUILTS during that year and had them ready for........CHRISTMAS GIFTS !

never have made another one, either !! and probably never will !! :O)

This wooden, hand painted BLUE cross hangs above the bed in my pink room for my beloved

overnight guests.

I know it makes them feel blessed and that is just the way I want them to feel...

oooo, just seeing this right this minute on my screen brings tears to my eyes.

GOOD TEARS, mind you...TEARS OF JOY.....TEARS OF LOVE...TEARS OF

DAYS GONE BY....

This little silhouette is of one of my grandsons, BROOKS, and he made it

JUST FOR ME...

The letter beneath it says,

IN HIS WORDS...

"DearMemaw,

This is my profile. This is me in first grade and I am six years old.

Think you for helping me in first grade. I made you a profile for you.

I love you."

Love, Brooks

(by this time, every time i read this, tears flow and snot runs!!)

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My darlin'..

My Little Man..

he is now 15 years old and so so sweet.

I miss him t 6....yes, I do!

But, I've had 9 more years for that love to grow and it grows every day...

just like with the rest of our grandchildren...

AND, HE IS GOING TO BE ON THE CRUISE SHIP WITH US FOR 7 WHOLE DAYS!

YIPEE !!!

AHHHHHH, WHAT A LITTLE CUTIE..
in an AB C box.. and the A is BLUE :O)....
Just looking at this picture takes me all the way back to this time in my GOLDEN BOY'S life...
You know that feeling you get when you put your nose in the bend of their little necks...smells so sweet and so soft...I would start kissing all over his little face and just almost BITE him...I never did but I would get pretty carried away with my kisses! *smiling
This photo of DREW was taken by his 'other' granddad who is a professional photographer
and it was shown in several PHOTO SHOWINGS at different businesses in our town.
I walked into a principals office once and there, above her desk, was this picture.
She didn't know him but saw the photo, thought it was so cute, got a copy and had it framed and hung.
I JUST LOVED IT!

I loved that I got to tell her that "this is MY grandson!"
our little GOLDEN BOY is 18 now and all grown up...
"where did all the flowers go??"

OOO, and, yes....HE is going CRUISING, too !! *giggle and smile ...

This is one of my favorite paintings in my cottage...
A very good friend did it for me years ago and I have never gotten tired of it...

Another TREASURE I want to share with you on this fabulous
BLUE MONDAY....
A little, wooden recipe box, trimmed in BLUE, that, if my house ever catches on fire and I have time to get only ONE thing to rescue, it will be THIS !!

BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER and her two little boys....
long before she had two little girls....

BILL made this adorable bench and another for the other side of the table...

With such a large family, I didn't want gobs of chairs around my large dining table SOOO,

BILL worked his magic and, WALLA...

Each bench holds 4 little butts or 3 bigger ones!!

oh.....and

I found this amazing, BLUE rug at a moving sale for $25.00 and its about a 14x16.

Really nice and I sure have loved it in the dining room with all the BLUE and white dishes!

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Well, that about does it for this

BLUE MONDAY....

OH, WAIT...

I just noticed the buttons on the remote are BLUE.... (imagine THAT!)

so I can watch......

AND...


I KNOW THEY ARE OLD......BUT......SO AM I !!

Ya'll have a wonderful week....
and DON'T BE BLUE...BE HAPPY....

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Keeping in prayer: SHEILA of NOTESONGS

love, bj

MOVIE STARS LOOK 'PRETTY IN PINK'

GOOD-BYE, MR. NEWMAN...

we'll miss you.

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PRAYERS ATTACHED TO THE BALLOONS

FOR ALL ON OUR PRAYER LISTS....

i include the NIELSONS, our sweet DEENA, the residents of the GULF COAST...a lot of them are still without ELECTRICITY..

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MANY THANKS TO

BEVERLY, our hostess once again for another fun filled

PINK SATURDAY..

be sure to go over and take a peek at all the other PINKS being shown this week.

THANK YOU, BEVERLY !

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ONE of my favorite, old movies....and now all the granddaughters LOVE it !!

MOLLY RINGWALD was the CUTEST teenager !!

and did you see her in

16 CANDLES ?? OH, and THE BREAKFAST CLUB ?

both just precious !

"GLENDA'S COMING...in her PINK balloon...
to save all of OZ ..
when my kids were little, if we saw this movie ONCE...
we saw it 9,000 times !!

BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER grew up wanting those sparkly, red slippers!!

Do you HAVE to be a movie star to get
PINK BUBBLES ??
and have a PINK phone ?...in the bathtub.....
YEP, I am pretty sure you do!!


MILEY CYRUS always looks cute but...
I'D rather see her DAD !!!! ;o)
i mean, REALLY....
BILLY RAY is a cutie and I took 2 grandchildren to see him when he appeared in concert here in our town....back when his song "ACHEY BREAKY HEART" was so hot...(about 15 yrs. ago)
They were so impressed !! And, I scored BIG TIME points!!

YEP...she makes PINK look good...
who the heck is she ?

Not sure there's EVER been anyone else as beautiful and soft looking as
MARILYN...
probably never will be another one just like her, either.

Bless her heart.....

I like her little, short, PINK jacket but....
it's the HAIR that catches MY attention!
to*die*for !!




She was a beauty and couldn't act her way out of a paper bag...
But EVERYONE "back then" just loved the very heck out of her !
especially JOE...
She goes shopping in HIGH HEELS ?????
I'm impressed...


Not many of you will remember
JAYNE MANSFIELD..
a star
from the 50's and 60's....
She was a beautiful lady, had some hit movies and did Broadway plays...
her career was short-lived as
she died in an automobile accident while in her early 30's....

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Little SHIRLEY TEMPLE.....
what a cutie !
If you want to watch a cute, light and funny movie sometime, rent one of hers !!
She will blow you away with her incredible talents.SHE was such a popular little girl so full of talents and had such sweet and funny movies that someone named a DRINK after her....

Of course the drink named for the BIGGEST CHILD STAR IN HISTORY contains no alcohol.

Shirley Temple sang, danced and smiled he way into hearts during the Great Depression in movies such as Bright Eyes and Stand Up And Cheer. She was awarded a miniature Oscar and later became a notable politician and diplomat.

Ingredients for a SHIRLY TEMPLE...
3 oz lemon-lime soda
3 oz ginger ale
1 dash grenadine
maraschino cherry for garnish
Preparation:
Pour the lemon-lime soda and ginger ale into a pretty glass with ice cubes.
Add a dash of grenadine.
Stir.
Garnish with the cherry.

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I KNOW...I KNOW.......... and....
I don't give a flyin' flip that there is not a speck of PINK here...
just thought you might want to look at something
soooooo gooood !!!

I mean, LOOK at him, ladies....he is sooo HOT...

OK....if you MUST have PINK........ !!!!!
SHEEEZE !!!

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HAVE A BLESSED WEEKEND......
and be sure to stop by BEVERLY'S to see MORE PINK....
much love,
bj

I, TOO, TAKE THE PLEDGE TO POST SOMETHING PINK IN EVERY POST FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER

to raise awareness about BREAST CANCER.

Please take the pledge, too, as

OCTOBER IS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH...

I HATE CANCER !

TAGGED BY BEVERLY................

AHHHH HAAAA....I'VE BEEN TAGGED TO PLAY THIS REALLY FUN MEME BY

SWEET BEVERLY over at HOW SWEET THE SOUND

thank you, BEVERLY, for letting me play along with you.....

MY BUCKET LIST:

1. TAKE A CRUISE
2. GO TO WASHINGTON, D.C.
3. BECOME A GREAT GRANDMOTHER
4. GO TO THE HOLY LAND
5. TO KNOW ALL MY GRANDCHILDREN ARE OF GOD
6. PAY OFF THIS FABULOUS SUV
7. TO MAKE DOUBLE SURE MY GRANDCHILDREN HAVE GOOD MEMORIES OF ME,
SO THEY WILL ALWAYS HAVE THE FACT THAT I LOVED THEM DEARLY TO HANG
ON TO. ..... IT MATTERS! !


7 THINGS I CAN DO:

1. KEEP A NICE HOUSE

2. STAY WITHIN OUR BUDGET (well....pretty good!)

3. MOW MY LAWN... AGAIN

4. WALK A MILE...AGAIN

5. I CAN MAKE A SIMPLE QUILT

6. I STILL HAVE A PRETTY GOOD MEMORY

7. I CAN DECORATE OUR COTTAGE TO PLEASE US and stay in my budget...

7 THINGS THAT I CAN'T DO.....

1. I CAN'T DO CRAFTING OF ANY KIND !

2. I CAN'T HAVE AN MRI WITHOUT THE HELP OF....VALIUM!!

3. I DON'T LIKE DRIVING AT NIGHT

4. I CAN'T SNOW SKI WELL

5. I CAN'T SWIM IN A LAKE (scared of snakes, frogs, turtles, fish...ewwww !)

6. I CAN'T STAND TO BE ANYWHERE near A SNAKE

7. I CAN'T SEW VERY WELL ....

(i just couldn't resist this SO CUTE picture)

7 THINGS THAT I LOVE ABOUT MY HONEY:

1. HE IS THE SWEETEST MAN EVER INVENTED AND LOVES GOD WITH ALL HIS HEART

2. HE LOVES OUR CHILDREN, GRANDCHILDREN AND ME WITH AN UNCONDITIONAL LOVE

3. HE IS A LOT OF FUN

4. WE LAUGH TOGETHER A lot !

5. HE ALWAYS THINKS OF ME BEFORE HIMSELF

6. HE GOES PLACES WITH ME THAT I KNOW HE WOULD RATHER BE DOING SOMETHING ELSE. i try to return the favor !

7. HE IS ALWAYS....ALWAYS SUCH A FORGIVING MAN ...

7 THINGS I SAY MOST OFTEN:

1. "I WANT....."

2. " EXCUSE ME"

3. "ARE YOU GONNA GET THAT PHONE?"

4. "I WISH......"

5. "DID YOU SEE THAT?"

6 "WELL....I NEVER !"

7. "UH, HU....DIDN'T I TELL YA?" (that is kinda like..."I told ya so!!"

7 CELEBRITIES I LOVE:

1. BETTY DAVIS

2. RICHARD CHAMBERLAIN (*sigh...)

3. HELEN HUNT

4. HARRISON FORD (* sigh, drool, giggle...)

5.. JESSICA LANG

6. MERYL STREEP

7. MONTGOMERY CLIFF..........

7 FAVORITE FOODS: (i could only come up with 6 here that i really, REALLY love)

1. BLT'S
2. CHINESE
3. MEXICAN
4. CORN BREAD
5. RED BEANS
6. OK...I CAN ADD ONIONS HERE.....
7. CHICKEN AND DUMPLINS

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OK...this was FUN so if anyone of you would like to do it,

PLEASE BE MY GUEST.....just let me know so I can come over and read about it !

OOOOO, .......

I wanted to do the THING about my hubby, BILL, that everyone is doing now:

When he watches TV it is FOX NEWS, history channel or sports...

He likes ONLY Ranch Dressing on a salad...

The only food he REALLY doesn't like is Sweet Potatoes with Marshmellows..

He went to school in PAMPA, TEXAS

The only thing he might order in a bar would be a BEER..

He wears a size 10 1/2 shoe or boot..

He collects coins and guns...

He likes BLT'S...

He would eat FISH every day...

Oatmeal is his fav. cereal

He would NEVER, EVER wear those shorts that are OFF THE HIP, crotch halfway down the calves and comes almost to the ankle....ewwwww

DALLAS COWBOYS are his fav. sports team...

He will vote McCain

His best friends are his kids and me..

I probably have too many "collections" for his taste...

He's lived in Texas and Colorado

His heritage is Black Dutch...

He played FOOTBALL in high school...

He can spend hours playing GOLF...loves it!!

love, bj

QUESTION...

everyone's blog is so neat and cool looking and MINE has skipped places between sentences, sprawled out all over the place and...I don't know how to correct that. There's double spacing where I don't want it.

Could anyone help me with this? I do appreciate it!