HAPPY NEW YEAR'S EVE.....

TODAY IS ........

IVGLDSW DAY...

Today is INTERNATIONAL VERY GOOD LOOKING, DAMN SMART WOMAN'S DAY....

The motto: Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather sideways, chocolate in one hand, wine in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming,

'WOO HOO.....WHAT A RIDE !!!"

happy IVGLDSW DAY to all of you !! ;O)

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I HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A FABULOUS

NEW YEAR'S EVE...

I sure plan to have a fun one......

'CAUSE....IT'S MY BIRTHDAY.....

how fun is that to have a birthday on

NEW YEAR'S EVE....

everyone celebrates MY birthday.....;o)

I sure hope they don't put CANDLES on my cake...

71 is just gonna set the house on fire !

WHEW !! GOOD GRIEF....GREAT BALLS OF FIRE...GOOD GOLLY, MISS MOLLY...

SEVENTY-ONE..

OOOO, I am so blessed to still be here....

ooo, and I am making my very own birthday cake this year...

JAMACIAN RUM CAKE....

doesn't that sound delicious ..

i'm using THE PIONEER WOMAN COOKS recipe and she ALWAYS has magnificent recipes....

I'll let ya know.....

awwwwwwh......
bj in 1937

I was a little roly-poly here, looks like....

and of course, this was into 1938....
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the dress style of '37
and i have ALWAYS loved hats...


OH MY GOSH....
what a PRECIOUS, OLD 1937 CAR....
I WANT ONE !!

" Labor union women on strike against Woolworth Department Stores in 1937. They won a forty-hour work week and a minimum weekly pay of $20.00. (Library of Congress) ""

aren't those waitresses the cutest things you've ever seen!!

YEP.... THE Five and Dimes were all the rage in 1937....
with F.W. WOOLWORTH leading the pack....I can remember, years later, loving to roam the isles of the
FIVE AND DIME STORES ... a lot of the wonderful treasures I have from my mother came from
WOOLWORTH DIME STORE....


SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS
was released in 1937.....
How amazing !
and MY grandchildren still love it to this very day....

AWESOME..

Cute little SHIRLY TEMPLE starred in
HEIDI
in 1937

The actor, VAL KILMER, shares my
DECEMBER 31 birthday...(well, NOT the year ...DUH !)

Oh, how great he was as DOC HOLIDAY in TOMBSTONE..one of my favorite movies!!

and, SIR ANTHONY HOPKINS is also a
NEW YEAR'S EVE baby...and he was born in 1937, too....

OH MY..... as HANNIBAL LECTER, he just scared the fire right out of me....whew....
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TONIGHT, WHEREVER YOU GO...WHATEVER YOU DO....BY ALL MEANS...

STAY SAFE.....

remember....

YOU ARE LOVED ....

HAPPIEST NEW YEAR'S EVE...

love, bj

OOO.......

AND remember these ?

The 3 ingredient PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES.. they are STILL good...I just made some for our party tonight...

OH...SHOOT....a few of them BROKE....

WHAT? did someone say that is why you leave them to cool before moving them? That if you DO DARE move them, you just MIGHT get a couple (or 3) broken and have to ..........EAT THEM ? and, where did that ICY COLD GLASS OF MILK in that cute VINTAGE ROOSTER GLASS come from...it's like....well.....like I KNEW those cookies were gonna break....*wink wink

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DON'T forget to eat BLACKEYED PEAS on the 1st...for GOOD LUCK the whole year. Oh, and PICKET says to say RABBIT RABBIT RABBIT and make a wish before getting out of bed on NEW YEARS morning...I never heard of this, Picket, out here in West Texas but you can bet I will do it...'cause....I love WISHES and GOOD LUCK !

THE WARMTH OF THE WINTER SUN....

by LISA RENEE, published February 29, 1998

The sun shines brightly,
bathes the day in golden light.
Winter wind still blows,
Bitter air seeps through drafty old windows and doors;

Chills me to the bone,
I stay safe indoors,
The sun cannot deceive me.
I sip on hot tea,
In here it feels warm, yet my hands and feet are cold.

Ice forms on the panes..
A cough that won't leave
keeps me from going outside..
Errands don't get done!

I wrap myself up...
It is only eight degrees
and I write instead;
When I fall asleep, escaping the bitter cold,

I will dream of spring.*
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WINTER SUN DOESN'T JUST WARM THE BODY........

................ just like HOT BISCUITS and HOMEMADE PEPPER JELLY......

IT WARMS THE SOUL....

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myself.....I LOVE the WINTERTIME and I LOVE THE

WINTER SUN....and I LOVE ALL OF YOU!

have a winter sun day,

bj

VINTAGE MOVIE POSTERS.....

in blue....

BECAUSE this is another round of a wonderful way to start our week...

BLUE MONDAY..hosted by SWEET SMILING SALLY...

BE sure to stop by and see all the BLUES.....

THANK YOU, SALLY !

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VINTAGE MOVIE POSTERS

are like works of art to me....

I just love 'em...

Just wish I had an entire room to show them.....

I would have a NEW collection...

*shhhh, don't let MR. SWEET NOTHINGS hear that !!

this one is about everyones FAVORITE....

JAWS scared the very living water right out of me...
and everyone else that saw it.
Bet I've seen it 25 times....just LOVE it...



I was so scared in this one, I bawled like a baby...Mr. Sweet Nothings out of town...
both kids out of the house for the night...
this came on tv and I just HAD to watch it (I love scary movies better than anything!!).
Had to call the little fella across the street, who was a whopping 11, to come over and stay with me until I could finish the movie....told ya I am a big titty baby !!

WELL...PURPLE is a form of BLUE ...

.and this is one of my ALL TIME favorite movies in the whole world !!

Warren Beatty....OH HONEY !
FABULOUS MOVIE !!

to tell the truth...IT'S been so long since I saw this, I don't even remember what it is about...

I was never a BRANDO fan but I sure loved VIVIEN LEIGH.....

especially in her GONE WITH THE WIND role...oh, my!!

i was totally and forever in love with the YOUNG Elvis...

fickle me.....

i wasn't as fond of him in older days....

of course, i am so sorry he got all hooked up with drugs...

they sure did a number on him...bless his heart....

JAMES DEAN....again, not one of my favorites...
BUT....
ROCK HUDSON !!
Gay or not, he made MY heart beat faster !!
and....
LIZ TAYLOR was always a favorite and so SO pretty....

Sorry, folks, but I never could STAND
HUMPHREY BOGART
OR
INGRID BERGMAN

I'm thinking this one may have been MM's best one !



this one isn't really vintage...just a favorite of a lot of us....

SPEAKING of........

MICHAEL J FOX....

my MONDAY HUNK..

bless your heart, Michael...we are all praying for you!

Have a happy BLUE MONDAY....
love, bj

A TIME FOR REST.....

have a peaceful, quite and restful SUNDAY....

love, bj

WHEW......

WHAT a wonderful CHRISTMAS at my cottage....

GOSH, JOHNNY DEPP......EAT YOUR HEART OUT !

a very handsome grandson, BROOKS

there's a WHOLE EXPLOSION of the sweetest, best looking and smartest girls all over my living room.....;>)

there's deep concentration on making HOOKED RUGS going on here....

they every one love crafts...

there's laughing and giggling and hard core BOY discussions....

and handsome guys...son in law, JENT and

grandson, BRIAN...

(i think they are listening in on the girls conversation about......BOYS)

and i'm pretty sure daughter, STACY, is, too......;>)

son, DAVID, with two of his daughters,

LACEY JEAN and COURTNEY...

daughter*in*law, KATHY....

i think she is listening in on DAVID'S girl talk.....;>)

her cute shirt says "SANTA BABY" in bling....

MOI with DREW and BROOKS, the handsome ones!

cutie ANDREA..one of the twins....

Stacy's dog, WILSON, got a new, monogramed sweater from SANTA and

he seems to just love wearing it....

Hahaha....GRANDDAD caught BRYNNA under the mistletoe......

ahhh, and DEEDS got that cute baby doll she asked for...

WHAT a great SANTA!

that little baby doll (both of them !) is so cute even i want one!

this is the cutest game and i can't remember what it's called....

they sure were having fun playing it....

they all got play things for their Wii.....

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ok......it's all over for another year.

TOMORROW, I will take down my tree, decorations and put them away for another year..

We will be eating leftovers and sweets for quite awhile....

All the gifts have been put where they belong....

but for NOW....

a hot cup of Christmas tea, 2 MORE Christmas cookies and a.......

WARM WINTER NAP...

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I will take the next few days to get my house in order, catch my breath and get renewed for the coming brand new wonderful year !

See ya in a few days....

love, bj