WAIT.....wait for ME .....

HAPPY MAY DAY !!

5/1/2010

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Here we are....back around to PINK SATURDAY

Be sure to stop over at BEVERLY'S and say hi to her

and as many PINKS as you possibly can...
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A GREAT-GRANDDAD and his CATE....

but her Grandma and aunts were leaving and

MIZZ CATE was sure wanting to go with them.....

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An auntie came back for her...see that excitement in the 3rd photo...

SHE'S SUCH A LITTLE DOLL...
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I am also playing with LAURIE for MY FAVORITE THINGS
Say HEY for me when you leave her a comment..and take a look at other FAVORITE THINGS throughout Blogland...
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You might know that one of MY favorite things is....

FRESH, JUICY, RIPE, RED STRAWBERRIES...

my very favorite fruit of all time.....!!
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...and another FAVORITE thing right now are those

GERMAN PANCAKES...

I made them last week with TART cherries...

delicious !!
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But these....with those STRAWBERRIES, sure didn't hurt my feelings any !!

Ya'll gotta try these...

they are so good, makes ya wanna slap u'r Pappy !!

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O, and someone mentioned SWEDISH PANCAKES....

any one know about these??
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The above....
just a hint about my MINI PROJECT
in the dining room....come see me for
SUSAN'S MET MONDAY.

FRIENDLY BLACK AND WHITE...

Wonder what it is about BLACK and WHITE that most people like ??

Me ?

I LOVE LOVE LOVE IT...

image from the net

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I am totally going to get one of these RALPH LAUREN
BLACK and WHITE clocks for my BLACK and WHITE guest bedroom...
Aren't they so unusual and COOL !!



These are PLATE WARMERS....so neat !
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awwww....this is too cute..
from KymminNC
This is CHILD SIZE but not a miniature
and I think it is a special order item...
I LOVE THIS POLKA DOT, THO !!
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HIS and HER cups....

image from the net

These ADORABLE and AWESOME plates...Image from the Net..

I WANT SOME OF THESE TO HANG CLOSE TO THE RALPH LAUREN CLOCK...

wouldn't that be so cute !

Ewwww-Weee, they are pretty PRICEY..

I am beginning to see, FINALLY, that I am

NEVER GOING TO QUIT......WANTING !!

*sigh
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THIS beauty belongs to a good friend of mine...
I said, "I WANT IT"
and SHE said," Ya can't have it but ....you CAN take a picture of it..."
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She bought these on a recent trip to one of my ALL TIME FAVORITE spots on the PLANET...

FREDERICKSBURG, TEXAS
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...and THIS cute PITCHER...

I'M IN LUV !!
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This sweet lady DID gave me a STACK of the BEST DECORATING MAGAZINES...

OH HONEY !

and

this adorable GRAND CENTRAL STATION sign that

I am just crazy about....

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Now, I told her that when I get an awesome BLACK and WHITE RIBBON and get

it hung in the PERFECT SPOT...

she is gonna want her sign BACK...

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and, me being the SWELL person that I am...

will say......

"SURE....you can have it back....

when you give me that AWESOME BLACK and WHITE TEA POT !!!"

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Since she is CRAZY about her new tea pot...

I think I am SAFE in keeping the SIGN .... :)))

SOME neat features from PHOTOSCAPE for some of these photos...

I LOVE LOVE LOVE the BLOOM feature used on this picture...

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It's CRAZY how much fun I can have, taking photos of something

so simple as a SIGN.....

;>)

I am linking with

SHOW AND TELL FRIDAY

FRIDAY FINDING BEAUTY

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My thanks to the hosts...

My baby girl's BIRTHDAY....

APRIL 29TH

Our little sweetie....

We were so proud when you graduated from high school
with such good grades....
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and so proud when you became

a Registered Nurse...

I just LOVE this photo of you and Jent

on your motorcycle in Vegas...

having such a great time...
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I love this photo of you and your daddy, taken on his 76th birthday

and our 50th wedding anniversary party.

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THANK YOU a million times for the WONDERFUL party

you and DAVID and your families gave to us.

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I love this little 3 GENERATION photo !!

I'm pretty sure we all have the SAME smile...:O)

I don't care how old you get, STACY LEIGH...

YOU WILL ALWAYS AND FOREVER BE

OUR BABY GIRL.

Our baby girl that we are SO proud of...

JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE Y.O.U.

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We love you with all our heart...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY !!!
I tried to put Debby Boone's YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE on here but it wouldn't play..

so here's I NEVER PROMISED YOU A ROSE GARDEN...(your favorite, way back when!)

Martina McBride singing it, tho, instead of Lynn Anderson...

both remind me of YOU everytime I hear the song...

WE'RE GETTIN' GREEN.....

All the snows throughout the winter...

the generous rains we've been blessed with throughout the spring

IS BEGINNING TO SHOW ....
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OUT MY FRONT DOOR....
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The little tiny KNOCK OUT rose bush I planted last summer...
has a few TINY roses on it today...
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My little tiny VIOLETS are blooming and they are so pretty...
the only problem with them is that they bloom for about 2 weeks and ....their DONE !
Beautiful, lush greenery all summer, tho..
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I LOVE MY VIOLETS....

Our big PECAN tree is COVERED in blooms so, unless we have a MIGHTY HAIL STORM,
(which WEST TEXAS is famous for THIS TIME OF YEAR)
we should have a fabulous BUMPER crop of delicious PECANS...
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THEN I can make MORE
GERMAN SWEET CHOCOLATE CAKES...
Mr. Sweet's very favorite !!
Linking with beautiful SUSAN for OUTDOOR WEDNESDAY

A BLACK and WHITE ICE CREAM AFFAIR....

HELLO, LADIES..

come right in, sit right down and

let's talk

ICE CREAM..

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NO....YOU DON'T HAVE TO DRESS IN BLACK AND WHITE...

and

NOPE...THE ICE CREAM ISN'T BLACK AND WHITE, EITHER...

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This is my weekly time to do a TEA post...


But since I am out of TEA, you are invited to
a BLACK and WHITE ICE CREAM AFFAIR...

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This adorable BLACK and WHITE polka dot pitcher came all the way to WEST TEXAS
from THE LITTLE RED HOUSE...that's the one that's run by our friend, MARY....
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I have used my BLACK and WHITE many times thru the years of blogging.
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I am REALLY challenged to come up with something different looking
week after week...
I really don't have all that many dishes..
so...I find myself mixing and matching...
mostly MIXING !
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You will see LOTS of BLACK AND WHITE POLKA DOTS, STRIPES AND CHECKS...

just all mixed in together and probably looking pretty RANDOM at times....

but, it's what I got....and it's what I like....

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This is an AWESOME
CHERRY and APPLE LOAF
that a local bakery called THE APPLE TREE
makes.
We really love it so it's always a treat for us..
I try to keep one in my freezer at all times !!.
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It's so much fun to play in the TEA memes so I just keep coming
back, week after week.
While visiting with one of the TEA LADIES, she said it would
be fantastic to use other things rather than JUST tea....
SO...TODAY...we are having COFFEE..coffee, ice cream and cake !!
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Altho I keep saying ICE CREAM... my favorite frozen treat is SHERBET...
and I love anything CHERRY...
or LEMON
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Imagine my delight when I found
CHERRY and LEMON SWIRL SHERBET
at our market last week.
OH HONEY !!
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Add IT to a piece of CHERRY APPLE LOAF
and I am pretty sure it's what
THE ANGELS EAT...
LINKING WITH:
TEA TIME with LADY KATHERINE
TABLESCAPE TUESDAY with MARTY
TEA FOR TWO at the PLUMED PEN
TEA TIME TUESDAY with SANDI
SECOND TIME AROUND with DIANE since I am using vintage centerpieces
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THANKS, LADIES, for your continued weekly memes full of FUN...

and thanks to everyone for coming by MY place.

4/26/10 THIS GIFT DIDN'T MAKE ME BLUE....and I can't speak German. REPOSTED TO ADD MARTY'S COMMENT...OOPS, AND ANOTHER SWEET EMAIL.

I have mentioned about a thousand times that

Mr. Sweet's cousins came from out of town to our anniversary.

They arrived with a BIG WHITE WICKER basket full of goodies for us.

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A BREAKFAST SET FOR TWO...

in BLUE....
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The basket contained other items that are sure gonna taste GOOOD.....
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Altho this pattern is more modern than I am used to,
I just LOVE it....
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THIS goofy looking thing is a GERMAN PANCAKE..
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Cooked in a 9" cast iron skillet in a 425 oven..
This one was very thin, which is the way I love them.
It was ALMOST like a crepe...

If you use a smaller pan, it will be thicker.
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I am unsure just how you are supposed to eat one of these... and I'm not at all sure WHY I put it on this small plate !? I guess just to show you how large this thang is !!

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Pretty little golden napkin rings..

The tiny vintage BLUE WINDMIL pitcher Mr. Sweet bought for me years and years ago..

...I just sprinkled with POWDERED SUGAR and TART RED CHERRIES...
OH HONEY !!
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!/2 CUP FLOUR
2 EGGS
1 TABLESPOON MELTED BUTTER
1/2 CUP MILK
dash of salt and cinnamon
425 for 15 minutes (ck. it for brownness)

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Cherries, Strawberries, Blue or Blackberries...any of these

are bound to be delicious...ALL with POWDERED SUGAR or WHIPPED CREAM...

Well, excuse me while I run put ANOTHER of these silly looking things in the oven..

I just came from the market with STRAWBERRIES.....;>)

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re-posted to add note from MARTY at A STROLL THRU LIFE..

"Oh I just love german pancakes. If you mix all of it in the blender and get it really frothy, then put in the iron skillet, it will roll up the sides of the pan and make a huge pancake that you then can vill with fruit or just more melted butter and powdered sugar and slice into wedges. They are just the best. Your new dishes are wonderful too. " Hugs, Marty

My thanks, Marty...

Just guess what WE are having for dinner tonight !! Do you think we would be considered

RED NECK if we had Blackberry Wine with it ??

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Another sweet lady just emailed me to tell us a good way to eat them:

The reason I wanted to comment--the German pancakes! We're German--immigrated when I was 2 years old. I ate those pancakes growing up and they are one of my favorite breakfast foods from childhood. I haven't had them or seen them in many years. The way we ate them was to spread jam or jelly on the flat pancake (my favorite plain old grape), then roll it up and sprinkle with powdered sugar. Oh my--I'm going to make some with your recipe! Thanks so much for posting it. Best to you and your Mr. Sweet for many more years together!Ilka LazaroffClifton, VA=

Thanks so much, ILKA.....I like GRAPE jelly, too !

I am playing in BLUE MONDAY with our SWEET SMILING SALLY

MOSAIC MONDAY with our sweet MARY, SHOW OFF YOUR COTTAGE with Cielo

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Thanks so much to the hosts...these are such fun memes