Slow Saturday Morning

January 10, 2009 by Debbie.

Welcome back to Beulah Land! It’s a cold, windy Saturday morning and I’m puttering, not getting much of anything done. Above is Beulah, our non-sacred cow, who silently watches over our living room and collects dust like everything and everyone else here. My one rule of house decorating is - if it needs dusted it doesn’t come in the door. What you see around my house are things people have given us, most were made by the giver.

Grandma Hall (John’s Grandma by birth, mine by adoption/marriage), made the Amish couple who sit on our piano (piano is from John’s Mom). Notice the Amish man has some cracks …. John was throwing a ball for BJ, our beautiful Black Lab, and hit the man. Told him not to throw a ball in the house! But even cracked and glued back together it stays cause Grandma Hall made it and I like ‘em.

And yes, we use the Aladdin lamps at times.

These cookies won’t be around long enough to collect dust. Just felt like a good morning to bake some. It does count that they’re made with organic flour, raw sugar (reduced amount) and organic, home grown eggs. I keep telling myself that.

This I did buy. My Old Man Bird House. The cute little red ‘mouse’ hanging from his nose was made by granddaughter Kate. The funny thing was one morning while our 3 yo grandson was visiting Grandpa John was standing right beside the Old Man Bird House. Scottie looked up and asked his dad, John JR., what IS that. John JR. replied, that’s an old man with something hanging out of his nose. My back was partially turned so all I could see was Grandpa John standing there and I thought they were talking about him…….. OK, maybe you had to be there to appreciate it.

I hope you get more done today than I am. I hear a cookie calling my name………..

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