Cherry Hill Cottage...

Pat's TEXAS Pecans...

 

My thanks to Pat (Monica's cousin) for the "fresh" pecans. Straight out of her family's TEXAS pecan grove.

THANKSTHANKSTHANKS Pat!

YOUR pecans made my "pecan pie" the best I've ever made!

Pecan Pie~

1/3 cup melted butter

1 cup sugar

1 cup light corn syrup

1 teaspoon salt

1 tablespoon vanilla

4 eggs

1 9 inch pie crust

1 1/2 pecan halves

Combine the butter, sugar, corn syrup, salt and vanilla in a bowl; mix well. Beat the eggs until very light. Add to corn syrup mixture. Pour into pie shell. Arrange the pecan halves on top. Bake at 350 until the filling is set and a knife inserted comes out clean.

3rd. place is good...

 

We just found out Mika and David won 3rd. place in the Christmas decorating contest.

They can deduct $25. from their apartment rent~

that's a good thing!

They want to thank everyone for their sweet comments and GOOD LUCKS!

Perk up the laundry room...

 

Don't throw out those cute laundry detergent boxes...

They make great containers for plants to perk up your

laundry room...

Thanks Jean!

 

I have this sweet blog reader that sent me this gorgeous cherry plate..

LOVE IT!

 

this cherry Christmas ornament...

LOVE IT!

and this fabulous black velvet vintage hat~ it has this great cherry hat pin attached at the back of the hat. The hat is made by "Mr John" CLASSIC~ New York ~ Paris... 

My friend is Jean in Virginia...

Jean~ I LOVE my gifts. I wore my vintage hat the other day~ I wore it with a cute black sweater and jeans~ so cute! I'll get Milton to take a picture and I'll send it to you...

Thank you dear friend!!

A Leslie Janson Creation~

 

My "New York" friend Leslie sent me this cute cherry pillow for Christmas~ remember Leslie? She did this, and this...I lovelovelove Leslie's Etsy shop~I'm totally in love with everything Leslie creates!

Thank you Leslie, thank you for my sweet darling pillow~

YOU ARE THE BEST!

LOVE YOU!

 

LOOK Leslie...this is where your sweet cherry pillow will go!

C-U-T-E!!!

Merry Christmas...

 

Wishing you and yours a sweet and blissful

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

May your stockings be full of jingle-janglin' fun

Milton and Tina...

Thank you Kathy...

 

I got this in the mail today~ A Chef Santa. It's from my sweet sister Kathy...she sent Mother one too...ssshhh!! It's Mother Christmas present...she'll flip-out!! I know I did!! Thank you Kathy...I TOTALLY LOVE HIM!!

 

Chef Santa is standing in a bowl of wonderful smelling oranges, limes, and lemons. Fruit for our Sangria. If you want the recipe go here.

Kathy bought Chef Santa at KOHL'S...

Teacups on a Wreath...

 

Teacups tied on our fresh door wreath...

It needed something. =)

Rosemary Wreath...

 

A little fresh rosemary wreath~ we still have rosemary growing outside.

Smells so nice. ; - )

Deck the Mantel...

 

Last Christmas I had my huge grapevine wreath above the mantel. It was easy to decorate, add some fresh greens and red berries and it's a Christmas wreath. This year, I had fun decorating my wonderful cottage green shelf I bought at Laurieanna's. It's a great place to display my Goodwill Christmas dishes...

I always use fresh greens from clippings off a cedar tree at Mother's house. They have a great Christmassy smell...sniffsniffsniff

 

Bottle brush Christmas trees were bought at Laurieanna's this year. They fit perfect in my Goodwill Christmas teacups...