Cherry Hill Cottage...

Sangria...

Juicy...oranges, lemons, and limes...beautiful! 

1 cup thawed orange juice, 1/3 cup lemonade, 1/3 cup limeade. Add 1 bottle dry white wine or champagne. 2 cups club soda, chilled.

Laurie from LaurieAnna's Vintage Home gave me my glass decanter...I love it so much I could just....throw a party!

I think Santa wants (needs) some! 

White Sangria

1 bottle dry white wine or champagne

1 cup thawed orange juice concentrate

1/3 cup thawed lemonade concentrate

1/3 cup thawed limeade concentrate

1 navel orange, sliced

1 lemon, sliced

1 lime, sliced

2 cups club soda, chilled

Stir together first 4 ingredients. Stir in half of fruit slices. Cover and chill until ready to serve. Stir in club soda just before seving. Serve over ice with remaining fruit slices.

Cherry Salad...

Tomorrow for Christmas dinner we're going to my twin brother's girlfriends home. This is good for me~ I'll just be taking a few dishes to add to the Christmas meal. yey! I'm going to post a few of them this evening~ to start I wanted to share this easy and delicious cherry salad. We love it.

Mix one can of Cherry Pie Filling and one can of Eagle Brand Condensed Milk...

Add one medium can of crushed pineapple.

Add one tub of Cool Whip...

Put in a pretty bowl~ I bought this candlewick bowl in Gladewater, Texas...I can't pass up a beautiful piece of candlewick glassware.

Cherry Salad

1 can Cherry Pie Filling

1 can Eagle Brand Sweetened Condensed Milk

1 medium can crushed pineapple~ do not drain pineapple.

1 medium Cool Whip

Christmas Presents...

Santa is checking his list~ have you been good?

We found Christmas wrapping paper with red and white checks, and red polka dots...Hobby Lobby.

A coordinating paisley print wrapping paper...I'll be able to use this all year.

My Yellow Hutch...

My sweet Daddy built this hutch for me~ what a woodworker he was! It's my favorite. I'll never forgot the day he gave it to me, I was so excited..Daddy left it un-finished. And then my sister Kathy took over and painted it. Kathy stained the whole piece first~ then she painted it. Then she got her sander after it~ to give it that distressed/old worn look. I keep it loaded with glassware and collectibles

I love my holly wreath dishes I got at Goodwill this past July~ Christmas in July, that was fun...I collect green depression glass. The pattern I collect is Princess.

I found the cherry pitcher on Ebay~ had to have it!

Tony and Tina

This is my twin brother and me probably...in 1964. This photo was taken in our front yard in New London, Texas. My Mother still lives there. Don't you just love using old flower frogs for displaying vintage photos? 

Run Santa...run!

I also collect vintage cake pedestal stands...

The Perfect White Container...

If you like all things white~ go to Target this weekend. I bought this BIG BEAUTIFUL WHITE container there. Target calls it a beverage container. But, I could see using it as a flower/plant container. I couldn't wait to get it home to put my red poinsettias in it. Yes, I'm going to have great joy in 2008 filling this baby with seasonal blooms!

My Cherry PJ's...

I know this photo looks posed~ that's because it is...I didn't want it to be. I found it very hard to be natural looking. The whole point of this photo was to show my cute cherry pj's !!! I bought them yesterday at Target! The only way to show them was to just put them on...so~ aren't they cute? They even have a red and white check ribbon tie...The brand is Nick & Nora. And you should see the other cute pj's prints they had~ cutecutecute! They would make a darling Christmas gift for someone special!......It's delightful, it's delovely....

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Evergreens.....

A basket of evergreens snipped from the woods~ a simple and beautiful decoration.

A Big, Cute Rhinestone Watch...

This is my favorite piece of jewelry~ it's the cutest watch. Mika and I both have one. And my sister Kathy in Houston. I love it because the face is BIG...so easy to see how late I am!  I wear mine every day~ and every day someone will notice it and comment. The same with Mika~ when she wears hers she also is complimented on it's cuteness! I have one available...it's $40. if you would like to purchase~ it will be sold to the first to comment.

It will be shipped priority ~ $44.60 ~SOLD~

Red Christmas Chairs...

It's easy to decorate chairs for Christmas when their Red~ I bought both of these fun chairs at a road side flea market for $20. ; - )

Mika's Bedroom...

A little green feather tree and red carnations are the simple Christmas decorations in this bedroom~ this was Mika's room when she was growing up...I miss you being here Mika ; - ( ...I changed the bedding on this old iron bed~ I bought the chenille bedspread at Canton. The cute pillow came from Amy's Vintage-Home on Ebay.   

I finally bought a mannequin~ I bought her from Theresa Cano. Theresa has the wonderful informative blog Garden Antiques. Milton and I drove to Lufkin, Tx. to pick her up at an antique mall. Theresa has a darling booth there.

All the necklaces are for sell~ if your interested you can email me for prices. (the pearl cross necklace has sold)...

This little white compote has a glass flower frog resting on top~ cut your flowers to fill each hole in the flower frog. I found the compote at Goodwill. I see them all the time at flea markets, garage sales, and at Goodwill for pennies. I found this old swan at Goodwill for .25...