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Thursday, December 1, 2011

Let's Take A Break

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ENDS MIDNIGHT DEC 2ND!
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I don't know about you, 
but this decorating has me 
"PLUM TUCKERED OUT"
This is "Butters" cuz he is so fat plus he is always "tuckered out".

Just stop what you're doing and take a break with me.
 I hosted my Bunco group here on Monday. We had a few of these Snapple Peach Teas left over.
 It was cold here today.
 I know, I know, we don't know cold weather when we pass it on the street. For Savannah, it was cold, maybe 57 Fahrenheit.
A concoction of peach tea, cinnamon stick and a little nutmeg.  Now let's warm that up a little.

While that's warming I will set my place.
 My friend Margaret, remember "Tea For Margaret",
gave me these little holly cocktail napkins a few years ago. I will use one of those for a coaster.
 You are getting a little peek into the decorations shaping up in the kitchen. 

My placemat is actually a vintage dresser scarf. I am using a Nikko dessert plate. You will see the cup, shortly. I am treating myself to my antique International's Stratford salad fork and fruit spoon. I am using the fruit spoon for my beverage, just because I like it and I can!
Remember "This"
Well, it has been cut, on Thanksgiving actually.
Add my mulled peach tea and I am set for my break. 
My this is some fine dining! My, this fruitcake is yummy. It is so rich you can't eat much but you get a great sugar high. I will save some for Sweet Old Bob. You know that peach tea concoction is really tasty and warm, too!
You can see the mug better here. The mugs and dessert plates have matching designs. There are four designs in all, a wreath, bell, Christmas tree and ornament all formed with the leaves and berries.

Thanks for joining me. Don't you have a new burst of energy now? OK, let's get back to Decking the Halls.

Got to get ready for the Christmas Blog Party!

Posted by Savannah Granny at Thursday, December 01, 2011 24 comments
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Wednesday, November 30, 2011

WHO LOVES LIGHTHOUSES?

EVERYONE LOVES LIGHTHOUSES!
REMINDER!!
Don't forget to sign up for 
my giveaway HERE!!
Last Day to enter Friday December 2nd!

Today I would like to share another day of the cruise that Kim and I took in October.
I am busy decorating for Christmas. I want to be able to participate in the Christmas Blog Party.

So I will reminisce about our October cruise.

When the cruise ship docked in Bar Harbor, Main, we immediately went ashore and then climbed aboard another boat.
Photo courtesy of:Main Tours
We took off on a three hour tour (scary isn't it) to visit the beautiful and numerous lighthouses of this rugged area.
It was a blustery day but we enjoyed the views of Acadia National Park
The coastline was rugged but beautiful. We would be cruising through the Cranberry Isles and their lighthouses

We saw many homes of the "rich and famous".




Bear Island Lighthouse

Bass Harbor Lighthouse

Little Cranberry Island Life Saving Station

Winter Harbor Lighthouse

Egg Rock Lighthouse


Back ashore, we couldn't have gone aground with all those beautiful lighthouses,  we began to explore the downtown area.

A little silliness here and there! This was just too tempting!
I was surprised to see so many flowers in bloom. I guess I thought it got colder earlier here.
 The weather changed several times during the day. We were told that was normal. It did clear up for a while however and we enjoyed strolling.
The flowers were beautiful. 
All the sightseeing in the morning left us hungry!
Did you notice, Kim is not in any of these pictures. The windy weather was doing a number on her hair and she wasn't about to get on the other side of the camera.
Me, I don't know any better!
After a hearty lunch on local Maine lobster we took Oli's Trolley and headed to Acadia National Park and Cadillac Mountain.





By the time we got to the top of Cadillac Mountain it had begun to rain extremely hard. This was the last picture I was able to snap.
That is the city below and a cruise ship. Not sure if this was ours. There was another in the area and this one appears to be moving.
After a wonderful day in the Bar Harbor area
we headed back to our ship for departure. Tomorrow we would be in Boston, Mass.  
We loved our day with our gracious Maine brethren.


I am joining these fabulous hosts:

Posted by Savannah Granny at Wednesday, November 30, 2011 16 comments
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Sunday, November 27, 2011

ARE YOU READY FOR ANOTHER GIVEAWAY!!

The Winner of the $50.00 Shabby Apple gift card is:
Kim of Today Is My Someday
Congratulations to Kim


If you are here prior to Dec 6th
Please go to DUMMY ALERT!
Before you go there, sign up here for
a $50.00 gift card to SHABBY APPLE
as I mistakenly ended and awarded the prize early.
December 3rd Update
Congratulations we have a winner!
# 18
Suzy at Worthing Court!




There were a couple of late entries.
I had already done the random drawing.
I went by the time noted on the comment by blogger.


Congrats Suzy, I will contact you with details!


Thank you to each and every one who participated
and supported Shabby Apple and me . 
I appreciate each of you. 


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Some of you may know, I live on an island. What you may not know, is, to get to the island 
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Moon River
 named for the song 
by the same name.
Andy Williams?
Yes, that one!
Johnny Mercer lived along this river in his youth. This was the river that inspired the lyrics for
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You know, the era when 
Savannah's Own Son, Johnny Mercer
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