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Little 'B'

Race Ya Momma!

Whatcha looking at little one?

 
Are you my mother?

Drop!

If only it were snow!!

We Had A Little Snow!

Looking out my front window - It was BEAUTIFUL out there!!

A feeding frenzy!!

I'd shoveled once already!

It was truly MAGICAL :)

Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? (Brown Bear What Do You See is a children's book)

I see a moose looking at me.

What do you see? I see a koala looking at me.

Brown Bear, Brown Brown what do you see?  
I see the Nativity with an angel in the window watching over me.

Brown Bear, Brown Bear ... I see a shaggy dog with with a newspaper looking away from me.

What do I see? I see a dragon sticking his tongue out at me.

It's the Snuffleupagus 

with a sleeping bunny just above his snout

Is that a camel I see??

Who'd a thought there'd be a boat house in the middle of Valley Forge Park?! Looks like canoes stored for the winter!

Brrrrrr, It's COLD Out There!!

Baby, It's Cold Outside!!!

The Dew!! He is so bad!! :))

Synchronized Sprouting

"Synchronized Sprouting"

My What Long Whiskers You Have

My what long whiskers you have, all the better to ...

"Thee End!" 

A Very Happy Ending of Course. 

Till next year! :))

Hope everyone had fun-filled Christmasy kinda Christmas!  

 

That Magical Christmasy Feeling

It's beginning to look like Christmas!!

Wishing you all the Happiest of Happiests, 
the Merry of Merriests and let 2010 bring hope 
for peace, health and prosperity for the world over :)

Merry Merry Christmas Everyone!! 

Ever Wonder What's Inside A Snowflake?

"They had buried him under our elm tree, they said — yet this wasn't totally true. 
For he really lay buried in our hearts" (Willie Morris)

The sweetest dog that ever lived Ole Sophie Girl was.  

The scratches & holes in the photo are from Sophie’s little sharp baby teeth!! Wasn’t funny then, but brings a smile now :)

Sleep Tight Ole Friend 

Sophie

1995 – 12/14/2009

I found this series of letters while looking for something else today. I've had them for ages and hadn't read them in just as long. My grandfather, Grandpa as we all called him, was the greatest of grandfathers. We lived with him and Gran for the 1st 5 yrs of my life. Grandpa had a great sense of humor and fortunately often saw the funny side of things. He was a good one to play things out as well. Back when my Dad was 12, he broke a window at Camberwell School of Arts, a local school. He never denied it & Grandpa was more then willing to pay for repairs … once the local council got their facts straight that is. It took quite a few months before things were finally settled and paid up! So glad they kept the correspondence that went back and forth and so glad that I now have them. :))

This is a letter that my grandfather received from the London County Council regarding a window that Dad broke at a local school. Note that it says the window was broken on the 11th instant!!


Dear Sir,
I am in receipt of your letter of the 7th inst & regret to learn that my son is suspected of breaking a window. I have asked him if he broke a window in the school keepers house at the Camberwell School of Art & he assures me that he has not broken a window for many months & certainly not at the above school. Your letter says the window was broken on the 11th inst (that will be next Sunday - I will keep him under lock & key that day). I think you had better let me know more exact details & in case it should be my son you had better let me know how you arrive at 13/8 for a pane of glass - was it gilt edged?
Yours Faithfully, Nathan Phillips



Dear Sir,
I am in receipt of your letter of the 16th inst. & am perfectly satisfied that my son did not break any window any where during June 1948 & certainly not at the above school. You say you have evidence. I will pay without hesitation if you can prove to me that your claim is correct. Yours Faithfully, NP

Love the fact that they were acknowledging their mistake with the date, although still not correct. They responded to my grandfather's sarcasm of gilt-edged glass too :)




Dear Sir,
Since you now seem to have your facts correct and I feel that I am being asked to pay for something for which I am really liable, I have pleasure in enclosing herewith Cheque to the value of 13/8.
Yours Faithfully, NP

Received of Mr. N. Phillips the sum of Thirteen shillings and 8d. Damage to Council's property Camberwell School of Arts & Crafts cost of repairing window of schoolkeepers quarters damaged 11th Feb. 1948.

"We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures."

~ 21 November ~

~ Happy Happy 23rd Heidi ~

Loved lots and missed more then you ever could have imagined.
You're never far from our thoughts and will be with us till the
very end of time and then some xoxox

“The fall of a leaf is a whisper to the living”

The fall of a leaf is a whisper to the living

Russian Proverb

Oh To Be 7!

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Christina

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Meet Christina. Christina just made a trip across the Atlantic with me. Loved for many years, survived 2 world wars, moved about England spending the last few years with Suzy before making her way with me to her new home in Pennsylvania. She looks quite good for her age. I reckon she's at least 107 or 108 years old and would have oh so many stories to tell if only she could talk. The gown she is wearing is my grandmother's Christening gown worn in 1899. I have a photo of my Gran holding Christina taken around 1902. Oh Gran, I will treasure your Christina till the very end of time and then some :)