Tuesday, 20 November 2018

Amy's Fancy Chocolate Turkeys

I was thinking about Amy's fancy chocolate turkeys today.  At Christmas, we have chocolate Santas, chocolate snowmen, chocolate reindeer, but I'd never considered the fact that Thanksgiving could bring us chocolate turkeys!  

A quick trip to google led me down a rabbit hole (like it always does) only to find some really cute DIY chocolate turkeys.  The best part is that no instructions are needed to make them!  I got a kick out of them, and I hope you do too!












Due to the holidays and how busy things are this time of year, we may not have new posts up every day-- at least until our schedules settle down.  We hope that works for you, our friends.  xo



Monday, 19 November 2018

Are you ready?

This is the first week of the upcoming holiday season. Thanksgiving is Thursday, and all of us in the U.S. will likely be having a big meal. Then BOOM, a few hours later the countdown to Christmas begins, followed shortly by New Year's Eve frivolities. A festive few weeks filled with family, friends and indulgences. I know my attempt at a healthy diet will suffer a bit, but I am looking forward to all the craziness. I also know for sure that by January 2nd  I will be glad it is all over for another year! So here we go again...












Have a good week everyone!


Friday, 16 November 2018

Happy Friday, Friends!!!

 
I am so dang delighted that the weekend is finally within reach...

...I could do a happy dance!










Here's to the end of the week, and the beginning of the weekend!



Thursday, 15 November 2018

Reading material

I had to do it, just couldn't resist the cover of this book. 😉




Top Pick Award from Litpick Student Reviews. By IPPY and Global Ebook Award Winning author.
'Jean Gill has captured the innermost thoughts of this magnificent animal.'
 Les Ingham, Pyr International 
A dog's life in the south of France. From puppyhood, Sirius the Pyrenean Mountain Dog has been trying to understand his humans and train them with kindness.
  How this led to their divorce he has no idea. More misunderstandings take Sirius to Death Row in an animal shelter, as a so-called dangerous dog learning survival tricks from the other inmates. During the twilight barking, he is shocked to hear his brother's voice but the bitter-sweet reunion is short-lived. Doggedly, Sirius keeps the faith.
  One day, his human will come.


This boy agrees.


Wednesday, 14 November 2018

Good morning

We all know animals can be very amusing. Here are some pictures from a contest called the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards. I really got a kick out of them, I hope you will too.



Warrior pose   



Crowded house



Picking a winner



I thought I told you we are done stealing cars



Leggy models always fighting over camera time



Belly laughs



Even  birds  have bad hair days



Rebel of the forest



The captions were not mine. 😊

Have a wonderful day!!


Monday, 12 November 2018

Monday giggles

Thank you GJ for the smiles to start the week!






















Have a good day my friends 😊

Sunday, 11 November 2018

Veterans day






Today we observe Veterans day. It was established to mark the anniversary of WW1 which was
formally ended at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month of 1918. Originally called Armistice day, it was renamed Veterans day in 1954. Today marks 100 years since the end of the war. Thank you to all who have served in the past and to those currently serving today. The nation depends on you, and your service is much appreciated.









Saturday, 10 November 2018

Not much to say

Have a  good weekend everyone!





Kittens and puppies, some days that is all we need. 😍

Thursday, 8 November 2018

Throwback Thursday

The election this week made me think about the past. Tuesday, November 4, 2008 was a big night for all of us. I am sure most of us were celebrating together. We were brought together by the unlikely pick of Sarah Palin a few months earlier. A group of far-flung strangers with a common cause. Over the past ten years many of us have become close friends who share much more than just politics. What a wonderful turn of events that I don't think any of us anticipated!

Let's look back..




This was especially big for my family as Obama was an Illinois senator. My son was a student at a University in Chicago at the time and had the opportunity to attend the acceptance speech in Grant Park that night. Here are his recollections of the event.

I took the CTA to Grant Park with many other students. The train was crowded and everyone was so happy. We owned the streets, just a swarm of people. It was an incredibly peaceful gathering. The crowd was estimated at 240,000.








We made some progress on Tuesday, November 6, 2018. Let's hope it continues and we can celebrate again in November 2020.

Have a great day everyone!


Wednesday, 7 November 2018

Birthday Wishes

Today our dear friend CC celebrates her birthday.
👠

Sometimes her birthday celebration is a jubilant one- 2008.

Sometimes it is not- 2016.

But today is a good day.
 Maybe not as jubilant as we would have liked-
We didn't get everything that we hoped for-
But the House is a really big deal.

So let's celebrate this special birthday in style.



We need booze...lots of booze...

Shaken, not stirred.

via GIPHY

And CC you will have your champagne.


And cake- lots of cake.

                                 This cake is soooo not CC that I just had to get it... ; ))


Here we go... this is more like it. 



Have a wonderful birthday, CC.
💖 💘 💝
And tomorrow the fight continues.