Saturday is going to be GREAT.  Yesterday it was 85° and today should be beautiful too.  

Come on over, the gate is easy to open.  There is so much we can do together today.  

It is the perfect day to take the Christmas Tree down.  Do you take your tree down or leave it up for a while?

I could sure use your help taking all the lights down and packing them away.  

After all, we have a BLUE norther moving across our area on Sunday night.  By Monday night, we will probably drop to 27°.  I will NOT be outside!  I will go from the warm house to the warm car to the warm office.  

So you are welcome to spend the day here enjoying our temperatures in the low 80's while it lasts and having fun with me.  Because even though the days are getting longer now, it will be dark and time for bed way too soon.  

"As December draws to a close, we find ourselves standing in a quiet in-between. The calendar is nearly full, yet our hearts feel unfinished...lingering somewhere between what was and what might be. The final days of the year carry a softer sound...less about celebration, more about reflection. It is a pause the world offers us, whether we notice it or not. For now, we stand here...between the last page and the first, quietly hopeful, and ready in our own time."

May everything beautiful be yours.

May everything meaningful be yours.

May everything that brings you happiness 

be yours this holiday season 

and throughout the coming year.

~ winter dreams ~

Hello, have a great Friday!

With all my love, I'm sending you the  

Christmas recipe: let's  combine several

measures  of hope, a pinch of  Christmas!

Friendship, and a gesture of tenderness, let's bake

the mixture with patience. Let's wrap it with

laughter, lights, and songs, and finally,

let's offer it with our hearts. Happy!

Let's join our hands, and simply

united, I'm sending you a big hug, a huge one,

a few smiles, join it with yours, and we will be

happy, Maria

SWEETIE!

I KNOW YOU CARE...

I WISH YOU A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR!

MUAH!  

LOVE ALWAYS!

YOUR FRIEND FOREVER, ANNETTE HANSHAW "THAT'S ALL!"  

GO TO:https://www.youtube.com/live/j7p9A8I1ZXc

• Release & Composition: Originally recorded on May 31, 1929, for Diva Records (and later Columbia/Velvet Tone) with music and lyrics by Sam Coslow.
• The "Daddy" Figure:
  While "Daddy" was common 1920s slang for a boyfriend or lover, some
  interpretations of the lyrics suggest a daughter missing her father away
  at war.
• Signature Style: The song ends with Hanshaw's trademark sign-off phrase, "That's all," which she used to conclude her recordings.

Enjoy a brilliant day Dianne.  Hugs