Monday, October 10, 2011

Enya-Journey of the Angels

Such a beautiful song and Enya has the voice of an angel! So calming and peaceful. If you listen, you will need to pause the music player on the left sidebar. Enjoy!



 From the album: And Winter Come(2008)

Somewhere
 In a winter night
The angels
 Begin their flight;
 Dark skies
 With miles to go,
 No footsteps
 To be lost in snow.

 They fly to you
 Oh, new-born king
They fly to you
 Oh, angels sing

 One is sorrow
One is peace
One will come
 To give you sleep
 One is comfort
 One is grief
One will take
The tears you weep

 New star
 In a midnight sky
 In heaven
All the angels fly
Soft wings so true
 And all things
They will give to you

 Somewhere
 In a winter night
The angels
 Begin their flight

 Tonight
 All sing
 Oh, angels,
 A new-born king
 Tonight
 All sing
Oh, angels
A new-born king
  
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Sunday, October 9, 2011

4' Ltd. Edition Santa by Jim Shore

I mentioned in an earlier post which you can find here, how much I love Jim Shore's hand painted pieces. His work is beautiful. I have several and try to get a new piece each year. I'm linking to http://yuletideseasonings.blogspot.com/ for her Sundays with Santa, and this is what I have chosen to share. Now I do not or never will own this piece as it is way out of my price factor, $1,999.00, but it's made of stone resin to resemble hand carved wood and only 75 were made. He stands at 4ft. tall.  I hear that a prince bought one and being a prince he must be rich! This would look so nice in an entryway! I love the little lantern he's holding and the artwork is beautiful! Happy Sundays with Santa.
Source: qvc.com via Dorothy on Pinterest

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Halloween Rap, by Jib Jab!


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Decided to have a little fun today with Jib Jab! In this video is my hubby, Bruce, Dracula, my son George, Frankenstein,  my two granddaughters, Kashmir, the Witch, & Kelsi, the DJ., and myself...the mummy! Enjoy!

P.S. Don't forget to pause the music player on the left to listen.

Monday, October 3, 2011

Christmas Tree Cupcakes

Image credit, Royce Bair, from The Stock Solution.

I thought this was such a cheery cupcake Christmas tree! What a great idea. Royce Bair took this photo of his two granddaughters' creation , they were 9 & 13 yrs. old at that time, who decorated the cupcakes and arranged them in the display to look like a Christmas tree for an extended Christmas Eve party they were having.

Great job girls!




Christmas Cake, Post No. 2

Good morning! I get many views on Christmas Cakes, so I thought I would do another post on them. These cake recipes can be found at allrecipes.com. They have all been rated 5 star's. Maybe you're looking for something new to try this year? All of the nutritional information is given and all are kitchen approved. Enjoy!






Cranberry Walnut Bread

Christmas Cherry Cake

Source: allrecipes.com via Dorothy on Pinterest 
Candy Cane Coffee Cake



Viennese Torte


Almond Tea Cakes


Philly Sugar Shack Maple Walnut Cheese Cake




Gingerbread Cake


Heavenly Chipped Chocolate & Hazlenut Cheesecake


Company Cheesecake


Southern Style Banana Split Cake



Creamy Coconut Cake


Philadelphia Pumpkin Swirl Cheesecake


Friday, September 30, 2011

A Thomas Kinkade Christmas

I recently visited Lily at  http://christmas-believe.blogspot.com/, and her post about her favorite Christmas Mugs, I noticed a jigsaw puzzle in the background that looked like a Thomas Kinkade puzzle.

My Thomas Kinkade book.

 I asked her if indeed it was a Kinkade puzzle, I love his artwork, and she got back to me and said that it was and that she too loves his work.


Christmas at Graceland

I won't tell you the rest of what she said, because she may post about it herself, but we both share a love for his artwork.


Christmas Memories, 1994

 I first heard of him at my friend Ginnie's house. She too is a big fan of his work.


Village Christmas, 1997

 She has a couple of his smaller framed pictures, books, and some other things that friends bought for her.


Sunday Evening Sleigh Ride, 1996

I was fascinated at how he is able to capture the warm glow of light in his artwork.


St. Nicholas Circle, 1993

 His paintings are beautiful and always takes me back to another time when life was more simpler.


Christmas at the Courthouse, 1990

 It's like I could just stare into the picture and want to be there.


Victorian Christmas, 1993

 Couldn't you imagine yourself there?


Victorian Christmas, 1992

 I chose to share his Christmas artwork since my blog is of a Christmas nature, but he has many, many other beautiful paintings of spring, summer, fall, and the lovely English/Irish countryside, etc.


Hometown Christmas Memories

You can visit his online gallery of all his artworks Here.


Christmas Eve, 1991

 I googled all of these images, but they are all in my book at the top of this post,


Christmas Cottage


Blessings Christmas

except for this one above. I love this picture!!


Home for the Holidays, 1991

I hope you enjoyed his artwork as much as I do. He really has quite a gift to be able to draw his viewers into another place in time!I am linking this post to Natasha's Pinning and Singing on the Weekend Party.






Sunday, September 25, 2011