Merry Christmas ~~

I heard the bells on Christmas Day
Their old familiar carols play,
And wild and sweet
The words repeat
Of peace on earth, good will to men!

                                                    ~~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Beautiful Heart Ornament

Schneeman Folk Art

The days are short and the last preparations

are being made to greet Christmas Day.

As I move from task to task I am ever mindful

and grateful of all our Blessings ..........

Our cozy cabin in the woods,

the warmth & comfort we enjoy from the

 fires we have burning,

the meals I have  planned,

the many desserts I have baked

and the  family & friends that are with us

always in good times & in bad.

Wishing All of You, My Dear Friends

A Blessed Merry Christmas

Filled with Love, Laughter, & Joy

May You find a renewal of Faith & Hope

May You be Surrounded by Those You Love

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 May Your Heart & Home

Be Filled with the True Spirit of Christmas

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Today December 20th is our oldest
Grand~Daughter Taylor Lynn's 10th
Birthday she was and is the Best
Christmas Present we could ever receive.
Happy Birthday My Christmas Angel.
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Sending Blessings & Warm Christmas Hugs

from the Cabin ~~ Connie xox

Good Cheer

At Christmas Play and make Good Cheer,

For Christmas comes but once a Year. 

 ~~ Thomas Tusser 

The cold as finally set in ..... we wait with anticipation

for the snow to come ... for nothings says

Christmas as a blanket of white. 
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The tree is up, the greens in place and
the cabin smells delightful . 
Smells, Sights, Sounds
a magical time of year.
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Most of the shopping is done .... so now

its on to wrapping & baking two of my favorite

things to do no matter what time of year. 

I was very lucky my DH had taken out a two year
warranty on my camera so I was covered
for the last mishap ... they actually found
they couldn't fix it, so
I will received a brand new camera.
This was all done at

Best Buy with the Geek Squad.  

I'm most Happy.  :-)

I cant believe how many times I

have reach for the camera to remember

Dang I don't  have it.  
I don't claim to have any talent in  the photography
department but I do tend to see ... all around me

things  that make me think Wow, how Neat
or how Beautiful what a great photo that would make.
Plus how can anyone have Sweet Grands and
not think ..... I must have that shot. lol
I have been totally lost with out it.

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Here again are a few pics some from  my

Favorite Collection File

Country Living

&

 Country Home

The Early Years.

 I hope all your holiday preparations

are right in order and bring you

much Happiness & Joy 

for Christmas is a Season, and

a State of Mind as much as it is a Day. 
EnJoy !!

Sending you Best Holiday Wishes,

Blessings & Warm Hugs

from the Cabin ~~ Connie xox

Happy ThanksGiving ~~

"Thanksgiving Day comes, by statute,

once a year; to the honest man it comes

as frequently as the heart of gratitude will allow."
- Edward Sandford Martin

 

For each new morning with its light,
For rest and shelter of the night,
For health and food,
For love and friends,
For everything Thy goodness sends.

Ralph Waldo Emerson ~~

1803~1882

 

We are Blessed again this year to gather

at the Cabin for our

Thanksgiving Feast along with those we love. 

I have much to be Thankful for again this year, so

I will personally and quietly gives thanks for each

new day and the joy it holds,  my wonderful memories 

that reach back as far as I can remember.  

My family & friends, the bounty that graces our table

each & every day of the year.

The newest members to join our Family this year .....

either by marriage or birth.  Our continued good health,

and the fact that this will be our 27th year

snug as bug here at the Cabin cooking & serving this

Holiday dinner we both love ...

side by side.

May this day find you surrounded by

those you love.  Wishing You & Yours

a Most Blessed Happy Thanksgiving .

Blessings & Warm Hugs from the Cabin,

Connie xox

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These photos  are from my

Favorite Collection File ~~

Country Living  the Early Years ~~

 

 

Betwixt & Between ~~

Betwixt & Between

I was gently reminded that Halloween

was over and I should be thinking

Thanksgiving with a nod to Christmas

Thanks Miss Judy :-)  Well I now find my

self Betwixt and Between .... 

My whole house looks upside down, oh

and I broke Another camera ... I tripped 

and fell with the camera in hand a big No-No

this has got to be my third digital in less than

two years .... yikes I cant live without a camera

but DH may make me .... lol 

Fingers crossed he took out the insurance

on this one when he purchased it four months ago.

I think they have a special Rider for Klutz's.

Thankfully my sister lives two roads away,

 and I went and borrowed hers.

So right now my side pictures  are for the

Christmas Season yet there will be one more post

for Harvest ~Thanksgiving. 

Possibly with out photos. :-(

Today I 'm popping in because its dark out already,

I have a glass of wine in hand .... I haven't thought

about supper and I don't know where to start to

put the cabin back to order. lol

A visit with Friends always makes

me feel Better. 

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I Wish you all  Well,  & leave you with a

few Candle ~~ Light pictures, ... Blessings & Hugs 

from the Cabin ~~ Connie xox

Happy Veterans Day ~~

Thanks to All Who have Served,

&

All who are Serving now.

God Bless them, their Families,

and the USA. 

Warm Hugs from the Cabin ~~ xox 

"Freedom is never free." -Author Unknown

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HapPy HalloWeen !!

The Treats are all made, and

  the Cabin  is dressed at its very 

Fallish/Halloween Best. 

We now await the little ones

to come and knock at the door. 

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A Grandmother pretends she

doesn't know you on Halloween.

~~ Erma Bombeck

 

There's a Goblin at my Window,

A Monster at my Door,

The PumPkin at my Table,

Keeps on Smiling More & More,

There's a Ghost that Haunts my Bedroom,

A Witch whose face is Green,

They use to be my Family,

Till they Dressed for Halloween.

~~ Sandra Liatsos

 

When Witches go A Riding,

and Black Cats are Seen,

the Moon Laughs & Whispers,

'tis near HalloWeen Night it Seems.

~~ Author UnKnown

 

Schneeman ~~ Art Work

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Sending Best HalloWeen Wishes

to You & Yours ~~

May your Night be Filled with

Minimal  TricKs & Maximum TreaTs

Fall Blessings & Hugs

from the Cabin ~~ Connie xox

Thank You !!

Oh My Goodness just received the gift

box I won from Rabbit Hill Primitives.

 THANK YOU  Jenn !!!

The PumPkin is Wonderful ..... the tea lights

which I use all the time are great, and packaged

so cute ... and the  magazine woo hoo FALL,

cant wait to pour a cup of tea, sit, and read it. 

I love it all, and the way you wrapped it up. 

Its amazing .... the friends I have made in the

few years I have come to join you

all in  Blog Land....

(Thank You Again  Miss Judy ~~Cinnamon Stick)   

So  to win something

from one of the first people that reached

out to me ...... is so Special, and Fall items 

to boot .... it just doesn't get any better than that. 

Jenn the card you wrote was so touching,

and sweet....and a book mark too, so

even when I'm reading I'll think of you

my far away friend. :-) 

Thank You again for your

generosity, and friendship. 

Big Hugs to

 Lydia for "picking" me.  

I'm sorry I don't know how to link

but if you haven't done

so, please check out ......

Jenn Tavoletti's

Beautiful Creations.

at Rabbit Hill Primitives ~~

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It's another gray, rainy day

here in CT a perfect day to

bake up a batch of cookies,

cook up a pot of something

warm & hearty and maybe

curl up with a good book or magazine.

What ever your day holds

I wish you the Best ~~

Sending  Blessings & Warm Hugs   

from the Cabin ~~ Connie xox

 

HaPpy October ~~

The Rain has stopped

the Sun is out and

a Chill is in the Air. 

 Yes Yes Fall has arrived ...  woot hoot !!

Happy October !!

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Sorry My Dear Cousin Jo  ...  

you missed it by a mere Week ~~ :-(

I was the Lucky Winner on

Jenn's ~~  Rabbit Hill Primitives ....

Blog Give~A~Way

I'm so Excited I await my package in the mail. 

I Never, Ever Win anything. I always say I'm

Lucky & Blessed in Love, not so much in Chance. :-) 

I have a few of Jenn's Beautiful Creations ...

so I'm anxious to receive a bit of

Fall ...... made with Love by her Hand.

Thank You Dear Friend ~~

We are busy this week-end, packing away the out door

furniture ... we will leave the back deck set up for awhile longer,

 because I love afternoon tea in the sun. 

Plus on of our last trip to PA we found a

clay  chiminea,  and evenings sitting with

a glass of wine and a fire burning outdoors 

is a slice of Heaven.

The pool will be put to rest for another year

(we're a little late with this chore)

as it has already started filling up with leaves.

I finished  cleaning all my windows inside and out,

big job ...... glad that's done.

I can now place my window lights in ... love the look.

I'm not able to keep them in all year as my friends in PA do. 

I have no real window stills so I have to rig them up.  

The windows  wont open when there in ..... so I place them

in now & turn them on through the end of January. 

We are still pretty green here in CT but I know it wont be

long before we are a blaze with color.  Ti's the Season of

PumPkins, Hay Rides, Warm Fires, Hearty Meals,

and Icouldn't be Happier.

I hope where ever you are .... you are

Healthy, Happy, Cozy

&

Enjoying the Season with those you Love.

Sending Fall Blessings

&

Hugs from the Cabin ~~ Connie xox

 

“I would rather sit on a PumPkin,

and have it all to myself,

than be crowded on a velvet cushion”

~~~ Henry David Thoreau ~~

Happy Place ~~

Happy Tuesday Morning Friends

I'm in such a Happy Place ... my most favorite time

of year is upon us ...... the mornings have a chill in the

air, the nights are the same way ....... and during the day

when you step out in the sunshine you

warm through & through. 

For me this is the most ideal weather ..... I love

pulling on a favorite sweater, and sipping

my tea while  I peak for slight changes

in the trees that surround the cabin.

I just finished packing up the RV... we are heading back

out to Amish country in PA for a few days. 

 This trip I hope I come home with my Cinderella,

Peach & Green PumPkins ..... a nice primitive bucket,

 barrel or crock would also be fun to find. 

Love all the Goodies I stumble upon in PA !!

But mostly I love the time I get to spend

alone with my DH and the Memories I

bring back each and every visit.

"You are today where your thoughts

have brought you;

you will be tomorrow where your

thoughts take you."

~~James Lane Allen

The shop here at the Cabin is opened

by appointment ... and I thank all who have come

in to visit & purchase this Fall Season.

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Cathy ~~ Thank You for my

CT green PumPkin ... your a

Doll for thinking of me, and a whiz for

finding it so early in the Season.

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If you have a few minutes to spare,

I have posted a couple of new

 pictures on my picture trail , and

have a few items up for Sale. 

I Thank all who take the time to

visit here & there and leave a comment. 

Sending Best Wishes for a Blessed

Fall Season & Hugs

from the Cabin ~~ Connie xox

Good Monday Morning ~~

Good Monday Morning ~~

The wind is blowing its dark & gray outside,

and I have a few PumPkins .... could it be

Fall is right around the corner. lol

DH & I went camping this weekend down

Lancaster way .... I had it in my head to come

home with a few PumPkins and that I did.

Bless my Husbands heart he drove, and drove till we

found a field where they were growing.

Not an easy task at this time of year,

I could have bought a cat, a dog, a goat, some tobacco

or a truck load of corn but pumpkins not so much.

(I was told they have had trouble with

pumpkins in years past so its not a sure crop.)

When we finally found a field ... we had to locate the

Farmer,  thanks to some neighbors .. we found him

a couple of large fields away.

He was an Old Order Mennonite Gentlemen around forty.

He had  seven children of varying ages ...  four boys, and

three girls, the boys were out helping him in the fields.

We asked if there was a possibility if I could purchase

a few pumpkins and he graciously said yes.

We walked right out and he

let me pick the ones I wanted.

 

We talked for a good half an hour as he was most interested

in hearing about Connecticut.

 These encounters make the trips

to PA so memorable for me.

If I believed in former lives ~~ I would say

I must have lived one or two of mine  in Pennsylvania !! :-)

The rain we had yesterday, and the rain we are getting today is most

welcome we are in desperate need of it.

I hope where ever you are you are getting just what you Need.

Blessing & Hugs from the Cabin ~~ Connie xox

Hello ~~

What a Beautiful Week~End

The Extreme Heat & Humidity is Gone

The Windows are Open,

The Birds are Singing,

&

The Breeze is Coming in,

                                       Just Glorious.                                         

~~ Summer Thyme Tea ~~

Golden Sunshine,

Summer Weather,

Cloth on the Table,

Bouquet of Heather,

Pretty Little Tea Cups,

Earl Gray Tea,

A Sampling of Cookies,

Some Sweet Conversation,

My Two Little Dollies,

Just Taylor, Maddie & Me

I Love You Girls & The Time

We Spend Together ~~

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Its been awhile My Friends,

I check now, and then when I've had some

time. I trust you have all been Well & Happy.

The Time passes so swiftly from one Season

to the next. 

I'm sure we will all be "seeing" more of

each other now that we are approaching the Fall.

I know my thoughts are turning to

Pumpkins, Bittersweet, Colored Leaves

&

 The Coziness that comes with the Season.

I've seen bits & pieces showing up

on all our Favorite Blogs

&

in our Favorite Shops.

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"To be interested in the changing seasons is a happier state

of mind than to be hopelessly in love with spring."

George Santayana (1863 - 1952

Sending Good Thoughts,

&

Hugs from the Cabin ~~ Connie xox

Happy Memorial Day ~~

Happy Memorial Day

As we go about our Memorial Day Week-End, some

of us will take a day to Celebrate with Friends & Family.

Some of us will stay at home and relax. 
Others will use the time to catch up with chores

around our homes....inside & out.

May we each find a few minutes  to  give

Thanks & Prayer to our Military who are serving

us all around the world, and to those that gave the

Ultimate Sacrifice for our Freedom.

May God Continue to Bless the USA

~~ Kimmie's Home in NV ~~
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Wishing You All  a
Happy, Warm,  & Safe

Memorial Day

May the Sun shine on your
Parades, Picnics, & Projects
Sending Warm Patriotic Hugs ~~ Connie xox

Happy Mothers Day ~~

To All The Great Mothers, ~~ Great Grandmothers ~~

Strong Women ~~ Good Friends ~~

God Bless You

&

Happy Mothers Day

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Today's a day for celebrating you, and for knowing the

world is a wonderful place... because you're in it.

"All that I am or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel Mother."

-- Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)

"God could not be everywhere, and therefore he made Mothers."

 -- Jewish proverb

If Lilacs grow in Heaven,

Lord please pick a bunch for me,

Place them in my Mother's arms

and tell her they're from me.

Tell her I love her and miss her,

and when she turns to smile,

place a kiss upon her cheek

and hold her for awhile.

Because remembering her is easy,

I do it every day,

but there's an ache within my heart

that will never go away.

Love ya Mama

Unknown 

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To a Mother ~~ Love is Second Nature ~~~

Wishing all my Friends & Family a

Simply Beautiful Mother's Day.

Sending Warm Hugs from the Cabin ~~

Connie xox

April Showers ~~

April Showers ...... Bring

May Flowers ~~

Looking out my window here at the cabin the sky is dark & gray.

I just went out, and got Dukie so I know its damp out,

and the rain is falling steady.

A good day to be inside  ditzing around .....where its warm,

cozy, and the soft  flickering light of the candles

 bounce all around the room.

I have a large pot of Lentil soup cooking on the stove,

later I will bake some cheesy biscuits to go along

with the hearty dinner.

Hubby will be so happy, he loves when he comes home,

and can smell good things cooking as he removes his

boots and makes his way into the cabin.

Bless them ... Most Men are pretty easy to Please.

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All is well and good here in my little corner,

and as always I hope its the same for you my Friends.

Sending Warm Thoughts & Hugs ~~ Connie

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As I finish this post the sun has just come out.

As they say in New England  "If you don't

like the weather just wait a few minutes it will change".

Ah ........  it gone again.  :-) 

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That best portion of a good man's life....

His little, nameless, unremembered acts

of kindness, and of love.

William Wordsworth

English poet (1770 - 1850)

Peace ~~

Good Sunday Afternoon,

Hope this finds you all well & happy.

I'm just inside after spending the day

outside here at the Cabin.

A little more yard work, with lots of sitting.

Its another Beautiful Spring day here in

Connecticut. The sky is blue the birds are

singing, and there is a slight breeze.

There is Beauty & Peace all around.

This is a view from my back screen door, 

minutes ago ...  looking out  on to the deck railing.

If you begin each day with love in your heart,

peace in your nerves, and truth in you mind,

you not only benefit by their presence

but also bring them to others, to your family

and friends & all those whom destiny draws

across your path that day.

~~ Anonymous

Yes in the poor man's garden grow

Far more than herbs & flowers ~

Kind thoughts, contentment, peace of mind,

And joy for weary hours.

~~ Mary Howitt (1804-1888)

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Wishing you all Peace & Plenty

in this Spring Season ~~

Warm Hugs ~~ Connie xox