I have a very exciting announcement to make:
Our new TDT host will be:
Carol of Quilt Schmilt - For The Love of Fabric !!
Carol is a pattern tester, quilt designer, and a teacher at her local Guild. She resides in British Columbia, Canada, and posts some beautiful scenery on her header each week. I know she will be a magnificent host, and we will be so happy to support her as she adds To Do Tuesdays' host to her weekly activities. Thank you Carol - we can't wait to link up with you!!
Mom and Daddy while they were dating, in the early 1930s
Yesterday was my parents' wedding anniversary. Mom and Daddy were married on a very cold night in 1935. They met when Mom was on break from her teaching job in Missouri and visiting her Dad in northern Oklahoma. Daddy was standing on a porch reading a newspaper when she walked by, and apparently their glance at one another was pretty electric. They were introduced later that week in Sunday school, and the rest is history. Their love story has enchanted me from the first time I heard it. Daddy passed away in 1982, three months before their 47th anniversary, and we lost Mom in 2010. I miss them both every single day, but especially during the Christmas season. All of us have someone we miss during this season don't we?
Christmas is coming!
What are your plans for Christmas? We will celebrate Christmas with our daughter. She will be alone for Christmas because her ex will have The Littles for several days. She will drive to our house after the 11:00am Christmas Eve communion at her church, and we will take her to eat at a restaurant we love. It will be very cold this week, so watching movies under a blanket is our plan, then we will have "Sammies and Jammies" on Christmas Day - a simple sandwich and dips menu in our PJs!
Laney at The Nutcracker in her pretty gray dress and boots, with a fancy purse!
Jenni, Laney, and me at The Nutcracker!
Here was my simple list of goals for last week:
✅1. RBD quilt sandwiched and quilted - It is on the frame and I am halfway quilting it!
✅2. Meet Jenni and Delaney on Sunday to go see The Nutcracker! -Yes - we had seats three rows back from the stage - it was marvelous! We forgot to have someone take a full length photo of us 😔
My playlist for the coming week:
1. Give the RBD quilt to my great-niece to take to my nephew at Christmas, and write a post about it.
2. Enjoy a great Christmas with my husband and daughter.
3. Play in my sewing room - maybe work on the Christmas quilt - lol!
Now it's time to add your post, then go visit a few blogs and leave a comment. If you see a post from Marsha's of Marsha's Spot and have issues accessing her website, just copy this URL and past it into your browser: https://marshasspot.com/
Merry Christmas!
That's great that we have a new host for TDT, I so wanted to see it keep going. You have been an amazing host - thank you. One more to go! Have a great Christmas and rest up. Plans sound wonderful.
ReplyDeleteSammie and Jammies on Christmas Day sounds like a wonderful plan! I loved the story about your Mom and Dad, too. I miss my dad at Christmas, too - he always loved it so much. I'm so glad Carol decided to host To-Do Tuesdays - that will be great! Your Christmas tree and decorations are lovely - have a wonderful holiday, Linda!
ReplyDeleteHi Linda, looks like you had a great week. Your home decorations for Christmas is beautiful, and you girls enjoyed the Nutcracker show. OWO Laney is "linda" .Looking forward to your post about the RDB quilt.
ReplyDeleteWhishing you and your familly a Merry Christmas. Hugs
Hope you have a happy holiday with your daughter. PJs and movies with lots of blankets sounds like a good plan for the holiday.
ReplyDeleteThanks Linda for all the time and effort you’ve put into hosting the To-Do Tuesday linky party. That’s awesome that Carol will take over hosting it. Your holiday decor is just gorgeous. I’ll be enjoying a nice Christmas here in northern New Mexico with great food and catching up with some out of town friends.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your kind words Mary! Your northern NM holiday sounds wonderful to me!
Deleteyour Christmas plans sound good for helping your daughter through this holiday - newly divorced and now having to share holidays will take some getting used to - it will be freezing cold here too - to cold for December!! glad it will be short lived
ReplyDeleteI so appreciate all of your hard work as host for To-Do Tuesdays! And it sounds like you are handing off those duties to a wonderful quilter. I look forward to getting to know her. Such sweet memories of your parents. And Merry Christmas to you and yours. Your Christmas plans sound lovely.
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Aww thank you so much Michelle! Wishing you a very merry Christmas!
DeleteGreat news that Carol will take over...she will do a great job. Such lovely Christmas memories and decorations...thanks for sharing them with us!
ReplyDeleteHi Linda: Love all your Christmas decorations. That is awesome that you almost have your quilt quilted. As you know, I get intimated therefore it is good to hear how someone else is striding forward. My Christmas will be pretty laid back as well. I wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas!!!!
ReplyDeleteHaha, I wouldn't call it "striding" but yes, I have one more row left today! Thanks for your kind words Peggy - Merry Christmas!
DeleteThanks for sharing photos of your holiday decor. That is one thing about traveling away from home at Christmas! None of my favorite decorations are around. I like the “Sammies and Jammies” format! That will be special. Our granddaughter was diagnosed with Covid on Monday. She has 2 school-age kids and a traveling hubby. She is worried about all that needs to be done. I told her to take care of herself! It all doesn’t have to be perfect and fresh out of Home and Garden!
ReplyDeleteSo wonderful to see your lovely tree and smiling faces at the Nutcracker. It does make the season special when you get to see it! Thank you for your time as host of TDT! You are leaving me big shoes to fill in the New Year! I think your Christmas plans sound perfect! Sammies and Jammies. Perfection. Wishing you a fun and Merry Christmas from a snowy, winter wonderland! ❄️🎄☃️ Carol at QuiltSchmilt@gmail.com
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Thank you Carol! Haha on the shoes - I do wear 8-1/2 shoes, so they are kinda big! I wish some of that snowy winter wonderland would come down our way.
DeleteHi Linda! I found you through Ivana's blog. Love your Christmas decoration, beautiful. Great plans for Christmas. I'm in Mauritius and the summer season has just began (hot & humid). Merry Christmas!
ReplyDeleteSuch a great news about TDT, I'm so happy for Carol! Thank you for hosting it, even if I didn't linked these last months. My life is going to be less busy (I hope) next year, and I may be able to join the fun again ;)
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas Linda! Hugs
Looks like you had a pretty relaxed week planned. Many thanks for hosting To Do Tuesday and finding someone to take it over. I hope you continue to post so we can keep up with you. I like the sound of Sammies and Jammies. Have a wonderful time with your family.
ReplyDeleteBlast it. The last comment was from Bonnie in Va. Darn software doesn't recognize me. Weird.
ReplyDeleteHey Bonnie - you aren't the only one who has issues with that - it is so frustrating! Thanks for your visit!
DeleteLovely to see you all enjoying the Nutcracker and I’m glad your daughter will be with you for Christmas. It does seem like the older we get, the more bittersweet the Christmases can get. The key is to try to keep your focus on Christmas Present and ignore the ghosts of Christmas Past and Christmas Yet To Come!
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas! I like the Sammies & Jammies idea for Christmas day. Keep it simple! Our Christmas with family is planned for the 26th at my daughter's house. Many thanks for hosting TDT, Linda! How nice we have Carol as our new host to carry on TDT.
ReplyDeleteI finally had a minute to make it over here!! Looks like you had a great time at the Nutcracker! I wish you, your hubby and daughter a most wonderful and Joyful Christmas! It's so cold here, I think Sammies and Jammies sounds like a wonderful plan with a big pot of soup thrown in there! But, we will be cooking for our daughter, SIL and grand loves, then open presents and eat...and eat...and eat!! LOL I'm sorry to see you passing on the baton for TDT, but I know Carol will do a great job! I realize how time consuming it can be, just in the short time I've been doing Monday Musings! Merry Christmas to you and your family, Linda.
ReplyDeleteI love your little Christmas village scene! That deer quilt is certainly majestic!!! Wonderful gift. And yes, by this stage in life we all have someone we miss at this time of year. Good thing we're celebrating the birth of a Child who can reunite us all. Merry Christmas, Linda!!!
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