It is hard to believe December is here and Christmas will soon be here.  We just enjoyed a visit with our family.  It was a joy to be together,  in spite of a little virus.  Time to get up to the attic and bring down the decorations and tree.

We watched our little 5 year old grandson hop up and down on a step stool, hanging ornaments with such energy and enjoyment.  His Mom and Dad have a big helper in such a sweet little fellow.   We had a wonderful time together, in spite of some heavy rain and even a bit of snow.

'Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving...'

 Happy Thanksgiving!  I want to give thanks to God for all he blesses me with.  Salvation and family,  there just is not enough space or time to list all he provides!  May God bless us this Thanksgiving as we draw near to him in prayer and scripture reading.  He is so precious and loving!

   'O come, let us sing unto the LORD; let  us make a  joyful noise to the rock of our salvation.' Psalm 95:1

 How  sweet this is....I like that, 'to make each of your days, a Thanksgiving Day.'

'O come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the LORD our maker.  For he is our God; and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand.' Psalm 95:6 & 7a

 Isn't this vintage puzzle sweet?  And it was fun to do also.  I'm in the 'puzzle' mode this week and enjoying them.  I like to pick up 100 piece puzzles.  They are quick to do and just as enjoyable as the larger ones.

The red basket was the hard part on this one.  Love that cheerful yellow!

Here's a little bit of a country gal.  She is as cheerful as she is quiet...lol.   Happy Sunday to you,  may it be a day of rejoicing in God our Father.

 I found these pieces (the scalloped edged ones)  of vintage Homer Laughlin 'Riviera' dishes recently at an antique store.  They were on a cardtable outside the store that said 'anything on table - one dollar'.  What made this exciting was that this is the same set of dishes my Mom started out with when she was married!  This is the first time I've come across these, and it is so special to me. And for years we have enjoyed and added to our set of 'Fiestaware' by Homer Laughlin.( We used to go to the H.L. tent sale in Newell WV....and load up, back when sale plates were 25 cents apiece!   That was  SO worth standing in line for) Of course, all the new pieces have rounded edges.  Isn't it all so cheerful?  I still love it.

 I found a new to me....magazine to enjoy.  It is filled with all kinds of information.

 I had just been admiring our ornamental cabbage recently, and when I woke up at 3:30 this morning and looked out the window,  the picture below is what I saw; only it wasn't daylight...ha ha.  Just swirling snow in the light of the motion detector.

Large snowflakes were falling and the world outside my window was amazingly beautiful!! The Lord does everything fabulously! This snow reminds me of Psalm 19.

'The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork. verse 2. 'Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge.'

verse 13. Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me; then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression.

verse 14.' Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength and my redeemer.'

So I am enjoying the beautiful snow while staying warm. My husband has the wood-burner going and the constant heat is so nice.  Stay warm!

 Don't we love sunflowers?  What is it about them?  Is it the color?  They affect me like liquid sunshine.

 I bought this copy of 'Better Homes & Gardens'  from June, 1927 for only a dollar.  It is not in great condition but very fascinating to glimpse life back then.

 We once had a wringer washer...ugh.  I don't even see a wringer on this one.

 Sun-Maid raisins are still here...=)

 Here's a wringer I recognize...well sort of.  I never saw this in person, lol.

This stove fascinated me...just hanging off the wall like that.  I never saw the like!  Have you? And I'm just now noticing that the sink is sort of hung the same way....no cabinet underneath.  I have a dim memory of being really small and we had a sink like this with a curtain around it. Well,  I'd better call it a day, I'm now burning the candle at both ends.

 What a beautiful day here in Pa.  We drove up Somerset way and enjoyed the scenery, it was heavenly!  After going where my husband wanted to go, we stopped at the shops which I really enjoyed. I bought a few books, and a few beads to make jewelry with and a stop at the Library up there.  Plus, a quick look around in the yarn shop.

I got out my '1001 African Violet Questions'  book to find out what the tiny white furry things are that have overtaken my gorgeous African Violets.   I threw almost all of my plants out because this.  Sometimes they get a mildewy look that spreads also.

Summer is really over now that it is November.  All of the flowers except the mums are done.  I didn't even gather seeds for next year.  But several geraniums have been brought in and our very large Thanksgiving Cactus, which is blooming like mad.  Scads of whitey pink blooms,  sort of bridal.  And very pretty.  I just finished reading 'The Choice' by Robert Whitlow.  What a read!  I hardly came up for air. He is such a good author.

And....I have just finished memorizing Psalm 63.  Love it!

 One evening not long ago we enjoyed the wonder of this gorgeous rainbow,  God's arc of  promise never to destroy the world by water again.  

 Its been a beautiful fall.  The trees have been a picture of beauty,  with all shades of orange and red.

 Here is another burst of intense color on the doormat,  from the prism hanging in the window.
Everytime I see one of these it stops me and I marvel. Color is such a wonderful creation from God.  Just think if we saw the world in only black & white.  Don't they say dogs only see in b&w?

Is this not the sweetest thing?  A dress fit for a tiny princess and every little girl is that for sure! It also came in larger sizes there at Sears.