tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post248950586360790030..comments2024-03-22T18:15:57.909-04:00Comments on A Haven for Vee: Saying Goodbye to TurkeysVeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00618654361869856894noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-34212096000224810782015-12-03T12:55:53.415-05:002015-12-03T12:55:53.415-05:00Jean~
You are a no-reply commenter so I have resp...Jean~<br /><br />You are a no-reply commenter so I have responded here.<br /><br />If you have not found My Pilgrim Story, here it is from last year:<br /><br />http://ahavenforvee.blogspot.com/2014/11/my-pilgrim-story.html<br /><br />Look also for my comments within comments here as many questions are answered there. 😊 Your question is. <br /><br />We descendants of the Mayflower Separatists are an interesting and eclectic group...all ten million plus of us. My parents are distant cousins via the Pilgrims as are my aunt and uncle. I daresay that most New Englanders, here for any length of time, go back to those very early settlers. It is, as you well know, quite the intertwining. <br /><br />Have you written about your Pilgrim Connections? I'd love to read it.Veehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00618654361869856894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-91827028503723094112015-12-03T12:27:38.762-05:002015-12-03T12:27:38.762-05:00Vee, I've not heard "leaning toward Sawye...Vee, I've not heard "leaning toward Sawyer's." Where does it come from? I'm mainly familiar with English and Southern expressions. I have to go back and find why the Pilgrim teacup is so important to you -- you see, I had 13 ancestors aboard the Mayflower, so it would be important to me as well. Your decorating is wonderful!Jean | DelightfulRepast.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02038772991628796917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-1411529322463272822015-12-02T11:16:10.854-05:002015-12-02T11:16:10.854-05:00Your birch bark coated deer is sweet and I love th...Your birch bark coated deer is sweet and I love that you found such a perfectly imperfect teacup that means so much to you. I hope your tree stays standing for the next month and doesn't get tippy. I got the decorations on ours last night and so far the lights are working. Have a nice day Vee. Pamela Gordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18071092617682650349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-4714234142752844472015-12-02T09:11:23.629-05:002015-12-02T09:11:23.629-05:00You are so far ahead of me. When the kids were hom...You are so far ahead of me. When the kids were home we always put the tree up after the last bite of lunch on Thanksgiving Day. We haven't ever been to the attic yet. You have some lovely things to decorate with and I look forward to your December posts. Merry Christmas!Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04612935931627314524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-54443397552640638042015-12-02T02:10:26.164-05:002015-12-02T02:10:26.164-05:00When you master that proverb, Vee, please teach it...When you master that proverb, Vee, please teach it to me :-) A wonderful post.<br />Amalia<br />xo<br />handmade by amaliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15589172037052603746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-80441423112537862015-12-02T01:40:47.680-05:002015-12-02T01:40:47.680-05:00I just love the idea of using birch bark to make a...I just love the idea of using birch bark to make a store bought decoration your own. I have a birch tree that I enjoy peeling for the fun of it. I haven't ever heard of your idiom either and that makes me wonder which ones we say that you haven't heard of. Wishing you a peaceful season of advent.Lovella ♥https://www.blogger.com/profile/13870567090244361779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-3887035558421373082015-12-02T01:21:50.459-05:002015-12-02T01:21:50.459-05:00I really was sure I had commented here. But I can&...I really was sure I had commented here. But I can't find it...I wonder if I forgot to hit publish....I am always impressed with your creativity and talent for decorating. The red transfer ware cup is beautiful and doubly so because it has a real connection to your family. Be well! May your days be full of satisfying moments.Thickethouse.wordpresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17187303460677067276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-67269215114682973132015-12-01T20:36:28.471-05:002015-12-01T20:36:28.471-05:00That is one pretty stag! I love birch bark althou...That is one pretty stag! I love birch bark although I once tried to make something with it and it was a total fail. I give you credit and it's a keeper all through the winter in my book. Love the teacup and saucer, too. <br /><br />We get the live tree and I'm always urging hubby to get it earlier but he's cautious about fires, etc. Last year we used a preservative in the water and it was still very fresh when we took it down in January. Maybe I can persuade him to go earlier this year. I love the coziness, the scent, the sparkle and glow. It's relaxing and mesmerizing. <br /><br />Have a great week, Vee!<br /><br />Jane xBlondie's Journalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12988377413260331618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-25536614397801734012015-12-01T20:28:34.671-05:002015-12-01T20:28:34.671-05:00I think you do quite well with words as well as pi...I think you do quite well with words as well as pictures, and we are soul sisters for sure, I also like to be in control and have things go my way. I feel there must be a great many women, and men, who feel the same way. Our tree is up (it's a small one!) and decorated and I have a bit more decorating to do after I finish my killer, week after Thanksgiving to do list. I love the birch bark stag. Kathleen Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11551093555973581448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-9056574649692888472015-12-01T18:26:07.848-05:002015-12-01T18:26:07.848-05:00Nope, not familiar with that idiom.
Your birch bar...Nope, not familiar with that idiom.<br />Your birch bark treatment with the stag is brilliant. What a wonderful addition. I had kept a piece of birch bark I found in my garden and finally tossed it thinking I'd never do anything with it. <br />Great find on your pretty tea cup. How wonderful that it will take you through both holidays.Happy@Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15748146424809856063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-75428944810954955482015-12-01T17:17:59.387-05:002015-12-01T17:17:59.387-05:00What a treasure that tea cup is! Perfect with the...What a treasure that tea cup is! Perfect with the Alden's on it! I also love that stag, and with the birch bark he is perfect.<br /><br />I've never heard the idiom before either but got the gist of it by the context. A gal I knew from Mississippi, used "you're thinking like Aunt Lil" to describe wrong thinking. I still use it sometimes! Idioms are fun.<br /><br />Your tree will look wonderful. <br /><br />DeannaDeanna Rabe - Creekside Cottage Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16133684514103206137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-6137244738328149212015-12-01T17:06:38.589-05:002015-12-01T17:06:38.589-05:00Love your new teacup! xxLove your new teacup! xxAmy at love made my homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17111180584250029433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-31122583834953870742015-12-01T15:39:26.544-05:002015-12-01T15:39:26.544-05:00It sounds like you had a lovely Thanksgiving and t...It sounds like you had a lovely Thanksgiving and that red transferware cup was a wonderful find waiting just for you, Vee! I will be absent from blog world much of December so I'm wishing you a very happy and blessed Christmas season!Pat @ Mille Fiori Favoritihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08922525910685129822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-62906857968693418152015-12-01T14:42:02.991-05:002015-12-01T14:42:02.991-05:00Away with the turkeys. I too like the lack of a dr...Away with the turkeys. I too like the lack of a dried out tree complete with a trail of dead needles heading to the door. A nice luxury to enjoy the tree for a full month or more. It's so cool you found that teacup with some family history (if I'm remembering correctly). I'm headed to steep a pot of earl gray after seeing it in your photos. It's one of my favorites and happens to be in supply in our cupboard at the moment. I'm not too into details so don't understand what you are unhappy with on your blog, but it looks good to me. Love the font on your header.podsohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14880888514207597761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-63486541427652620272015-12-01T13:43:29.635-05:002015-12-01T13:43:29.635-05:00My Mother-in-Law always used to say "leaning ...My Mother-in-Law always used to say "leaning towards Ferguson's". Regional maybe?? I remember asking my boyfriend (now husband for 43 years), where the Fergusons lived. He had no idea what I was talking about. Too funny. <br />I like my tree up for a good while as well. It is up as I type this and will remain until Twelfth Night for sure! Chris K in Wisconsinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10656069642909892508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-84127538927441255912015-12-01T09:22:50.511-05:002015-12-01T09:22:50.511-05:00When I read your blog I am overwhelmed with your c...When I read your blog I am overwhelmed with your creativity and the wonderful ideas and photos you come up with. I am not familiar with the idiom but I will be looking it up. We have a huge birch tree in our yard and I do a lot of art work with the bark that peels off naturally.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04721708092323894355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-72236454619865689062015-12-01T09:11:44.504-05:002015-12-01T09:11:44.504-05:00I will be doing a google search for your wonderful...I will be doing a google search for your wonderful Maple tea! Thanks for the flexible proverb! I really need it right now as I have two rooms of furniture piled up around me as I type because we are having a new floor put in one room. Christmas decorating will have to wait for a few days, maybe more. I've never heard the Sawyer saying before. Hugs!Catherine Holmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09177333835151082088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-49119072423516229302015-12-01T08:31:12.186-05:002015-12-01T08:31:12.186-05:00I'm loving your birch covered stag, Vee! How ...I'm loving your birch covered stag, Vee! How clever of you to save the bark and find such a pretty way to use it. Your teacup is a beauty, with memories, and since you can't drink from it, you've found a useful way to display it for Christmas. The maple Earl Grey tea sounds like it will warm your sweet soul through the Christmas season. Hugs to you, Vee!kitty@ Kitty's Kozy Kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02803962513834013589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-55704605350942739292015-12-01T08:23:13.599-05:002015-12-01T08:23:13.599-05:00Succumb? Well that's a word for it! =DSuccumb? Well that's a word for it! =DVeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00618654361869856894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-63356820884220976802015-12-01T06:34:42.686-05:002015-12-01T06:34:42.686-05:00Ok, I 'm moving in...you make everything so pr...Ok, I 'm moving in...you make everything so pretty and lovely, my friend. smiles.---no artificial tree here, hubby buys a fresh one. Have a beautiful Tuesday friend. BlessingsLindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16466115918585699329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-35807900821067344492015-12-01T00:43:54.992-05:002015-12-01T00:43:54.992-05:00Just as Judy above has said, your idiom is brand n...Just as Judy above has said, your idiom is brand new to me! <br />I'm looking forward to some quiet time beside the tree, too, but first we have to get it. We still get a real tree - I don't know if we'll ever succumb to the convenience of artificial. <br />Your birch bark stag is a wonderful creation! So creative. The red transferware cup is a beauty and looks very Christmassy with that tree leaning in it. Enjoy the decorating!Lorriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03653026442945027184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-38785316641677284882015-11-30T23:50:54.967-05:002015-11-30T23:50:54.967-05:00No, this year we have the 6.5 ft tree on a two-foo...No, this year we have the 6.5 ft tree on a two-foot trunk. I hope that it impresses the grandsons who were not at all impressed with that wee tree in a box. Ha! Veehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00618654361869856894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-83748378818543481242015-11-30T23:50:50.621-05:002015-11-30T23:50:50.621-05:00Where to start? 'Leaning toward Sawyer's&...Where to start? 'Leaning toward Sawyer's' is a foreign expression to me. I just did a little research and discovered it is an east-coast expression. I guess I haven't spent enough time with easterners! <br /><br />Sorry to hear of all your technical difficulties. We all need in-house IT guys these days! Who needs pictures when you are so good at painting them with your words? You have a way with them!<br /><br />Wishing you and John many quiet and delightful times beside that tree over the next month!<br /><br />My stag is also up for the season...though he is not quite as handsome as yours! But my tree is still missing. And not because it is waiting to be cut! I too have a tree that can come out of hiding anytime and never sheds needles. <br /><br />Good find...the red transferware tea cup! Enjoy your Canadian tea! Earl Grey is my favorite. Judy https://www.blogger.com/profile/00929685771427155673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-67570559608816283052015-11-30T23:45:53.325-05:002015-11-30T23:45:53.325-05:00You do what you have to do to get the tree straigh...You do what you have to do to get the tree straight!!! I remember a few times when my tree fell over and I had to anchor it to a HUGE nail in the cedar wall next to it!!<br />I think your pictures were wonderful!!!<br />Not one thing Christmas here at the Chapman's yet! Unless you count the Christmas music playing! Of course I keep up so many strands of white lights - it always looks 'decorated!' For Christmas, though, I will use colored lights that Louis Dean favors. Tomorrow! That will all start tomorrow - AFTER I clean this dreadfully messy house!! Taking down 24 tubs + nearly a dozen white trash bags and a dozen black garbage bags of FALL down has left things in a mess!!! Pine Sol, dust and windex and lots of vacuuming is on the agenda!!<br />Are you going to do the bear and tree in a suitcase as you did last year? That was one of my favorite memories on your blog that season.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09623820316056914224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152193618785368659.post-30870135014881638322015-11-30T22:44:06.263-05:002015-11-30T22:44:06.263-05:00I rounded up my turkeys and packed them all away, ...I rounded up my turkeys and packed them all away, too. Twas time! I didn't do anything inside yet but I did a lot of decorating outside and that is done-save for one string of lights I have to add to a bush. It all looks so nice and "happy" at night.<br />I am laughing at your hubby's solution to straighten the tree. Let's hope it doesn't fall over and pull the window into the house (kidding- I'm kidding).<br />Hope you have a wonderful Christmas- YOUR way! (I like MY way, too)...lol xo DianaNanaDianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14298962791700019785noreply@blogger.com