So I realize that I have been horrible about keeping up with my blog, but life in sunny Arizona has been uber crazy.  I have two shows opening this week, plus Chuck has a show opening the following week.  With work, theatre and the holidays, life has certainly been busy.  Chuck and I had a very mellow Thanksgiving and we’ve been eating turkey ever since.  I made my mother’s traditional oyster casserole, and stuffing as well as my grandmother’s sweet potato casserole.  The following are pictures of the table and grub:

Chuck took this artsy picture.  I like the candle and pumpkin together.

We used Chuck’s mother’s china, silver and crystal.  I love her silver.  They have lily of the valley etched into them.  

We had an uninvited dinner guest who wouldn’t leave us alone.  Per usual, Daisy was fast asleep on the bed.

On Friday, I worked at the rec center in the morning and then Chuck and I began the daunting task of getting all of our Christmas decorations out.  We have seven trees that we put up, so it is done in stages.  The above trees mom gave me for my birthday this year.  She got them at Honeysuckle Hollow which is my favorite store in the whole wide world.  I have put them on my kitchen table and they are not included in the seven.

I’ve been working on some projects in between all the craziness and the above is a latern I bought at JoAnn’s for next to nothing.  I painted the top and bottom and then added a whole bunch of embellishments.  It’s titled the “wishing hour” and I have it hanging in my craft room.  It was my one project I did for Halloween.

The woman I found on one of my many trips to various antique stores.  The watch faces I found in Vegas with Greg and Christine.  

It took me forever to get my friend Jan and her new hubby their wedding gift.  This is a Hallmark card which plays “Going to the Chapel.”  I completely altered the card with pretty papers, vintage images and antique lace.  The picture on the front of the card was taken by Chuck right before the “I do.”

Well that’s about all there is for the moment.  I’ll get back in the swing of things and get better about blogging.  I still have to finish my travel adventures in the Canadian Rockies and catch you up on all the trouble my mother and I got into.  At least we made it across the border.

Happy Belated Thanksgiving and Halloween to all!