Replacing the much lamented 'On My Mind' profile option, this thread is for musings, jottings, whimsies, preoccupations and the rest of the thesaurus for anyone to jot down anything they please.
I can't remember what the maximum character count was before, can anyone else? But anyway it wasn't very many so let's keep to that.
- Bill Copeland
Life is lonely in this era of COVID-19. This quote seems so fitting in these days!
You'll be in my prayers.🙏
Hugs!💞
Llama, best wishes to you!
Hope all goes well. 💗
Did miss it. Thanks. Will say a prayer for her.
Your'e right too.I don't think many people take the time to see the special efforts on the cards we send.
They're in to big a hurry,racing through the holidays~
Why am I not surprise! I heard on today news that we are going into our 2nd wave of Covid all because people refuse to wear a mask and socially distance.
If we all want to get back to our normal lives then we need to wear our masks. 😷
Gershum,
You might surprise yourself, in the fact of having peace this holiday in staying home with your kitties and having no family drama. 😸
Who in the world would take a cruise during a pandemic?
Isn’t it amazing how many dollar stores are out there?
I have started seeing ‘Black Friday’ ads on television for my area for stores, appliance, furniture stores, etc.
Have you seen any? Certainly won’t be a lot of crazy crowds shopping this year!!!
Like many others, I haven't sent cards in years. I used to send ecards and have stopped doing that too. seems to be the way things are going.
I'm not sure if this is a bad thing or not cause I've not really enjoyed family dynamics for a while. Too much personal drama.
Yes They have to be very moist and sweet though. delish
Thanks for responding. Sounds easy!
Do you like sweet potato pie? Oh my gosh! So good!!!
The crockpot is for making the casserole dish.
Cut the sweet potatoes up and place into the crockpot. After you have mixed your ingredients, pour over potatoes and toss until they are all coated.
Cook on high for 4 hours. Turn on low and top with marshmallows and pecans for about 10 minutes.
Yas, I am southern too. : )
So funny! I can relate to what you wrote. I absolutely hate those Christmas letters that are in some cards! Oh my gosh! Some of those are ridiculous!
Christmastime is a beautiful season for many reasons. For me, specifically it is about the birth of Christ and what He represents.
The holidays represent different things to different people. I understand this. I love the spirit of Christmas.
I suppose many of us have favorite memories or traditions that we are fond of. I always loved Santa! So many children are afraid of Santa.
For some, Christmas is just another day.
My daddy grew up in a very poor family and did not receive lavish gifts or have a fancy meal with his family.
Daddy told us a funny story about his childhood at Christmastime. One year they got a whistle but if they blew the whistle and disturbed the adults they received a spanking for it!
Bought a box of cards in September, just 10. Well, I already lost them.
The only addresses I have are people who have lived there from 20 years ago.
I gave up keeping an address book, because people communicate by email now. If I can find the addresses, I will need to remember the people who will be upset if they receive a card:
One says: "Don't send me a card, I just throw them away". OR,
"You have contributed to killing a tree". OR,
"Cards are too expensive, just send me the money!"
VS. That same person bragging to all the neighbors about the beautiful card we sent!
Isn't life strange?
Good for you! That’s smart. Gosh, I stopped sending cards years ago! I buy cards and place special cards that I selected on gifts that I buy for people that mean the most to me.
I still get cards in the mail! I used to mail a card back to those people but I just got out of the habit of mailing out tons of cards.
I hate feeling any additional stress or pressure during holiday time. It became so commercialized!
I do love seeing decorations but my kids will tease me and call me Scrooge because after they were grown and out of the house I did minimal decorating.
I find that the older I get the less materialistic I am. Not that I ever was a very materialistic type of person. I suppose that I have always appreciated experiences much more than things.
Regarding holiday postal stamps. How many actually check to see what kind of stamp is on a holiday card they receive? I am thinking I will just use up the scattering of different stamps I have instead of getting into a panic by ordering them from the United States Postal Service website. I have some really cool antique train stamps [$.55] that have gold color borders :)