HELLO Bedrooms again

I know it's been a long while since I posted,
life is just busy,busy,
I just had to share this site with you all,
Bryan from Uberoom.com
came and peeked into my bedroom
if you hace a chance check out his site,
And ladies and guys he has a Fantastic New York Yankees Baseball Postgame bedroom,that will please any sports fan.
Sweet Dreams till we meet again,
Lady of the Mote

2010

Happy New Year,
“Be at war with your vices,
at peace with your neighbors,
truly love the ones you say you love,
and let every new year find you, a better man or woman.”

God Bless you all,
Lady of the Mote

Merry Christmas!

to all my children,my family,past and present,all my friends,and cyper friends,blogger friends, have a very Merry Christmas,and may the New Years bring,love,peace,forgiveness,a renewed closeness of love,joy and peace.

Sharing

Just had to share this..

Vacation,and Home Sweet Home

Hi everyone,well we went on vacation,
same place as the last few year,to the
Interlaken Inn
it was very nice,didn't stay in the cabin,this time but in their Woodside Room





it had all we needed,but the cabin was much nicer,
and no bugs this time,
you can see the cabin Here
and Here
it is such a great place to go with a pet,
summer in the country is so much nicer than the city,wish we could have stayed longer.
Here's some nice cooling pics,




my favorite piece of land,

Have a Blessed Summer!Lady of the Mote

Cheap Yard Decor

leftover pilings,turned yard decor,



I hope your are all having a wonderful summer!Love you all,
Lady of the Mote.

Vintage Valentines: Free Download

Vintage Valentines: Free Download

From my favorite tip site,
TIPNUT
You’re free to download them and print them off to use in scrapbooking, as gift tags or whatever else you like. These are so charmingly retro and although they’re older than I am, they sure do bring back memories.

Have a Happy Valentine's Day,

Lady of the Mote

Only for the Brave of Heart

For us that live in colder climates...


Take a deep breath...


and...


look...








Lady of the Mote:)

what's inside you?

Found this video while cruising through blog land,
hope you enjoy it as much as I did,


Lady of the Mote

it works!!

I am always looking and try face creams,looking for that magic potion,
I bought Bliss,Thinny Thin Chin,at Sephora,
a week before Christmas,
I have been using it on my face also,
ok it didnt make me look 10 years younger,but it has improved my skin
emensely,so much so that I skipped make up this mourning,
and it has just been a few weeks to see the difference,



do you have favorite products??share the reviews!

Have a blessed day,
Lady of the Mote

My Score,After Christmas Sale

What a nice surprise I got myself,
went to the mall to use a gift certificate,
and I stubbled upon this 3ft tree for $5.00!
looks like I am headed in the right direction for next year!
this one is going in the bedroom then.



Have a blessed day,
Lady of the Mote

Christmas night

The kitchen is clean,
it's frosty outside,
Santa brought Dutchess toys and rawhide!















I pray you all had a very blessed day,
Lady of the Mote

Merry Christmas!

I want to wish all my Blogger Friends a very Merry Christmas,
may you all receive the desires of your hearts,
you are all very very special,
I am sending you a very Merry NYC Christmas,
God Bless you and your families,




Lady of the Mote.

Daytime Christmas Tour

Day time tour,
it's starting to look like Christmas,
this fell in only an hour,and still coming down heavy,


help yourself to a piece of cake,
this is a cake for our church's kids basketball team,I am one of the teams assistant coaches,I think it looks like a Whoville cake,it should pass with the kids,we are having a party for them tonight if the snow doesnt cancel it,


my mantels are still a bit holiday bare,but at night with all my candles lit you never notice,
bedroom mantel,


tree in living room,

dinning room hutch,

dinning room mandle,OK it hasn't been change since Thanksgiving,
but having few ornaments(remember I started from scratch) it will have to do for this year,

Living room mantel,still a bit bare

some close ups


till I post the night time tour,I promise that looks much better,
Have a blessed day,
Lady of the Mote

Potpourri,Simmering Pot Recipes

First I want to thank everyone for the well wishes for hubby and me,
as a new blogger I was quite touched,
we are much better,thank you so much,

I enjoyed everyone's Christmas Home Tours,you ladies are GREAT!
your houses are stunning,I will try to make a tour of mine this weekend,

in the mean time I wanted to share this with you all,
I love the TIP NUT website
they have many frugal tips,
this week they sent me recipes for Potpourri
I made #4 if we only had type and sniff,


Recipe #4 - Christmas Potpourri Simmering Pot
3 sprigs evergreen or handful pine needles
2 cinnamon sticks
2 TBS whole cloves
2 bay leaves
2 pieces orange rind
2 pieces lemon rind
Directions
Fill a saucepan with water and bring to a boil. Add the ingredients from your favorite recipe, boil for a few minutes, then turn the heat down to simmer all day. Top up water as needed.
Caution: Set your timer for 30 minutes so you remember to top up with water. You don’t want the pot burning dry. Do not leave the house with this left heating on the stove.

Check out the site,its filled with good ideas.
Have a very blessed day,
Lady of the Mote

Poinsetta Day

Poinsetta Day





History of the poinsettia and the Christmas tradition
In Nahuatl, the language of the Aztecs, the plant is called Cuitlaxochitl meaning "star flower." The Aztecs used the plant to produce red dye and as an antipyretic medication. In both Chile and Peru, the plant became known as "Crown of the Andes".

The plants' association with Christmas began in 16th century Mexico, where legend tells of a young girl who was too poor to provide a gift for the celebration of Jesus' birthday. The tale goes that the child was inspired by an angel to gather weeds from the roadside and place them in front of the church altar. Crimson "blossoms" sprouted from the weeds and became beautiful poinsettias.From the 17th century, Franciscan monks in Mexico included the plants in their Christmas celebrations.

There are over 100 varieties of poinsettia available. 74% of Americans prefer red poinsettias, 8% prefer white, and 6% prefer pink.
In the United States, December 12th is National Poinsettia Day.

From Wikipedia
Lady of the Mote

National Tinstel,AND Rubber Duckie Day

National Tinstel Day

According to legend, tinsel came about as a Christmas tree decoration due to a sad tale of a woman whose husband had passed away. She was left with several children to raise and worked very hard to support them. She worked hard on a tree to greet the children on Christmas day, but during the night, spiders spun webs through the limbs of her tree. According to legend, the Christ child witnessed the webbing and knowing the woman would be devastated to find all her work ruined, he changed to webs into silver.

Tinsel was first used in Germany in 1610 and was originally made of silver. Machines were invented to stretch out the silver into thin strips soon afterward and inventors tried unsuccessfully to create tinsel from a mixture of lead and tin. However, the mixed tinsel tended to be too heavy and prone to breaking, so people reverted to the use of silver until the mid-20th century.

And......

it's also National Rubber Duckie Day!!!




Rubber Duckies
History(Wikipedia)
The origin of the rubber duck is not known, but its history is inevitably linked to the emergence of rubber manufacturing in the late 1800s. The earliest rubber ducks were made from harder rubber and lacked squeakers. The yellow rubber duck has achieved an iconic status in American pop culture and is often symbolically linked to bathing or bath tubs and bubbles and to babies and toddlers.
Jim Henson popularized rubber ducks in 1970, performing "Rubber Duckie" as Ernie, a popular Muppet from Sesame Street. The song had two follow-ups, "Do de Rubber Duck" and "DUCKIE," and Ernie frequently spoke to his duck and carried it with him in other segments of the show. The song "Rubber Duckie" and many of the characters of the show were done by Jim Henson.
As the rubber duck has grown in popularity over the years, many variants are sold, including "devil ducks," "dead ducks," and "bride and groom" ducks.
In 2001, The Sun, a British tabloid newspaper reported that Queen Elizabeth II has a rubber duck in her bathroom that wears an inflatable crown. The duck was spotted by a workman who was repainting her bathroom.[1] The story prompted sales of rubber ducks in the United Kingdom to increase by 80% for a short period.
Rubber ducks are collected by a small number of enthusiasts in countries including the United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, Japan, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, United States, and the Netherlands. The 2007 Guinness World Record for World's Largest Rubber Duck Collection numbered 2,583 unique rubber ducks was awarded to Charlotte Lee of Duckplanet.com.
The rubber duck can be referred to informally as a "rubber duckie" or a "rubber ducky." Amongst collectors of rubber ducks, the spelling "rubber duckie" has achieved prominence, but both spellings are considered acceptable.

So float your ducks and throw your tinstel about and have a very blessed day,
Lady of the Mote

Some serious nonsense,Nice cover Kermit!

Some serious nonsense:
Bravo to LCD Sound System,
Nice cover Kermit!

The most fundamental debate in the philosophy of music involves the question of whether there is an artistically important connection between music and the emotions. Many theories of the nature and significance of music as an art form have maintained that at least one important value of music is its capacity to represent, express, communicate, or symbolize a variety of extra-musical emotions or a certain aspect of emotion.
(Music and the Emotions: The Philosophical Theories ,International Library of Philosophy
by Malcolm Budd,Publisher Comments)

Opera is a form of art and music,that never fails to touch me on a deep spiritual level,as well a Pink Floyd,it’s only when the images and music both speak in,inner harmony,
only rarely can popular music do this anymore,
I came across this video,and wanted to share it,
mainly with my family they understand my madness.

Muppets,Jim Henson was and is well loved,Humanitarian, muppeteer, producer and director of films that encourage tolerance, interracial values, equality and fair play,and when combined with a serious matter,it seems to take it straight to the heart so
without further over analyzing,
LCD Sound Systems will touch many a NY’er with this one,
Thanks for this piece, love the song,chosen character,and where it is filmed.
well done,
I can smile and cry at the same time,



Lady of the Mote

Changing of the Guard(Door Wreaths)

This is the first time I have been making wreaths for the front door for each season,this was fall,



and this is Christmas,I have to say it is very cheap to make with items from the dollar store,and took me just a few hours,



I am already planning a Valentines Day one,
come on show off your wreaths!
Have a blessed day,
Lady of the Mote

Christmas Decor

Well started my Christmas decorating,
doing pretty well,considering I am almost starting from nothing,
after my old decor toss out,
this is what I have so far,
sorry for the blur pic on Santa sled and the Christmas carolers,
those are old vintage,everything else is "new"vintage,
the white tree,is in my living room it is 6 ft,looks smaller in the pic,
the little green one is in my dining room just 2 ft,
I sure am having fun this year
more to come....lol.

Have a blessed day,
Lady of the Mote