First White Wednesday of 2011

Okay here we are once again and as usual I am

not ready.

These photos will have to make do for this week's

White Wednesday. You would think I would have

it all together by now , but I don't. Maybe someday I

will but it is highly doubtful! lol.

I thought I would share a few of my Christmas goodies

with you. My daughter gave me the napkins above

and I love them!

{along with a gift certificate to a favorite b and b}

Can't wait to go...probably this summer.

My talented daughter-in-law Melissa has been talking

about doing these types of pictures for quite some time,

but I was still very surprised to open this when we

celebrated Christmas with them this past weekend. She

took all the photos herself and said that they searched

all over for a white frame and just couldn't find one. I will

either leave it as is or have hubby spray it white. Love it!

This was my favorite snack this year for the holidays.

all natural drizzled black and white

kettlecorn

I purchased it at Walmart and have since gone back for

several more bags. {hey...they are small bags. lol.}

Everyone who tasted it said it was the best popcorn

they ever had.

It is called Indiana popcorn {but I first found it in Ohio

and Michigan}

I could eat a whole bag at one sitting if I really tried.

This is one of the gifts that my youngest son and his family

gave me and I have yet to open them.

I think they look pretty this way.

I found this at TJ Maxx on our New Years weekend

jaunt to Indiana. It has a glass insert and it matches my

tall basket just perfect that I got at Home Goods this

past summer. It was a steal at $5.99.

I have been furiously trying to get my house back in

order and it is taking too long. I am trying to clean out

and purge and it is hard when I don't know what to

keep and what to get rid of, but I am slowly getting

it done. How about you? Have you got all your

Christmas put away yet? Sorting...purging...

cleaning?? This happens every year with me after

the holidays. I feel like I just need to downsize and

get this house cleaned out.

Blessings~

{linking up with Kathleen over at Faded Charm too}

Beautiful carriage ride through Marshall, Michigan

We visited the beautiful city of Marshall, Michigan yesterday

and loved every minute of it.

"Marshall is best known for its cross-section of 19th- and early

20th-Century architecture. It has been referred to by

the keeper of the National Register of Historic Places as a

"virtual textbook of 19th-Century American architecture."

It is home to the one of the nation's largest

National Historic Landmark Districts.

There are over 850 buildings included in the Landmark."

{source Wikipedia}

We thought about cruising around town on these

beautiful bicycles.

Gorgeous replicas of old time bicycles.

...but we opted to travel this way instead.

I am sure it was a wise decision considering us old codgers. lol. Loved the ride and wished it was longer.

The carriage ride took us on a tour through the historical district and it has the most beautiful homes. The house above was one of my very favorites. I could move right in today! :)

We saw amazing Victorian trim on a lot of the homes. {I had to edit some pictures as they were crooked and this one didn't turn out too great...the house on the left really wasn't crooked like the picture shows. }

They paid much attention to detail back in the old days.

This home was just gorgeous!

I fell in love with the front of his house immediately.

Loved this window!

There was even a PINK house.

Several of the homes we went by were up for sale.

Sad sign of the times.

LOVED this one too!

Most if not all of the homes had beautiful

landscaping.

I hope you enjoyed seeing these beautiful old homes.

I will be back this week to show you some of the

amazing stores we went in.

One antique store was called

*Amazing Grace Antiques*...and it was

definitely amazing!!

Blessings~