Enjoying the last weekends of Summer!  For more Mosaic Monday posts, head on over to Mary’s!

Happy Blue Monday!  I received this special gift from our friends we had dinner with last weekend.  Perfect for Blue Monday!

For more Blue Monday posts, head on over to Sally’s!

 

It’s that time of the year again.  Welcome to the 2008 Tour of Homes hosted by BooMama.  I am just tickled that we received our first snowfall of the year on Saturday, just in time for the tour!  So come on in, we’ve been waiting for you…

Now don’t be scared of Grey the squirrel, he  just loves the peanuts and seeds we feed him and his little friends.

Come on in to where it’s nice and warm.  I’m Lana G! and I will be your hostess today.

First of all let’s get you warmed up by the fire…

Now come on over to the dining room …

Choose a plate and let’s get some dessert!  What beverage can I serve you today on this cold wintery day?

Before you leave, may I show you the true meaning of Christmas…

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!  THANKS FOR STOPPING BY TODAY!

Now click on the cute button below to see more homes from BooMama’s 2008 Tour of Homes!

Peggy over at Amazing Grace gave me this special award this week!  Isn’t it cute?  Thanks Peggy!  I am honored and humbled by this award. 

For Blue Monday this week, I am showing you my Russian Friends figurine and sharing a poem on Friendship!

Friendship
Author Unknown

Friendship needs no studied phrases,
Polished face, or winning wiles;
Friendship deals no lavish praises,
Friendship dons no surface smiles.

Friendship follows Nature’s diction,
Shuns the blandishments of Art,
Boldly severs truth from fiction,
Speaks the language of the heart.

Friendship favors no condition,
Scorns a narrow-minded creed,
Lovingly fufills its mission,
Be it word or be it deed.

Frienship cheers the faint and weary,
Makes the timid spirit brave,
Warns the erring, lights the dreary,
Smooths the passage to the grave.

Friendship – pure, unselfish friendship,
All through life’s allotted span,
Nurtures, strengthens, widens, lengthens,
Man’s relationship with man.

For more Blue Monday posts, head on over to Smiling Sally’s!