tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702005723584006500.post504365391812977133..comments2024-03-20T20:37:14.527-05:00Comments on Blondie's Journal: PRETTY BOUQUETS, BUTTERY SUGAR COOKIES AND LAST CHANCE FOR A GREAT GIVEAWAY!Blondie's Journalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12988377413260331618noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702005723584006500.post-84741506463613130202015-11-19T15:34:28.037-06:002015-11-19T15:34:28.037-06:00Sugar cookies are my favorite!!! Now I want some! ...Sugar cookies are my favorite!!! Now I want some! I sure hope you're feeling ok by Thanksgiving. That upper resp. crud isn't fun. I get it regularly.Tracihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05394041890043330124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702005723584006500.post-73124024549553453352015-11-18T08:11:25.659-06:002015-11-18T08:11:25.659-06:00Busy girl! :) I'm trying to catch up reading ...Busy girl! :) I'm trying to catch up reading blogs. Thanks so much for sharing the cookie recipe ~ sounds wonderful!<br /><br />xo<br />PatGypsy Hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13212447439580468374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702005723584006500.post-43758115391267367212015-11-15T21:55:12.522-06:002015-11-15T21:55:12.522-06:00Elsie is just adorable! Your DIY for the newlyweds...Elsie is just adorable! Your DIY for the newlyweds is beautiful! I'm sure they'll treasure it. How awesome that you got to meet Kris! I love her blog! Amy at Ms. Toody Goo Shoeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11474198992341706776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702005723584006500.post-34767260398970698862015-11-14T19:38:37.090-06:002015-11-14T19:38:37.090-06:00Hi Jane,
I am shameless at the amount of TV I wat...Hi Jane, <br />I am shameless at the amount of TV I watch, so i am always on the lookout for good recommendations and will tune in for Blindspot. <br />I hope you have had a good week preparing your material for the newspaper. I can't imagine being able to write for a newspaper, that is really wonderful Jane. <br />I've been so lax lately about everything, I just seem to work and come home, make dinner, and then go to bed. i definitely want to check in with more blogs, and take walks, and find some other interests. It can be difficult though to drag myself out of the doldrums. Not sure what causes it. I always come to your blog first though, you remind me of my sisters. xx NancyStonecropsisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10339562848477978976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702005723584006500.post-38012394741836701062015-11-14T10:21:51.696-06:002015-11-14T10:21:51.696-06:00I love those little kangaroo paws they always sign...I love those little kangaroo paws they always signified the heat of summer at the garden center. They would only show up as plants when it was super hot out...and of course everyone loved them.<br /><br />I hope that you feel better soon, that's not good.<br /><br />And what a beautiful book...the cover especially is stunning.<br /><br />JenRURAL https://www.blogger.com/profile/11871803235521431504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702005723584006500.post-27006698300450483802015-11-14T09:05:37.366-06:002015-11-14T09:05:37.366-06:00Hey girlfriend,
So sorry your still fighting that...Hey girlfriend, <br />So sorry your still fighting that respiratory infection. I sure hope it's knocked out for good soon. Finally getting caught up here. I love your new throw and the flowers too! <br />All I have done lately is babysit. And my body is feeling it. Little Ryker is crawling and he is a lug to always be lifting and moving to a new spot. I am really looking forward to our weekend away. I truly need that time and so does Dan.<br />Hugs friend and talk soon, <br />Cindy Cindy (Applestone Cottage)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03761029458170652533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702005723584006500.post-42311115526834338042015-11-14T07:15:44.092-06:002015-11-14T07:15:44.092-06:00Jane, you sound like you ARE feeling better. Lots ...Jane, you sound like you ARE feeling better. Lots of work going on there, it sounds like.<br />Your cookies look wonderful. I am looking forward to having our grandgirls over for making Christmas cookies...we've done it for years....and I am hanging on to the tradition with both hands. As they grown up and marry, it's harder to get them over here. :) We have one married, one working in a town a couple hours away from us..<br />3 will graduate this coming year and Deeds is our youngest. She will be 14 in Jan.<br />Time IS passing so quickly.....<br />xoxobj https://www.blogger.com/profile/09327534885194207074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702005723584006500.post-88399638835104532102015-11-13T21:31:23.624-06:002015-11-13T21:31:23.624-06:00Hope you are feeling better by now! Love those kan...Hope you are feeling better by now! Love those kangaroo paws, and I'm hoping your urge to de-clutter is contagious - I really need to do a major purge! Amy at Ms. Toody Goo Shoeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11474198992341706776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702005723584006500.post-47142414497666037022015-11-12T12:09:56.815-06:002015-11-12T12:09:56.815-06:00It looks like you are enjoying your Autumn, althou...It looks like you are enjoying your Autumn, although I do wish that upper respiratory thing would go away, poor thing! I have never seen the kangaroo paws, but aren't the simplest flowers sometimes just the prettiest? We watch Blindspot too, love the show. I'm definitely going to try the sugar cookies, more butter is always a good thing ;)Kathleen Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11551093555973581448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702005723584006500.post-65787467979127733732015-11-12T09:06:29.605-06:002015-11-12T09:06:29.605-06:00Oh Milo and Layla your antics always amuse me! Ple...Oh Milo and Layla your antics always amuse me! Please get well soon dear Blondie.<br />Decor To Adorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04359245078617786198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702005723584006500.post-72755741345038576052015-11-11T17:53:34.634-06:002015-11-11T17:53:34.634-06:00Hi Jane! Those darned respiratory things are tough...Hi Jane! Those darned respiratory things are tough to get rid of. Hope you are 100% soon. It looks like you have been keeping busy though. The kangaroo paws are very cool; I've never seen anything like them! It's very exciting to hear about your two pages , hoping you'll be able to share! JaneJane@Bluebird1959https://www.blogger.com/profile/12908999292415027659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702005723584006500.post-55708775190997977912015-11-11T14:08:38.788-06:002015-11-11T14:08:38.788-06:00Congratulations on your two page spread, Jane! Tha...Congratulations on your two page spread, Jane! That's really great :)<br /><br />That picture of Layla cracked me up. Mini always loses out to Bubba. Funny how the little ones are always the boss.<br /><br />Love hearing about your days, my friend.<br /><br />xo,<br />rueRuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110133467260748245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702005723584006500.post-12757772146779883722015-11-11T08:30:28.287-06:002015-11-11T08:30:28.287-06:00Catching up on blogs today. Those cookies look li...Catching up on blogs today. Those cookies look like just the thing for tea this afternoon. We had our first snow of the season last night, about six inches of it.<br /><br />How cool that you have a two-page spread! <br /><br />I always enjoy stopping here at 'your place.' So warm and cozy.<br /><br />Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09147413132595250490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702005723584006500.post-51861868768112744092015-11-11T07:05:26.247-06:002015-11-11T07:05:26.247-06:00It sounds like you have a un challenge with a two-... It sounds like you have a un challenge with a two-page spread! Can you show us when it's done? Sorry you are still under the weather a bit. Seems a lot are saying that with this respiratory thing going around. Take care of yourself.podsohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14880888514207597761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702005723584006500.post-84480898951010342082015-11-10T19:53:23.569-06:002015-11-10T19:53:23.569-06:00Hello Friend,
You have been busy. :-)
I had the ba...Hello Friend,<br />You have been busy. :-)<br />I had the baking bug too. I baked pumpkin muffins, a chocolate cake and made an angel food today with strawberry sauce. HA! Now I have a taste for pumpkin pie.<br />I am so happy for your two page spread in the Newspaper! You Rock, is what my son Sam would say. :-))<br />Enjoy your week,<br />Carla<br />Carla from The Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12107829617899979937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702005723584006500.post-69709685187267219242015-11-10T17:43:54.254-06:002015-11-10T17:43:54.254-06:00Hi Jane, sorry I haven't bee here sooner. I w...Hi Jane, sorry I haven't bee here sooner. I was busy working on some blogs. I guess I am not the only one busy. You have accomplished many things. Good luck with the newspaper spread. That's quite the honor. Enjoy your week. xoLinda @ Life and Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00210490476537882296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702005723584006500.post-30801037564407378832015-11-10T16:39:53.329-06:002015-11-10T16:39:53.329-06:00Good grief! You made me tired just reading all th...Good grief! You made me tired just reading all that you have accomplished! I have never heard of Kangaroo Paws, but they are lovely yellow flowers that look wonderful on your table. I hope you get over your November respiratory illness. Mine hung on a long time last year...turned into pneumonia by Thanksgiving and bronchitis for Christmas. Hoping to stay away from all germs this year! Ha. Congrats on your 2 page newspaper spread! That is a lot to write! Thanks for visiting my blog earlier this week. :)<br />KellyKelly - Talk of the Househttp://www.talkofthehouse.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702005723584006500.post-12660838142776900492015-11-10T16:28:28.135-06:002015-11-10T16:28:28.135-06:00Hi Jane!
What a lovely post! I'm originally ...Hi Jane!<br /><br />What a lovely post! I'm originally from Australia so I'm familiar with Kangaroo Paws - those flowers are so unique and beautiful. I love your home, it looks so cosy and inviting, just beautiful. I'm sorry I haven't stopped by for a while, I've been studying and I'm afraid that no only have I not been visiting other blogs, I haven't really been blogging. Oh well, onwards and upwards this week. Sorry to read that you've not been well but I hope you're well and truly on the mend now. <br /><br />Best wishes from London, <br /><br />Esther xxEsther Zimmerhttp://www.styleandconversation.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702005723584006500.post-23985275581373799272015-11-10T13:43:45.975-06:002015-11-10T13:43:45.975-06:00Hope you are feeling as chipper as you sound! The ...Hope you are feeling as chipper as you sound! The kangaroo paw is a new one to me, but then, I don't know about flowers much. I can identify a few, but just the usual ones.<br />I can't imagine doing a newspaper article. The pressure of having to have it in by a certain date would overwhelm me! Just the thought of the holidays coming on is overwhelming me...sometimes the thought of getting up is overwhelming lately. UGH! TMI!<br />I love to hear you are feeling better and getting out and doing. <br />I used to watch a lot of series, but hubby's not interested, so now it seems we turn off the TV by 10:00. I didn't even watch the final year of Mad Men--they take so long between seasons, I just plain forget what they did the year before1 So, I find I like to read blogs for my entertainment lately. I like the pictures of other people's lives. It gives me hope that I will get out of my slump and feel like I, too, have a life--yes, even a wonderful life, although that seems distant right now.<br />Thanks for the uplifting post! I know it takes a bit of time to pull it all together. Maybe I need to turn the Hallmark Channel on and see if I can get into the spirit. I very much need that.<br />Love, Trudy xxBluebird49https://www.blogger.com/profile/01195892307835553912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702005723584006500.post-61255443017761464282015-11-10T11:35:06.420-06:002015-11-10T11:35:06.420-06:00I've never seen those flowers so I am glad tha...I've never seen those flowers so I am glad that you had the name of them; so unusual! :) This was a nice long newsy post as usual and I am glad that you are getting better though it sounds up and down, still.<br /><br />Hey...I have a great cut out cookie dough recipe from my cousin...it's no fail. Going to email you ! :) deb @ frugal little bungalowhttp://www.frugallittlebungalow.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702005723584006500.post-44434407514554448102015-11-10T11:25:56.322-06:002015-11-10T11:25:56.322-06:00Hi Jane, I hope you feel better and better before ...Hi Jane, I hope you feel better and better before long. But that spurt of energy was a gift in the midst of trying to get your strength back. I liked reading about all the things you accomplished. Those homey details make me happy. I used to tell my mother, when she would say that she hadn't done anything exciting to email about, "Just tell me about your day." That's what I love to hear.<br /><br />I'm so glad to hear a blogger say she watches Hallmark Christmas movies! You mean we don't all sit down at night to read War and Peace? My husband knows that the television in the living room, mine, will be set on either Hallmark or Hallmark Movies & Mysteries from now to Christmas. And the stack of old Christmas videos will be in the family room where we will watch those together. Hallmark movies are just not his thing! But these slightly sappy Hallmark movies comfort me, even if I'm also making out Christmas cards or blogging or making out menus and grocery lists.<br /><br />It is so exciting to think that you will be having a 2 page newspaper Christmas spread in December! Golly! How I wish we could see it when it's out. Is the newspaper online?<br /><br />You take care, get well completely,<br />DewenaDewenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07330797553600987145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702005723584006500.post-19416255879441169762015-11-10T09:21:20.896-06:002015-11-10T09:21:20.896-06:00Like you, I love to have fresh flowers year-round,...Like you, I love to have fresh flowers year-round, especially on the kitchen table. I get a new bunch at Trader Joes every time I go since they're only $3.99! Have never seen or heard of Kangaroo Paw - unique and very cool! <br />My cats are always overtaking my throws, too. Bought a new one at TJ Maxx yesterday and the first thing I said to Brian was, "The cats are NOT getting this throw!" I was reading last night with it over my lap because I was cold. Zippo would not stay off my lap! I kept taking him off my lap and trying to distract him with a cat toy, but he wouldn't have any of it. He wanted to lay on my new throw. Now when I'm done with it, I am folding it up and putting it in my closet so the cats can't use it! They have other (older) throws to curl up on. <br />Not familiar with that TV program you mentioned, but as you know, I rarely watch TV. The only programs I watch are on Wed night - The Middle and Modern Family. Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08659968511488397366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702005723584006500.post-24138647805231202942015-11-10T09:03:14.626-06:002015-11-10T09:03:14.626-06:00Jane,
Your writings, photos and recipes are always...Jane,<br />Your writings, photos and recipes are always such a day brightener for me.<br />You do have such a way with words, when I visit you it is like reading a short story of a lovley woman's life. It is no wonder that you are writing professionally.<br />You take care of yourself and have a lovely day.<br />xoxo<br />JemmaJemma@athomewithjemmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01137225389791605398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702005723584006500.post-28986592245742648822015-11-10T04:22:45.193-06:002015-11-10T04:22:45.193-06:00Those are some beautiful flowers Jane and the cook...Those are some beautiful flowers Jane and the cookies look great too as does all the food you prepare. I posted the US measurements for the sponge cake and custard if you want to try it out. Have a great day :-) SilvanaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6702005723584006500.post-49198902490173146602015-11-10T00:37:13.051-06:002015-11-10T00:37:13.051-06:00Thank you so much, Anonymous--wish I could reply d...Thank you so much, Anonymous--wish I could reply directly. How cool that you have the flowers everywhere...wondering if they dry well? You are welcome for the cookie recipe. Let me know if you make them and don't poison anyone. ;-D<br /><br />Jane xBlondie's Journalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12988377413260331618noreply@blogger.com