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Pink Saturday – Happy Mother’s Day

Sandra — Sat, 07 May 2011 15:52:43 +0000

To all the moms – Happy Mother’s Day this Sunday. And as always, a great big thanks to Bev at How Sweet The Sound for another wonderful Pink Saturday giving us a time to share all thinks wonderful and PINK!

I’ll be spending the day with my mom who is 90 years old but still sharp as a tack. We’ll be going to visit my dad in the hospital. We had hoped he would be in the rehab facility this weekend, but looks like it will be next week sometime.

My wonderful son surprised me with a floral bouquet. He had told me that he was expecting a UPS deliviery the other day. Since he’s at work during the day he usually has his packages delivered to my place and not his condo. He called me mid-afternoon the other day and asked if the package had arrived. I said there hadn’t been a buzz but that I’d go out and look. I figured he was getting a new phone, or camera, or something for the computer.

I was so thrilled when I opened the door and there was a box from Pro Flowers. How sweet! I nearly dropped them on the floor while trying to thank him on the phone and open the box. They are so nice and come directly from the field, not from the florist. They aren’t fully bloomed and even this morning the bouquet seems to be growinig.

Here’s some photos of the beautiful flowers. Oh, and he even made sure to order a pink vase – so that I could post it here for Pink Saturday. What a great kid.

Happy Easter!

Sandra — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 12:15:03 +0000

Here’s another video that’s going around the world. The video is called “Dance Your Shoes Off” and is done by the Second Baptist Church of Houston Texas. Last year a church in Budapest did one of these flash dances, so the Houston church decided to do one of their own. They commissioned the song “Rise Up.” 2000 members of their church got together to produce this video. While my last post was a traditional expression of Easter music, I have to wonder if this won’t become a new tradition.

Watching Fox News this morning one of the members of the church explained about the shoes left on the field. The church does a lot of missionary and outreach work. Everyone who participated was asked to wear a new pair of shoes and then left them on the field. They were gathered up and will be distributed to the needy.

Have a Blessed Easter.

Pink Saturday – Easter Music Memories

Sandra — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 03:05:28 +0000

Thanks to Bev at How Sweet The Sound for giving us the option of posting anything we wanted around Easter, Spring, etc. for this week’s Pink Saturday. This post is dedicated to my parents, especially my dad who is in the hospital recovering from surgery on his pancreas. He’s in ICU but we hope he’ll be in a regular room in a day or so. I told him – If you have to have surgery, there’s no better week than Holy Week. We’ve been blessed to have wonderful doctors and nurses working to help my dad recover.

For this week’s post I’ve gone to YouTube and found videos of songs that mean a lot to me for Easter.

The first is by one of my dad, and my, favorite singers. I’m old enough to remember watching the Tenessee Ernie Ford Show and listening to him on the radio.

This an old fashioned Gospel song – Where You There When They Crucified My Lord.

This next hymn, The Old Rugged Cross, is one that brings tears to my eyes whenever I hear it. It’s one of my dad’s favorite.

“Christ The Lord Is Risen Today” is a hymn that I find myself humming and singing throughout Easter time.

He is Risen!

And what would Easter be without the Hallelujah Chorus by The Mormon Tabernacle Choir!

Oh, and I have to add this version of the Hallelujah Chorus. It has over 32,000,000 views on YouTube!

Have a Blessed Easter!

HE IS RISEN!

Pink Saturday – Time for Those Adorable Peeps

Sandra — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 16:23:20 +0000

A huge Thank You to Bev at How Sweet The Sound for hosting our weekly celebration of all things Pink. Make sure to check out all of the other sites she has listed.

The other day my son (mid-thirties) said he had a hankering for Peeps which got me wondering about these perennial Easter favorite, though, the company that produces them has now got Peeps for All Seasons. No reason to go without your Peeps “fix” whenever you need them.

And what would an Easter basket be without at least a few Peeps in it?

Here’s a few pictures of “appropriate” pink Peeps and Bunnies along with some links to a few websites with further information on them.

Enjoy your Pink Saturday!

The Official Peeps Website
A site filled with information on the history of Peeps, the newest Peeps that are available, and even information on Coloring Contests.

Peeps Research
A very entertaining site with little known facts about our sweet peeping treats.

Tour of the Peeps Factory
See how these marshamallow treats are created.

In addition: I would appreciate prayers for my mother and father. Dad is in the hospital with pancreititis and my mother – well – she’s not doing as well as she could. She misses dad. Thank you. Sandra

Pink Saturday – Angel Tags for Easter

Sandra — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 11:17:49 +0000

A huge Thank You to Bev at How Sweet The Sound for hosting our weekly celebration of all things Pink. Make sure to check out all of the other sites she has listed.

While the color isn’t exactly Pink, these tags, I think, are close enough. I hope you will enjoy these tags I’ve created with vintage images. You can click on the second image and you’ll get a PDF file that contains the printable sheet. I think they would be a great addition to your Easter decorations or to put on an Easter basket.

Click above image to download PDF file

Pink Saturday – Those Adorable Pink Peeps

Sandra — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 06:00:48 +0000

A huge Thank You to Bev at How Sweet The Sound for hosting our weekly celebration of all things Pink. Make sure to check out all of the other sites she has listed.

And what would an Easter basket be without at least a few Peeps in it?

Here’s a few pictures of “appropriate” pink Peeps and Bunnies along with some links to a few websites with further information on them.

Enjoy your Pink Saturday!

The Official Peeps Website
A site filled with information on the history of Peeps, the newest Peeps that are available, and even information on Coloring Contests.

Peeps Research
A very entertaining site with little known facts about our sweet peeping treats.

Tour of the Peeps Factory
See how these marshamallow treats are created.

Pink Saturday – Various Finds

Sandra — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 04:38:56 +0000

A huge Thank You to Bev at How Sweet The Sound for hosting our weekly celebration of all things Pink. Make sure to check out all of the other sites she has listed.

Today I’m featuring three non-related items, except of course for the pink!

The first item I purchased at Home Goods about two weeks ago. It’s a lovely pink glass bunny covered dish. I photographed it sitting on the sideboard in my dinning room, but he lives on a table in my bedroom. He’s so cute and pink I may just leave him out during the year and not pack him away with the other Easter decorations.

The next item is one I picked up at a local thrift store. I thought it was very nice and I think it goes with some of my bunnies. At least the flowers look like they do. I’ve been thinking of buying some things that I find at thrift shops and garage sales and offering them in an online shop. So many ideas and so little time.

My last pink item for today is from the Lenox Pincess Collection. This is The Snow Queen – not exactly the nicest of the Princesses. I have about 8 of them and would like add to the collection. I had no idea until I started researching what they were going for on eBay that there were so many I had never seen. Guess I’ll be saving my nickles and dimes (for a long time) to get another one to add to the other Princesses.

Each week Bev asks us to visit a blog we haven’t been to before and then feature it in our posts. Most of the time I end up posting about a blog I have been to before – but this one was new to me since it was the first time they had participated in Pink Saturday. The blog is Cape Cod Rambling Rose and she’s done some extraordinary things with vintage paper, ribbons, and more. Take a few minutes and visit the site, I’m sure you’ll enjoy it.

Hope you are all having at least a few glimpses of Spring. I’m seeing small shoots coming out of the ground, so soon there should be tulips and daffodils showing up.

Have a Happy Pink Saturday!

Sandra

Pink Saturday – Easter Vine for Bunny

Sandra — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:38:54 +0000

A huge Thank You to Bev at How Sweet The Sound for hosting our weekly celebration of all things Pink. Make sure to check out all of the other sites she has listed.

This week I’ve got an addition to my Easter decorations in the kitchen. First, I got a very lovely “sugared egg” vine that I’ve wrapped around one of my new bunnies as a centerpiece on the kitchen table. The vine is by Valerie Parr Hill from QVC. I need to do a bit more fluffing and evening out of the eggs and follage since it needs about a day or so to relax after being in the box. I’d love to have gotten the topiary, wreath, and centerpiece, but have to draw the line somewhere. Second, last week when I was at Home Goods I picked up the plaid tablecloth with the bunnies and eggs woven into the design. It’s all so pretty and pink.

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Bev has asked us to post about a blog we haven’t been to before from the previous week’s contributions. My pick to share this week is from a brand new participant in Pink Saturday. Tobi’s blog is The Pink Pixie Forest which features her fantastic Fairy Trees and Pixie Trees. Check out her blog where you’ll find out all about these gorgeous trees that she creates.

Have a wonderful Pink Saturday!

PS Does anyone else have a clock around the house that never did get the time changed last fall so after this weekend it will now show the correct time? Thought so. LOL

Sandra

Pink Saturday – Signs of Spring

Sandra — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 06:10:14 +0000

A huge Thank You to Bev at How Sweet The Sound for hosting our weekly celebration of all things Pink. Make sure to check out all of the other sites she has listed.

Today I have one Home Good find, another angel from QVC, and an intruder who just would not take no and had to be included in my Pink Saturday posting.

First is an adorable bunny teapot. It matches the larger pitcher that I got last year at Home Goods. My guess is the teapot has been sitting in a wharehouse since last year just waiting for me. I’m thinking that the small cookie jar that’s the size of the teapot really needs me to go back today and get it – before it goes home with someone else. lol Any excuse for a trip to Home Goods.

Next is a Jim Shore Easter Angel called “He Is Risen” that I purchased from QVC. I have one like this that’s for Christmas as well. The angel has an rotating diorama in her skirt. It’s also a music box and plays “How Great Thou Art.” There is a very small seed light bulb that shines on the diorama. The three images in the diorama portray Christ praying in the Garden of Gethsemane, the Crucifixion, and then Mary witnessing the risen Christ.

And lastly, I couldn’t resist him when I saw him on QVC the other day during one of their garden shows. It’s the Travelocity Gnome! He’s designed to be used indoors or outdoors but I won’t be using him on the patio or small terrace outside my condo. It would be one thing if I had a yard, but the area is wide open and I’m concerned that someone might “help him walk away” so to speak. I think he’ll look just adorable in front of the fireplace.

He’s not as big as the one that you see on The Amazing Race (one of my favorite tv shows) but he’s big enough and cute enough to make up for that.

He told me that he just had to appear in my Pink Saturday post. He did point out that he has a rosy pink color to his cheeks and nose. lol

Have a wonderful Pink Saturday!

Sandra

Pink Saturday – Happy Valentine’s Day

Sandra — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 09:42:42 +0000

Happy Valentine’s Day – with a touch of pink to it of course.

A huge Thank You to Bev at How Sweet The Sound for hosting our weekly celebration of all things Pink.

To celebrate St. Valentine’s Day I’ve gone through some of the images I’ve got and found a few that fit in with our pink theme. Enjoy!

Hope you have a wonderful Valentine’s Day with someone you love. I’ll be spending the day with my son, Dave, and the “greand puppy” Bootsy watching the Nascar race at Daytona, the premiere of The Amazing Race, and of course the Olympics.

Sandra