Some more photos

Last December had I some friends over to visit, before I left for WI. The next night this couple, Nancy M. and Bill, were going to her work's Christmas party which was going to be unusual. A painting party! My friend, Sonya, works for this place, called Painting with a Twist, and I found these photos on her page. Bill and Nancy have since determined that painting is not their thing!! But he was a good sport and went to the event under protest. He looks cute in his apron!

When I got back home from WI, Justin proudly showed me his Chia Willie I'd given him for Christmas. One thing he determined upon planting the seeds was that he was not to have used the entire amount. Ooops! Those infernal directions!! So, now that Willie grew out, he was beginning to get a bit moldy on top. If Justin had saved some of the seeds, he could have been replanted but alas, Willie will now mold away. I was thinking about this the other day---When Justin was younger, he'd always want to play Monopoly with his father, even though his father played real life monopoly (real estate!) all day long. So what do I get a landscaper but more grass to grow!!!

This is a photo from long ago, probably in the early 1990's, taken by Linda at her home in Manty. Justin has such cute pants on, certainly made by his grandma. I am sporting my large-framed glasses and have short hair. Aren't we cute??? Linda found this in her archives when searching for something else, and now it's mine! What a great Christmas present to get, in addition to my handmade cards.

                                               
This is a shot of the ice cream parlor portion of the candy store, Beerntsen's Candy Shop, in Manty. It is in a building where we used to be part-owners many years ago. It still has the charm of years' gone by, the way I remember it from when I was a kid, sitting in those wooden booths and listening to the juke box. The juke box is gone now, but most everything else seems the same. 

Mom and Lynn browsing in the candy portion of the shop, Beerntsen's, where the majority of the candies, mostly chocolates, are hand-made, hand-dipped. Mom was looking for something to get for our friend, Gretchen. What did I buy? Red licorice bits, of all things!