Gentle Friends....
A very Merry Christmas to one and all!!!
edgar
Monday, December 25, 2017
A Little Night Post
Gentle Friends, just got back from midnight Mass and now have the midnight Mass from the Vatican on the old tube..... and I think we should all remember....
... the reason for the Season - it often gets lost in the commercial shuffle out there.....
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edgar
Sunday, December 24, 2017
4th Sunday of Advent
Gentle Friends, the 4th candle of Advent was lit today...
... and the 4th CANDLE – is called THE ANGEL CANDLE or THE CANDLE OF LOVE
The angels announced the good news of a Savior! “…I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord” ~ Luke 2:10b-11
God sent his only Son to earth to save us because he loves us!
“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.” ~ John 3:16-17
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I'm wrapping up the baking for Christmas this afternoon ... I made a Rum Cake for to take tonight to the coffee time after "Midnight Mass" - they asked for volunteers to bake a bring in goodies..... I'll post some snaps when I get back into the swing of things.
Just a quick FYI, I took off the next week and won't be back to work until Tuesday 1/2. Which means that Blog Posts will be sporadic at best...... The reason for the week off is that I didn't take a vacation of any length this past year so I'm approaching my PTO (Personal Time Off) Limit. If I was to reach the Limit it would mean that I'ld stop accruing Vacation time and that ain't gonna happen.... so a week off was called for. Now, next year I've got some plans for the Fall that are coming together quickly.... more about that later on. My plans for the week are to stitch on Christmas Garden, I've got a massage scheduled for Wednesday evening.... and just being lazy and hanging out at home - sounds good to me!!!!
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That's about it for today sports fans.... have a lovely Christmas Eve!!
Take care,
edgar
Thursday, December 21, 2017
A Little Thrifting
Gentle Friends, even though I've been out and about every weekend there's really not been anything to talk about until I found a couple of things this past weekend... here's a snap....
... the "icon" with the angel is nice but I can't identify where the image comes from.... and the bright cut trumpet vase was a great find and not a chip in sight!!
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That's about it for today sports fans, thanks for stopping by do stop again!!
Take care,
edgar
A Little Winter
Gentle Friends, today is the Winter Solstice and so I'm posting a lovely piece of
music to celebrate....
"Allegro Non Molto; Largo; Allegro" (The Four Seasons); from The National Botanical Gardens of Wales; Julia Fischer en el violin; acompañada de "Academy of St Martin in the Fields";
del Maestro Antonio Lucio Vivaldi....... ENJOY!!
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That's about it, for now, sports fans, I'll have another post up in a little while!!
Take care,
edgar
Wednesday, December 20, 2017
A Little Christmas Lunch
Gentle Friends, last week we had our annual Company Holiday Lunch. This year we all headed to Downtown SF to a restaurant I'd never heard of or been to...... "delarosa - a Roman Styled Pizzeria"
.... I got there on the early side so instead of sitting at the bar ..... I headed over to St Patrick's Church around the corner on Mission Street. Founded in 1851 and rebuilt in 1906 after the earthquake. It's a lovely space and so quiet in the midst of downtown and everything going on.... here's some snaps...
... it's gothic revival and dwarfed by the buildings around it...
... the inside has loads of green marble in the panels of the walls and the columns.....
... even the organ loft is decorated for Christmas....
... and marching along the wall are the Stations of the cross... in bas-relief...
... and the windows are wonderful Saints depicted in stained glass... if you ever get to the City a lovely Landmark to see is this super Church!!
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Back to the lunch... the restaurant is set up with long tables and serves "family style."
... this is our table .... the food came out in courses...
... first out was a nice Caesar Salad... they have a really well-stocked bar and so we ordered drinks....
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.. next out was a really delicious dish of roasted Brussel sprouts!!
... then came meatballs....
..and finally, the delicious pizza came.... and it was time for another drink and I ordered....
... a really super Salty Dog!!
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... after Pizza, it was time for dessert... John ordered Bomboloni Caldi - the fresh donuts with sauces.... and I ordered a...
... Tiramisu....
... it was a delicious lunch and we had a super time!!!
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There you go sports fans, thanks for stopping by do stop again!!
Take care,
edgar
Tuesday, December 19, 2017
A Little Christmas Music
Gentle Friends... last night on the local PBS channel was the annual Morman Tabernacle Choir program... as usual, it was just lovely!! I do love the music of Christmas... the following are three of my favorite carols of the Season...... enjoy......
.... and one of my very favorites as it reminds me of my father
(it was his favorite Christmas Carol).....
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There you go sports fans, thanks again for stopping by do stop again!!
Take care,
edgar
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A Carol for Christmas
Gentle Friends...I think I'll post a little carol...enjoy _______________ ...Rico and I wish everyone a wonderful Christmas!
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Gentle Friends I will be away from the Blog for the next couple of weeks - as my mother who had been sick over the last week - went from...
