THE WEDDING

On Friday, November 4th at 6:30pm

Miss Brandi Nelson

and

Mr. Curtis Harbaugh

we married at the Courtland Mansions in

Hagerstown, Md.

Brandi is my grandson's oldest step child

and therefore my great grand child!

They were married in the courtyard of the mansion

Mother Nature provided us with a beautiful

sunset that gave a pink glow to everything.

Just lovely

Starting down the aisle

The groomsmen and best man waiting for the bride 

Approaching the alter

Brandi's sister Lisa, the maid of honor

Saying their private vows to each other

An overall alter scene 

 First dance for the bride and groom

First dance with Richard

Tasting the cake with lots on the face!

Finding the garter

Danyel, Brandi's youngest sister, and 

her significant other.  A beautiful bridesmaid and a

handsome groomsman

Three beautiful bridesmaid's taking a break from

dancing

I have purposely saved this picture till last.

It is a very special picture.

The bride and groom are exchanging two colors

of sand so that they can never be parted.

This was the most beautiful wedding I have

ever been to.  Mother nature provided us with

the beautiful pink glow that lit up the

courtyard.  The girls were all beautiful and the

groomsman all young and handsome.

The dresses were absolutely lovely.

No candles were used in the ceremony.

They were used only to light up the aisles.

All of this beauty

and

the bride was the only one that could not

see it.  She is blind.

Needless to say I am very proud of

this young couple and of their mother and

step father.

I have so much to be thankful for and I realize what a lucky person I am.  My family is the most important thing in the world to me and I thank God each day for them.  I hope you and your family have a wonderful Thanksgiving and count your blessings.

Doris

SECOND TIME AROUND

Well blogger has done it again!

We are simply at odds with each other.

I do wish whatever "knot" he has up his %$#@

he gets rid of soon.

In addition to loosing everything I had typed yesterday

I also have lost over half of my previous postings.

Since I still am unable to leave comments

I guess blogger and I are really at odds!

However, I was anxious to post so that all of

my blogger friends would know that

I am still alive.  I have been going thru a bad spell of 

depression but am much better now.

AN OLD HOOKED RUG

I gaze upon an old hooked rug

Three generations scaling,

Mosaiced with lots of colored stuff

That gave an eerie feeling.

I know one pattern near the edge

Was cut from Grandma's satin rare,

The brown stuff patterned like a wedge,

Was Uncle John's first little pair.

That bit of scarlet on the right

Was Grandpa's very gayest tie,

And when he wore it he would say

"Inside this makes me feel knee high."

And poor Great Grandma's special dress

Made by a famous Paris house,

In little patterns here and there

Run in and out like a gray mouse.

You know it really seems to me

We ought to tread with care,

Perhaps we ought, I wonder now

Kneel on it with a prayer.

Author:    Constance Kemper

From: The Dreams Beneath Design

By: Pearl K. McGown

I have been researching some items

for my classes and came across this poem

and it really touched me.  

I wanted to share it with all of you.

As the holidays approch, I hope that each and everyone of you has more than your share of things to be Thankful for.  Be sure to tell your family's how much you love them.  I feel that we don't use the word "love" with out families often enough.

Until the next time stay safe, keep a smile on your face and a song in your heart!

Doris

AN OLD HOOKED RUG