Nonnie's Observations

This photo shows  my first three Christmas presents- a holy card, red candle & picture of our Blessed Mother  with her Divine Infant.  Many thanks to those who blessed me with these items.    Merry Christmas to...  my "baby" brother, who's missed so much  and to my younger cousin pictured in the heading photo, I love you, Cheryl.

me- age 4; brother- age about 16 months poor little brother attempting to dislodge me what was I thinking? What was the adult thinking  who took the picture?  I didn't see this picture until I started on the boxes of photos my parents left to me. So I figure that whoever took it had a good laugh, then made me get off this dumpling. linked to Jane's VINTAGE WEEKLY

1. Repeatedly, I am surprised to find that once again it is Friday!   It should be no surprise, right?   After all, I’ve lived 73 years in this cycle of weeks.   Yet, when I start reading folks whose blogs   I admire, BAM! Here it is…Friday! 2. I had four very pleasant emails to open on Monday-  four ebooks that had been on my Amazon Wish  List  for my Kindle,  thanks to two granddaughters and their significant guys. 3. The temperature in our Hoosier state  topped out yesterday at 32F.   A veritable heat wave  compared to subzero temperatures  we’ve endured this month. 4. I was treated to a movie this week, “Monuments Men.”   It’s based on a true event from WWII,  an inspiring story about the world’s great art being rescued from the Nazis.  It’s worth wandering out from a cozy hearth to see. 5. Being Valentine’s Day, I’m thinking of the amazing insig...

in the picture here, taken presumably in 1954 , our cousin Cheryl, younger brother Charlie and myself linking with much pleasure to Jane's Vintage Weekly