Nellie's Cozy Place

Thursday, January 14, 2016

Thankful Thursday January 14, 2016, Fun Photo Affects Tablescape

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I will praise you, O LORD,

with all my heart;

I will tell of all your wonders.

I will be glad an rejoice in you;

I will sing praise to your name,

O Most High.

Psalm 9:1-2

Greetings Sweet Friends,

So how are things with you??
Can you believe we are half way
thru January already............

It was just pouring rain earlier, was
like a summer storm a 11:00 but now,
at 2:40 it is nice and sunny and 72
degrees or so. The sun is beckoning
me outside.........and I probably need
to go.....need that Vitamin D....lol

Well, I went out and the sun lasted
about 8 mins. then went in due to
cloud cover, it is back out now, but
there is just so many clouds...think
it is gonna be in and out all day.
oh well......
maybe tomorrow!! lol

Woke up with a headache and sore
throat and am now running a temp.
Trying to count it all Joy!

Was hoping to get the rest of our
Christmas stuff down this weekend,
but not feeling like it now........
Would not mind it at all.... if some
of you feel led to pray this would
clear up really soon..........it would
be really appreciated...........

I had prepared some fun Photo Shop
affect pictures with leftover pics
from my earlier tablescape. It is
fun playing with those if you have
never tried it.........hope you enjoy
them..............

Well, on with my Thankful Post......

I am thankful

for a really sweet video I saw on yahoo this

week, where a bride and groom went to the

hospital to see his (I think) 91 yr. old grand-

mother (who had broken her ankle). They

did this on the way to their wedding all

dressed up so she could see them, and take

pictures with her. Very Sweet, and very

lovely in this day and age of disrespect

for the elderly. Wish I could have put

the video on here, but couldn't find a
way, did put it on facebook tho, but
maybe you saw it.....hope so........
it was very touching.

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that we at least got our tree down on Saturday

and a number of other things that needed to be

done as well. So making progress!!

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that the Lord gave me a word for this year.

Have heard other ladies saying what word

the Lord gave them for the year, and I have

never done that before, so began praying

and felt the Lord gave me the word......

~Perseverance~

so looking forward to what he has to

teach me...............

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for spending the day with my daughter on

Monday via the phone..........we had not

talked for a week as she has had company

and was working before that, so we made

a day of it......

as the old phone commercials use to

say "it is the next best thing to being

there". lol

I am so hoping they will soon develop

teleporting..........lol

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for a cool day to air the house out

after being sick. It smells so nice

and fresh in here..............

Love it~~

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for some homemade fruit cake our neighbor

across the street brought us. Now I am not

an avid fruit cake lover but I do like a slice

or two now and again......but have not had

any for years. Claxton used to make great

fruit cake years ago, but the last time I had

it I didn't like it at all, way too dry! YUK!

But my neighbor's was absolutely to die

for.........It was full of frut and nuts just

the way I like it, and then she chops the

fruit and nuts in smaller pcs, than most

fruit cakes which really made it so

delicious.

Now this is a fruit cake I would definitely

consider making!!

Hubby is not a fruit cake lover at all....

but he loved it too...........We are secretly

hoping she will make another one and

think of us.........lol

We are also grateful for her thoughtful-

ness in bringing us some, as we had a

conversation about fruit cake just a few

days before that.............so it was such

a lovely delicious surprise!

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My newest favorite affect

that our new rug arrived last Sat. when
I was sick. So since I was sleeping in,
hubby received it and had already
unpacked it and had it on the floor, so
it was a nice surprise when I got up.

We are both thrilled with it....it looks

great and it is a lil bigger, thicker,

lighter and more modern than our

previous one, so we both really

love the new look.

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that I found a chart I had made and
stored to keep me on track with things
I need to do just to keep me healthy
and fit. It just seems like as you get
older there are more and more things
you need to do, and you sometimes
really feel like it can consume your
whole day, but not really, and I have
found the stuff I write down gets
done, not always that day but sooner
than normal, but the things on my
chart are pretty much daily things,
anywhere from flossing, Vitamins,
water, exercise and how much
protein I eat a day............

Think it was a God incidence rather
than a coincidence since I was praying
for Him to help me make a schedule so
I can be more organized with my time.
I made the chart last year and was doing
great when I was using it but somehow
got off track.......and forgot all about my
chart......so it was a good find, and
I highly recommend it, cause if you
like to check things off a list you
will love it, just gives you more
stuff to check off..........lol

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hubby brought home bagels from

Panera tonight. Asaigo Cheese and

Everything Bagels, my 2 fav bagels,

Can't wait for breakfast tomorrow!!

I have been craving them........

#10

for a pretty good Presidential Debate

last night. There were a few skirmishes

but overall a very good time of really

getting to hear what the candidates

stand for...........which of course, is

suppose to be the whole purpose of

a debate to begin with.

Thought fox News did a great job.

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#11

for the way the Lord guides and directs

us through circumstances at times. I
received an email with a video from
"Marriage and Family Life Today" which
seemed like it was perfectly designed for
the problem we are dealing with in a
counseling situation We had planned
something else but when we watched
the video we both just looked at each
and knew this was what we needed to
show them. Love Gods directions,
he always knows what He is doing.

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#12

that my son was so thoughtful and

brought his Dad coffee, and his

Mom a surprise Chai tea from

Starbuck's when he came to pick

up lil darling on Wed.

A sweet surprise that was greatly

appreciated.

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Well, there you have it another week

at Cozy Place..................

So happy you stopped by today,

and hope you share something you

are thankful for..............

Have a really Great Weekend

with those you hold dear..........

and

Keep you light shining brightly!

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Love, Hugs, and

Mid January Blessings.

Nellie

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Tuesday, January 12, 2016

Leaves and Pears Tablescape............Playing Just for you and me!

Happy Tuesday Sweet Friends,

So how are ya?? Doing well, I hope!

I am happy to say I am feeling much
better. Got our christmas tree down
over the weekend, but still have our
Christmas decorations up, we have
a counseling session tonight, so just
decided to wait until Thursday, so
that is the plan, Lord Willing!

Since we haven't had a lot going on
around here, creatively speaking.......
I decided week before last to do
some playing.................

and it all began with this decorative

goody tower we received as a

Christmas gift.

Now if you have followed me for a

while you know that I totally appreciate

beautiful packaging and the creativity

of the designer.........so thought this

was just too pretty not to do

something fun with it........

and

you also know, how I love a challenge

of making something lovely with just

items I found around the house..........

So knew I had a lot of faux pears and

thought that would work.....If you take

a close look at some of the boxes you

will see they have Pears on them.

I also love doing theme tables, so noticed

the boxes also had leaves, so thought of

these melamine plates I had hanging

on the wall........and wondered if they

would work, and decided yes, then

thought about the green place mats, so

pulled those babies out. Had blue and

white napkins but decided the white

looked the best since I was using

the new white cake plate (Dee gave

me ) and a white flower.

Then plopped a pear candle on top

of each napkin and plate....

This brown tray of pear candles was a

gift from my son years ago..... and I

have always loved it.....but it was

up on a high Bistro shelf that he also

made for me......so had to get hubby

to get the ladder out for me, and I got

them down, and did a lil spring

cleaning on the shelf while I was at it.....

always good to get 2 birds with one stone,

I always say! lol

Loved how it tied the brown all together.

Just made it a table for 3 since I only

had 3 plates, actually it turned out there

was 4, but too late by the time I

discovered that, cause I had already

finished the centerpiece.

These were just 3 faux pears I had,

2 plastic 1 wooden..........

I liked that they were different colors

as it picked up practically all the

green colors I was using.

Just spread the pears out on the tray so I

could use a pear candle on each plate.

Then the touch of blue in the plates and

on the vase and a few boxes were sort

of all in the same color family just

different shades.

Also mixed the silverware between

2 different sets.

The pear candles were 2 different shades

of green as well.

Borrowed the vase and flower from the

guest bedroom.

Next 3 pics are overviews

A view from the back side of the table.

Next 4 pictures are with the lights out.

Love the beauty and ambiance with the

lights out.

Decided to use simple clear

glass goblets to keep with

a casual look...............

Hope you enjoyed it as much as I

did creating it........it was a fun

project done just for you !

So you can pretend you were

one of the dinner guest!! lol

Sorry there were so many pictures,

but just easier to use them all

that to have to choose which

ones to use.

Thanks for coming by......

Hope you have a great rest of the week,

and

keep your light shining brightly.............

Love, Hugs, and

Yummy Pear Blessings,

Nellie

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