Welcome to Debbie-Dabble Blog!!
I am so happy you decided to stop by!!
Blogging has always been a stress reliever for me along with an avenue to share my passions which are my home and my garden.....
I
feel it is a personal Journal that, hopefully, someday, my Twin
Granddaughters will be able to look back on to learn about who I
was....
I will be posting 3 times a week on MONDAYS, THURSDAYS and SATURDAYS....
As always, click on each picture if you would like to enlarge it....
PINTEREST
A NOTE ABOUT COMMENTS
I
enjoy reading your comments and will return the favor by visiting and
commenting on your blog or reply to you directly here if you do not have
a blog but I do have my comment section set to Moderation due to
spammers and hackers so your comment will not appear immediately...
And since I have a very busy life, like most of us do, it may take me awhile to return your comments but I promise I will....
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
In my last post, I shared how I landscaped my next door neighbor's front yard and slope....
Before.....
I want o Thank Julie, over at My Wee Abode, for choosing my Blog Post, Front Flower Bed Landscaping Project, as one of her features from last week's Tuesday Turn About Link Party!!
Thanks so much, Julie!!
Please stop by and link up to this great party!!
And now for a few Personal Notes...
For the New Year, I am trying something different with my 3 times weekly posts....
On THURSDAYS,
I will feature what I cooked and ate during the week, showcasing local
cuisine and a few recipes for things that I actually made...
I decided that on SATURDAYS, I will showcase What I Have Been Up To in the past week, sharing events and places I went to, if any....
On MONDAYS, I will be featuring What I Have Bought or Been Gifted Recently, if anything...
Since today is THURSDAY, I want to share what i recently baked....
I did not have any chocolate chips at home since I made these on the spur of the moment after deciding not to make banana bread....
They did get the Thumbs Up from Joey and my next door neighbor Mehrukh and her son Usef....
Next time, I will make smaller ones by dropping only about a half of a teaspoon on the parchment paper you place over the baking pans....
And I will add chocolate chips to them, which I will get on sale because have you seen the price of those chocolate chips lately???
I have been buying Price Chopper's own Brand for $4.49, compared to $7.99 and $8.99 a bag!!
The prices at the Grocery stores are out of control, along with the price of gas!!
I also made what has become a staple on my weekly menu.....
I add 3/4 stick of butter rather than the 1/2 stick ....
And I top it for the last 10 minutes with either mozzarella cheese or in this case, Amish Butter Cheese that I had in m freezer since last October....
This is a hearty comfort food meal, that my son Joey inhales....
And he will even eat any left overs but there is usually none left....
After I finally completed all the landscaping projects I needed to do, I did manage to also change over the Den from Winter decor to it's normal English Cottage look with a bit of Americana thrown in.....
The color theme of this room, which used to be an enclosed porch and part of a storage room, is blue, burgundy and tan.....
It was originally paneled which I painted over about 25 years ago.....
This color theme is perfect for Americana Decor which is defined as....
" Americana decor is a timeless style that celebrates American heritage through a patriotic palette and rustic materials.. Modern trends have shifted toward "heirloom" aesthetics, using muted, tea-stained colors like barn red, midnight navy, and cream to create a sophisticated, non-kitsch look."
The colors are different from the bright red and white of Patriotic decor...
This is the area to the left when you walk into the room from the Kitchen......
This part of the room was actually once part of a storage room.....
This door leads into what is left of that storage room.....
On the wall.......
A picture of my late husband Joe's Maternal Grandparents, who immigrated here from Poland....
I added blue hydrangea's, greenery and a flag that I tea stained, to the mail box.....
"The Board of Education" belonged to my late neighbor Elly.....
On the door to the storage room......
I made this wreath a few years ago.....
Just one of a few signs that Joe bought in Big Lot's for 90% off
On the door to the Pantry Closet, is a calendar that I received fro free from my Credit Union...
It fits perfectly in this calendar frame....
I have saved all the Cynthia Hart Victorian calendars that my late friend Anne Marie always gifted me and I now tape the pretty pictures from them, over the generic pictures of these calendars....
My cozy corner.......
This is where I used to sit and watch TV all the time when Joe was alive as he watched his hockey games in the Living Room....
Now, I hardly ever sit here and I do need to change that as I miss this room....
Above the TV......
The picture is from Home and Garden party....
The figurines are from Home Interiors.....
The box is actually an antique sample of a Lane Hope Chest that was used by salesman, with Lane written inside of the lid...
Ruby glass pieces...
"Home is my happy place" was gifted to me by my late friend Anne Marie.....
She knew me well...
I bought a box of these flowers at a yard sale....They were made out of panty hose!!!
In the corner......
Victorian houses.....
This phone would actually work if I had a landline......
Again, I tucked a tea stained flag into the arrangement to sprinkle a bit of Americana around the room.....
This is a new vignette from other years on this table.....
A Thomas Kinkade plate.....
More flowers made from panty hose..
A Home Interiors figurine and a photo frame in the cloche......
A blue transferware tea cup and saucer....
Joe had bought the 2 end tables in this room, at a sale of a church that was closing, for $6 each and I refinished them....
We bought the reproduction solid oak Ice Chest cabinet at an estate sale for $15 that the TV sits on....
Above the chair.....
A vintage mantel scarf.....
A picture of my Mother as a child and 2 Thomas Kinkade mug sets.....
Under the shelf.....
This is a Home and Garden Party picture.....
2 Victorian tassel dolls....
A picture of my maternal grandmother.....
I really do have to make a point of spending some time here in my cozy corner again...
This room will stay decorated like this until I decorate it for Christmas the week before Halloween....
I hope you will stop by to visit again on SATURDAY for my next post where I will be sharing more of my Den decorated in an English Cottage style with a touch of Americana thrown in....
Stay safe, healthy and most of all, HAPPY!!
And try to find JOY in every single day! 
Thanks to those who took the time out of their busy day to spend a little bit of time with me!!
If you do not have a blog, PLEASE give me some way to reply to your comment, maybe by including your email in your comment. If I can not find a way to reach you, I will reply on the post where you commented so please check back......
I am linking up to these parties:
THURSDAY
Please take some time to visit these terrific hosts and all those joining in on the fun!
