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I am a Victorian Soul, who lives in a small townhouse that was built in the mid 1970's, not a huge Mega Mansion!! I just recently lost my Hubby Joe, who was a Retired Letter Carrier. I worked night shift as an RN on a Hospital based Rehabilitation( Physical Medicine) Unit for 37 years before I had Knee Replacement Surgery and officially Retired in 2019 after 41 years working in Direct Patient Care ... I am so glad that we retired at 62 years of age and got to spend that time together before he passed....I still do love Retirement!!!!

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George Eliot was actually a pen name for a woman named Mary Anne Evans......

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Monday, June 22, 2026

Patriotic Wreaths, "Mantel" and More Crafts, America 250

Welcome to Debbie-Dabble Blog!!

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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....

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In my last post, I shared my 7 ft. Seasonal Tree in the Living Room all decked out for the Patriotic Summer Holidays......

Along with the platform under it....

And some ornaments and Patriotic crafts that I made over the years.....

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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 MONDAY, I want to share what I recently bought......

I picked up 2 perennials at a local farmer's Nursery.....

I bought a Salvia and planted it in this pot....

I transplanted the Missouri primrose that I had growing in it in the yard up by the back fence where I cut down a dead arborvitae last year........

I also bought a cone flower plant.....

I have tried planting these in the yard many times only to have them not come back the following year....

I am giving it one more try so we will see what happens.....

And that is all I bought since last week.....

Today, I am continuing my tour of the Living Room decorated for the Patriotic Summer Holidays......

As I mentioned in my previous post, I really only decorate the Living Room in Patriotic decor......

I like to decorate the faux window for different Holidays and Seasons.....

I made these stars a few years ago.......

I hung them on the bells that hang on each side of the faux window....

I made these 2 plaques......

I hung them on each side.....

Several years ago, I made this wreath......

I placed the wood sign in the center of it......

And I hung this sign that I made underneath it.....

The bells on the other side....

On the sofa.....

My late husband Joe actually got this Patriotic throw for free from one of the Veteran's charities that he used to donate to....

I made these envelope pillow covers for Valentine's Day but since they are red and have roses embossed on the fabric, I thought I would use them for the Summer celebrating America 250.....

I also made this pillow out of 2 place mats.....

I leave the 2 smaller Penguin stuffies out for when my twin granddaughters come to visit....

The bear was made for me by volunteers from the Hospice Unit, that my husband passed away in, out of one of his sweatshirts......

Hanging on the window on the rod.......

2 more plaques that I made.....

Next I want to share the top of the TV Entertainment Center....

And the area in front of it......

I like to treat the top as a "mantel"....

I did do it up a bit differently this year because I decided to use a few things, that I normally displayed here, and do a Patriotic display on my Dining Room buffet for the first time....

I will be sharing that in a future post.....

The left side......

I bought the Patriotic Carolers at The Christmas Tree Shop.......

An Avon Fostoria cobalt blue George Washington goblet that I bought for 99 cents in Salvation Army........

I printed the graphic off the Computer and framed it.....

The George Washington bust was my late neighbor Elly's....

In the center....

On a wreath stand, is another wreath that I made many years ago.......

More carolers.....

A fire cracker that I made out of a Pringles can and other containers.. .....

Notice that i left out red bottle brush trees after Christmas and used them here.....

The right side.....

Another graphic I printed and framed.....

A Thomas Jefferson bust....

Another Avon Fostoria cobalt blue goblet, Martha Washington, also bought for 99 cents at Salvation Army..........

I leave up an evergreen garland year round and use it as a base for decorating it....

I used these red bow ornaments, that I bought after Christmas one year, on my 7 ft. Seasonal Tree and also on the sides of the garland......

I bought these last year....

I also used a red, blue and silver tinsel garland......

And a few other Patriotic ornaments....

A bow I made in the center....

Dollar Tree hats and flags on each end....

I also decorate the area in front of the TV Entertainment Center.....

I was able to put a few things right in front of the TV......

Red mercury glass votives.....

And coasters that Joe received from one of those Veterans groups he donated to.....

On a small chest.....

On the left side, is a Patriotic book box....

I left out this drum planter after Christmas.....

The brass eagle was my late neighbor Elly's.....

An Avon Betsy Ross cologne decanter.....

3 Patriotic houses that I recently bought at Ollies....

On the right side....

A gift from my late friend Anne Marie.....

Bought this sign in Big Lot's.....

And I will leave off here for today.....

I hope you will stop by to visit again on THURSDAY when I will be finishing up my tour of the Living Room, decorated for the Patriotic Summer Holidays.....

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!!

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