DEBBIE-DABBLE BLOG: January 2022

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!!!!

I DABBLE IN A BIT OF THIS AND THAT!!!!

" IT IS NEVER TOO LATE TO BE WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE BEEN"
George Eliot

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

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Sunday, January 30, 2022

Valentine's Vignettes in the Living Room, 2022

Welcome to Debbie-Dabble Blog!!

I am so happy you decided to stop by!!

Just a reminder, I will be posting on Wednesdays and Sundays every week so be sure to check back on those days to see a new post......

Today, I will be sharing the rest of my Living Room decorated for Valentine's.....

But first, I want to Thank, Bev, over at Eclectic Red Barn, for choosing my post, Winter Red Cardinals and Snowmen in the Kitchen, from last week's Thursday Favorite Things Linky Party!!!

Thanks again, Bev!!!

I also want to Thank Richella, over at Imparting Grace , for choosing my post, Winter Red Cardinals and Snowmen in the Kitchen,from last week's Imparting Grace Linky Party!!!

Thanks again, Richella!!

Please stop by and link up to these lovely parties!!!

And now for a few Personal Notes...

Joey treats us to dinner on Fridays and this Friday, it was pizza from Serpico's, one of our favorite places....

One plain pie....

And one meatball pizza......

So good!!

It has been really cold here in NEPA this week.....

Single digits in the mornings.....

I took these pictures on Wednesday when it was 15 degrees and snowing when we went to take our grand pups out......

Thursday into Friday, we had more snow showers over night and another dusting of snow and single digit temps....

Unfortunately, The Nor'Easter on the eastern seaboard of the United States yesterday, did not come inland enough to give us any measurable snow.....

Yes, I said unfortunately, because I am still that little girl who loves Winter and being able to play outside in the snow even though I don't play in the snow anymore but I do still love it!!

And I hope I never lose that ......

So many peopple here in NEPA moan and groan when we get snow or when it is colder than normal.....

I always say to them that if they hate it so much then they should move because after all, this is NEPA and we do experience Winter here....

Our niece Renae told us that Sam's Club now carries their own Chicken Fettucine Alfredo...

So I had Joe look for it and Lo and Behold, they sure do have it!!!

Will you look at all that chicken......

I think they use the rotisserie chicken like they do with their chicken salad....

Needless to say, it was delicious so we will definitely be having this again.....

That is Joey and I will be eating this again because Joe does not like this...

PICKY EATER!!!!!!!

I managed to get in a Rudolph Day post for January even though it was 2 days late....

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In my last post on this Blog, I shared the 3 Valentine's Trees in my Living Room.....

Click HERE if you missed it!!

Today, I will continue sharing the Valentine's decorations in the Living Room.....

Red and gold is the color theme for this Season...

We will start by the front door....

On the front door......

This is a Dollar Tree Kissing Booth sign that I embellished......

I will be sharing more crafting that I did in my next post.....

Joe's Grandmother's Hutch....

After Christmas, I cleaned and polished it and decorated it for Valentine's.....

One of the sconces and shelves on each side of the Hutch.....

The top of the Hutch...

A swag that I made from garland with red velvet roses on it is on top of the Hutch in the center.....

Valentine's decorations mix in well with my Victorian decor....

A Valentine's Angel......

Inside the Hutch....

Some of my Angel Collection....

Iris and Herringbone depression glass.....

Gold mercury glass vases.....

A crystal sugar bowl and creamer that was Joe's maternal Grandmother's.....

And I added red rose ornaments and red candles.....

On the stairs.....

The sconce and shelf on the other side of the Hutch.....

I taped 2 Valentine's pictures from a Cynthia Hart Victorian calendar over these Home Interiors pictures......

On top of the lanterns on the stairs are bows made from red velvet rose embossed ribbon that is the same ribbon I used to make Bow Toppers for 2 of the Valentine's Trees in the Living Room.....

The other side of the stairs.....

A wreath and a plaque that I made....

A Valentine's tussie mussie that I made...

The gold trees on marble bases were recently bought at Big Lot's for 90% off with the addition of a 20% off coupon, taking them down to 96 cents each from $12!!!

In the corner by the stairs......

I decorate this chair for different Holidays and Seasons......

I embellished these red velvet Valentine's candy boxes several years ago......

Under the chair.....

2 lanterns and a pair of vintage boy's skates....

I kept this Tree up after Christmas and decorated it for Valentine's.....

A vintage Valentine's card and 2 bottles on the marble topped table that the Tree is on.....

The vintage table and my Nostalgic stereo system......

Red velvet roses bought at Target one year after Christmas....

A vintage Valentine's card......

A heart box that I embellished....

I added a few Valentine's decorations to my regular decor on all the tables in the Living Room......

I added a red rose swag to the soffit between the Living Room and Dining Room.....

In the corner by the Living Room.....

The large round table....

Again, I added a few Valentine's things to my existing Victorian decor.......

On the cherub shelves on each side of the faux window......

Hanging on the faux window.....

A heart wreath that I made several years ago.....

The 7 foot slim Tree in the corner.....

I hung a tinsel heart wreath that was bought at Dollar Tree ....

My niece Renae and great nieces Cort, Cait and Carly gifted me this beautiful lighted cardinal globe....

The 3 tiered vintage table......

On top of the TV Entertainment Center.....

The 3rd Tree in the Living Room...

The small round table on the other side of the TV Entertainment Center......

By the front door.....

On the marble topped plant stand....

I put red and gold ornaments in the base..

And also in the apothecary jar along with a red velvet bow....

And that is what my Living Room looks like decorated for Valentine's and the month of February which is deemed Heart month by the America Heart Association.....

All my Winter and Valentine's decorations will stay up until the last week of February when I , once again, will strip everything down and decorate for Easter.....

I still have lots to share though for this Season.....

I will be posting my annual Winter/Valentine's Home Tour along with my good friend Anne Marie's Home Tour for the Season...

I was graciously invited by Katherine, over at Katherine's Corner, to join her and other bloggers, participating in her Valentine's Day on a Tray Blog Tour which she is hosting on February 12th!!!

I am so excited as this is the first time I have been invited to join in on a Blog Hop!!

And in my next post, I will be sharing how I decorated the front of Nelson Crest for Winter and some crafting that I have been doing....

So I hope you will stop by to visit again on Wednesday for my next post!!

Stay safe, healthy and most of all, HAPPY!!

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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