Blue Monday - Flight Into Egypt

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I hope you had a super Christmas with family and friends as you celebrated the birth of Jesus. We sure did! In church, I heard this: "Santa gives you what you want; Jesus gives you what you need."

Appropriate for today's Blue Monday is this figurine of Joesph and Mary, with Jesus as they fled into Egypt. Note the Blue headgear on Mary as well as the Blue trim of her dress. In addition, Joseph is wearing Blue. I love the urgency of their expressions as they flee the cruel King Herod (Matthew 2:16-18).



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stay warm, and have a
Happy New Year!

Blue Monday Participants

1. Mary@OnePerfectBite 2. Jan, A Tapestry of Life 3. mizhelle 4. Dena E's 5. LaVoice 6. Yoshi, Japan 7. molly's Memories 8. Shy 9. Rinkly Rimes 10. Sweet Nothings 11. Little World of Fun 12. Christmas Cake Show 13. Lesley 14. Dhemz 15. Samson, IND 16. Andy - Canada 17. NatureFootstep 18. Milla

19. Fes Journey of Life 20. Elaine 21. Mylene 22. Eileen, MD 23. Precious Angels for Blue Monday! 24. Travelers Notebook 25. Beverly @How Sweet The Sound 26. Kim,USA 27. Donnie 28. Eden, Australia 29. Dorincard: dolphins, blue waters of Montserrat 30. Reach Beyond Limits 31. Christine 32. Viva Pinay 33. Loui♥ 34. Jeanne 35. Wifey10-United Kingdom 36. Jingle

37. Christmas 2010 38. Life is a Battle 39. gengen 40. Chubskulit 41. Blue Blue Bedroom 42. Fifi Flowers BLUE in the snow! 43. Pie 44. sandi @ the whistlestop cafe 45. John 46. Homemaking In High Heels 47. greatpeople... 48. Patricia 49. My Place to Yours 50. Sara Chapman in Seattle, USA 51. Sara Chapman in Seattle, USA 52. Sara Chapman in Seattle, USA, 3rd entry

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Blue Monday - Blue Nativities

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I began collecting nativities some years ago. The ones I'm sharing today all contain our celebrated color Blue! This is a music box that I bought after Christmas a couple of years ago. See the Blue blanket?






Here's my Blogger's Cookier Jar. I call it Blogger's Cookier Jar because it has a rooster on the roof! This is the only rooster in my home--that means that I am BARELY a blogger!

Several characters are dressed in Blue, and even the walls of the stable contain Blue!




My mother's favorite color was Blue, and she made this for me in 1972. She's been gone for quite some time, and therefore, this set becomes more precious each year. It has been broken and badly repaired several times (by me). I know that it's no longer perfect, but I cannot bear to throw it out. It was made and given with love.




Here's a whimsical teddy bear nativity scene with plenty of Blue. I've had it for several years.




I did not even know what a cloche was until I began blogging, but now I love to display things in mine. This nativity scene has Blue on Mary and Jesus.





You can get a better view with the cloche removed.



Happy Blue Monday
and I wish you
a Blessed Christmas!

Blue Monday Participants

1. Little World of Fun 2. LaVoice 3. Mary@OnePerfectBite 4. Dena E's 5. Anne Fannie 6. Rose 7. John 8. Claudie @ Bubblin' Over & my BFF 9. Vermilon River 10. carolynUSA 11. Rajesh, India 12. mizhelle 13. DashingSmiles 14. Cricket 15. Fifi Flowers 16. Pie 17. Lesley 18. Rinkly Rimes 19. No Gimmicks Required 20. Eileen, MD

21. hip chick 22. Variations On Pachabel's Canon @ Create With Joy 23. Life is a Battle 24. NatureFootstep 25. Christmas Angel in Blue! 26. Eden, Australia 27. Vernz, Phils. 28. Just Capture 29. Joysweb 30. Dorincard: Snowflakes, snowflakes everywhere... 31. Donnie 32. Birgitta - foto CHIP 33. Chubskulit 34. Nostalgic Marveling 35. Reach Beyond Limits 36. Auntie E 37. sandi @ the whistlestop cafe 38. Thoughtful Gift 39. Mom's Place - kat 40. Christmas Card to all of you!

41. Jeanne 42. Joy- Books and Life 43. Happy Snowmen 44. Loui♥ 45. momgen 46. Terry 47. Cindy E 48. Maritz, Philippines 49. Rantis, Swe 50. srp 51. Amiko @Maipikucha 52. My Place to Yours 53. Joahna Vern, Philippines 54. Christine 55. Diana @ Find Your Happiness 56. Sweet Nothings 57. LIFE Moto - Christmas 99 58. Shy

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Blue Monday - Blue Outdoor Nativity

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Here's a shot of the front of our house, decorated for Christmas. I took this last Tuesday, on a bright blue day. Our three Camellia bushes are blooming nicely. The post right below this one has some pictures, if you're interested.


I want to share our outdoor nativity with you. We bought it three years ago at Walmart. It has a blue background with white silhouettes.




This was taken the week before when the sky was not so beautifully blue. Our bushes are not so full of blooms here.

The streaks on the blue. nativity are from the afternoon sun.



Here you can see how it looks when it lights up at night.



Happy Blue Monday!


Blue Monday Participants

1. One Perfect Bite - $150 Giveaway 2. Little World of Fun 3. Anne Fannie 4. Jeanne 5. Fifi Flowers Blue Tree Decor 6. niko philippines 7. Sweet Nothings 8. Diann @ The Thrifty Groove 9. Candy @ The Little Round Table 10. Cozy Home Scenes- Bird Seed Jar 11. LaVoice 12. Dena E's 13. Pie 14. Life is a Battle 15. Lani in Taipei 16. Gunnar,Norway 17. Dandelion and Daisy 18. Rajesh, India 19. imriz 20. riz 21. Fighter 22. Mom's Place 23. Vernz

24. NatureFootstep 25. Lesley 26. carolynUSA 27. Shy@Milestones 28. Rinkly Rimes 29. Hyanne, Anything & Everything 30. Andy - Punch Buggy 31. mizhelle 32. Debbie at The Paint Splash 33. Birgitta - foto CHIP 34. Eden, Australia 35. Shaz 36. Christmas Dreaming! 37. Beverly @HSTS 38. Donnie 39. Kelly 40. Reach Beyond Limits 41. Belle 42. Jingle 43. Baba 44. Chubskulit 45. Dimple 46. sandi @ the whistlestop cafe

47. Christine 48. anemonen 49. Cindy @ Custom Comforts 50. Dorincard: TESTing times for whales 51. Ann- Tin and Sparkle 52. Frozen In Time Photographers 53. gengen 54. Amiko @Maipikucha 55. Lesa@DustyUs, Okla 56. Kim,USA 57. hapzydeco 58. Auntie E's 59. BeNikos,Samos,Greece 60. Kayce's Life and Journey 61. charmine 62. angie @ annies home 63. Joy- Books and Life 64. Diana @ Find Your Happiness 65. Christine 66. Patricia 67. Hyanne, South Korea

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Pink Saturday Camellia Blooms!

Precious Beverly at How Sweet the Sound hosts Pink Saturday.

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They've Plotted, Planned, and Preformed to Perfection so you can take a Peek.



Last November, the builder planted three bushes. I did not know what they were. I've since learned that they were pink camellias.

One camellia bush had a bloom, and I took this picture:



Our move-in date was December 17th. All the bushes are blooming. Now look at how happy Miss Camellia:




Here's a close-up:



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Blue Monday - Snow In Florida!

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We've been decorating for Christmas, and it's been especially enjoyable as last year, we didn't do much. You see, we moved into our new home last December 17th; there wasn't much time to decorate for Christmas!

The only snow I see where I live is decorative, in other words, fake snow. I have a collection of snowmen--or snowpeople, and of course, there's a bit of our celebrated color Blue on each one I'm showing today.

I bought the Freeze Family several years ago when my daughter-in-law had a House of Lloyds Christmas Around the World party. It's become one of my favorite Christmas decorations.

Mrs. carries a small tree, Mr. holds a broom, and Jr. is dragging along his sled. Notice, please, the little guy is dressed in Blue.







Accumulating stuff is one advantage to aging. I've had this happy paper towel holder for several years. His stand is Blue as are his mittens and scarf.



There's even a Blue and white trim on his hat. No wonder he smiles!



Last year, I bought this happy guy just because he caught my fancy. Well, his price was right too! Note the Blue gift in his arms.




Happy Blue Monday!

Blue Monday Participants

1. Dena E 2. niko 3. mizhelle 4. ellen b 5. Lani in Singapore 6. LaVoice 7. Lani in Taipei 8. Milla 9. Rinkly Rimes 10. Princess Wannabe 11. Fifi Flowers Tiffany Blue Holiday! 12. Cat 13. Shelia @ Notesongs 14. Little World of Fun 15. Shy-PA ,USA 16. cricket 17. Siromade Australia 18. Misalyn 19. Gunnar,Norway 20. Pie 21. Lucka, Lomnice, CZ 22. Life is a Battle 23. Lesley 24. Treasures from the Heart 25. Carpe Diem Sweden 26. Zoe's World 27. Christine 28. Rantis, Swe

29. Strada 30. NatureFootstep Sweden 31. Birgitta - foto CHIP 32. Shannara 33. Joysweb 34. Christmas Angels! 35. Cailin Marie 36. Reach Beyond Limits 37. Cindy @ Custom Comforts 38. Beverly @HSTS 39. Marietta 40. Eden, Australia 41. Baba's Special Babies 42. Mom's Place - kat 43. Belle 44. A Debbie-Dabble Christmas 45. Donnie 46. Auntie E 47. Dorincard: Great Smoky Mts 48. Becky K. 49. Jingle 50. Chubskulit 51. Beatrice Banks 52. John 53. hapzydeco 54. sandi @ the whistlestop cafe 55. Manang Kim,USA 56. Crafty Gardener, Canada

57. imriz 58. Jeanne 59. riz 60. riz 61. Kathy @ Me & My Memes 62. gengen 63. Cindy@Fairytale Cottage 64. annies home 65. Loui♥ 66. Raya in Thailand 67. Sunflower Fields 68. Helen 69. Elaine 70. Home Tour Part Five! 71. Molly's Country Memories 72. Cass at That Old House 73. La Dame de Nage 74. hip chick 75. DogsMom 76. Diana @ Find Your Happiness 77. Sara Chapman in Seattle, USA, 2nd entry 78. Ann @ Tin and Sparkle 79. Books and Life - Joy 80. charmine 81. Joahna Vern, Philippines 82. Patricia - USA 83. DashingSmiles 84. theresnoplacelikehome

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Blue Monday - Blue Print

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I hope that everyone had a Blessed Thanksgiving; we sure did. We spent the day with our daughter and her family.

Quite a while ago, I won a print from Carol at At My Painting Room, her Etsy shop. The title is Red Hollyhocks, and she even signed it! I love the bright colors of the red against the blue background.




I promised to frame it and blog about it once it was hung.

I went to Michael's and selected a frame. It was $24.99 and on sale for 40% off. I felt that the expense was worthwhile since the print is so lovely. Well, it's finally hanging just around the corner from my kitchen and family room where it can be easily seen each day.




I think it looks really special.


I'll make a confession. When I was inserting the print into the frame, the glass snapped! (I've TOLD you that I was not handy!) Well, I just went ahead and framed it anyway without the glass because thoughtful Carol had it wrapped in a plastic. You might be able to detect the little wrinkle when you click on the picture to enlarge it, but I think it works.

Pay Carol a visit at At My Painting Room, her Etsy shop. You might find something you'd like to have or give to that special someone.

Happy Blue Monday!

Blue Monday Participants

1. mizhelle 2. Lani 3. gengen 4. LaVoice 5. Joy- Books and Life 6. Lesa 7. Dena Es 8. Milla 9. Princess Wannabe 10. Candy @ The Little Round Table 11. Pie 12. {oc cottage} 13. Lucka, Lomnice, CZ 14. Mrs. M @ TLC 15. Squint to find the blue 16. Heart's Garden 17. Samson 18. Hard Rock Hotel Bali 19. Shy 20. Rantis, Swe 21. Loui♥ 22. Happy Thoughts 23. Lesley 24. Josep 25. Livsnjutaren

26. Carpe Diem Sweden 27. Andy - Blue Ontario 28. anemonen 29. NatureFootstep Sweden 30. Gypsy Lala 31. Birgitta - foto CHIP 32. Skating on Blue Ice! 33. Mom's Place - kat 34. Beverly @HSTS 35. Cindy @ Custom Comforts 36. Belle 37. Reach Beyond Limits 38. Joy @Joysweb 39. Donnie 40. Fes Journey of Life 41. Life is a Battle 42. Jeanne,backyard neighbor 43. Adventures in Shopping 44. Becky K. 45. charmine 46. Chubskulit 47. Auntie E 48. Kathy @ Me & My Memes 49. Manang Kim,USA 50. Dorincard: word from Mother Teresa

51. Photoblogista 52. molly's Country Memories 53. Mary@OnePerfectBite 54. Christine 55. hapzydeco 56. salmagundi 57. Black Eyed Susans Kitchen 58. Nicki@TheVintageFarmhouse 59. My Place to Yours 60. Sherry Blue Quilts 61. Ann & Tin and Sparkle 62. annies home 63. Jingle 64. Grandmother Wren 65. Nikki Dee 66. La Dame de Nage 67. Terry 68. Kayce's Daily Notes 69. Debbie at The Paint Splash 70. cindy 71. sandi @ the whistlestop cafe 72. Emily 73. Eden, Australia 74. Mylene @ Story Of A Woman

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Blue Monday - Blue Mural

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On a beautiful day with lovely blue skies, we took a drive. Look at the unique store that I discovered! It has an interesting, large mural of a beach scene painted along the front, with some beautiful blue water. I stopped the car to take some pictures for Blue Monday..



The name of the store is "Clothing for the Free Spirit." What kind of clothing might that be?






Hm, as I looked more closely, it seems the models sittting on the beach answer that question. I suppose the store sells only hats.
BTW, there's a nudist colony right next door! You think there's a connection?

Happy Blue Monday!

Have a Blessed Thanksgiving!

Blue Monday Participants

1. Martha 2. mizhelle 3. Milla 4. LaVoice 5. Dena 6. Loui 7. Candy @ The Little Round Table 8. racheld 9. Rose 10. Look Here @Amiko 11. Lani 12. Pie 13. Decisions 14. Jeanne,backyard neighbor 15. Debra Kaye 16. La Dame de Nage 17. Mary@One Perfect Bite 18. Rantis, Swe 19. Poetic Shutterbug 20. Joahna Vern, Philippines 21. Cricket 22. Eye Candy - Building 23. Carpe Diem Sweden 24. Cat 25. Becky @ Random musings of a deco lady

26. Mom's Place - Kat 27. carolynUSA 28. Life is a Battle 29. Belle 30. NatureFootstep Sweden 31. Raya's treasures 32. Lesley 33. hip chick 34. Reach Beyond Limits 35. joco, uk 36. Donnie 37. Pietrek67 38. Friendship Offering! 39. Manang Kim,USA 40. My Place to Yours 41. Cailin Marie 42. Kathy-Delightsome Life 43. Jennifer Grenko 44. Auntie E's 45. Dhemz 46. Priyanka @ Lens n Verses 47. Mel Cole @ Love Home 48. charmine 49. Sweet Nothings 50. Diann @ The Thrifty Groove

51. Elaine 52. Hearts content 53. hapzydeco 54. nature is magical 55. bevie 56. Little World of Fun 57. Terry 58. Kathy @ Me & My Memes 59. Peacock Blue 60. Shelia @ Notesongs 61. anemonen, Sweden 62. gengen 63. bevie 64. Dorincard 65. My Home Sanctuary 66. Shannara 67. Joy- Books and Life 68. Eden, Australia 69. sandi @ the whistlestop cafe 70. Shy-PA,USA 71. Sara Chapman in Seattle, USA 72. Sara Chapman in Seattle, USA, 2nd entry 73. Vernz 74. Maria's Space 75. Lazy on Loblolly

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Blue Monday - Review Morning Glory

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Look at these blue curlers! Diane Keaton actually appears like this in a scene from her newest film, Morning Glory. Most stars wouldn't have the nerve, but she remains so lovely.



Here she is with her hair combed out in another scene with Harrison Ford. Note his blue tie, the blue background, the blue chair.





Harrison Ford is shown here in his blue jeans. Why, oh why are men so lucky to look good at any age in any get-up? (sigh) We don't see them with curlers in their hair!



More blue is worn by Rachel McAdams and Patrick Wilson in another scene.



Here's another scene including Jeff Goldblum, with a pretty, striped blue shirt.





It's a good Chick Flick with some laughs. I saw it this past Thursday with my granddaughter, Lauren.

Happy Blue Monday!

Blue Monday Participants

1. Lesley 2. mizhelle 3. A Debbie-Dabble Christmas 4. Lani 5. Milla 6. Dena E 7. Mary@OnePerfectBite 8. Pie 9. LaVoice 10. mrs.m @ tlc 11. Junneth- Philippines 12. La Dame de Nage 13. Candy @ The Little Round Table 14. Riet, Holland 15. Cat 16. Terry 17. NatureFootstep SWE 18. Fes Journey of Life 19. Little World of Fun 20. Travelers Notebook 21. Amazing Grace

22. Rantis, Swe 23. John,Philippines 24. Treasures from the Heart 25. John 26. Ivory Spring 27. Shannara 28. Cindy @ Custom Comforts 29. A Souvenir for Blue Monday! 30. Beverly @HSTS 31. Jeanne,backyard neighbor 32. @nemonen, Sweden 33. Donnie 34. kat 35. Vernz 36. Old Fashioned Baby- Blue Daygown 37. Manang Kim,USA 38. Nostalgic Marveling 39. At home with Auntie E 40. Poetic Shutterbug 41. Valerie-Traveling Through 42. Peggy at Just A Plain Gal

43. Annie 44. Belle 45. Mel Cole @ Love Home 46. Whale sighting 47. hapzydeco 48. Joy- Books and Life 49. Dhemz 50. Hyanne, South Korea 51. Sherry 52. Blue Nike Shoe 53. Life is a Battle 54. Maria's Space 55. Eileen, Md 56. Lazy on Loblolly 57. Kayce's Daily Notes 58. Eden, Australia 59. Kelly @ Till Death Do Us Part 60. Cabin & Cottage 61. Nicki 62. Patricia - USA 63. Shy

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