We had a good start on New Year’s Eve at Frank and Linda’s. Their house is always so beautifully decorated at Christmas. The table was set so inviting, but we first toasted with champagne and shrimp cocktails 🥂🥂
Linda’s food never fails to disappoint,
starting with a beautiful and scrumptious salad,
then a mouth watering delicious ‘pork shank Marsala’
then finished with my pumpkin pie, all the while drinking fine wine🍷it was a fun, quiet celebration🎉 ending way before midnight. We were home tucked in bed by then.
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I hope you all are having a good start to this new year. I don’t know about you guys, but I no longer make resolutions. I don’t want to start the year out with unattainable expectations, which they usually are and never happen.
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Well, no one spotted the missing piece of that last puzzle, so I thought I’d show you where it was
now you can see it, huh? You take your chances with thrift store puzzles. It take’s awhile before I realized the pieces left, which were mostly white, won’t go in that spot, but they’re still fun to do. My next puzzle was an easy one⬇️very easy, and nostalgic, seeing all these places on our travels.
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We’ve had some pretty sunsets lately. Even a stunning rainbow, and beautiful clouds.
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and of course our little Melody is growing, learning, walking, and getting cuter.
and find new stuff I couldn’t reach before. Now what do I do with these? Maybe I’ll hide them from mommy😂
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I found a place for my new Barbie. I put a couple of her friends on the mantle with her.
from 1999 and 2006
I can’t wait for Melody to be old enough to have Barbie’s. This year for Christmas we got her a guitar to play with daddy.
“Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has yet to come. We only have today, let us begin”
Mother Teresa
💗jilly
Once in awhile-now and again-this is us 
beautiful surroundings and delicious meal with good friends. Great way to start a new year. Melody is such a cutie-pie. Love the pix with the guitar & her dad. Great gift. Happy New Year to all. – Sharon
Happy 2024 to all ♥️
Melody is aptly named for her guitar-playing duo with dad. They grow up so quickly! Her adorable joy lifts the spirit 🩷
I really like the way the salad looks, I have not seen anything like it before. As always the grand baby is very cute, and growing up fast.
Happy New Year! Can’t believe January is almost over. Linda’s table was beautiful. Mom – have you heard about those puzzle subscription services? Not sure how expensive they are, but you return the puzzles and get new ones. Interesting….
The New Year table was stunning and presages great things to come in 2024. Melody is beyond adorable. Best of all things in this world to you, Jerry and your family always. Ray and I are lucky to count you as family and friends.
Beautiful rainbow and sunset. Linda’s New Year’s would serve for royalty, gorgeous. Loved the new pics of your Melody, especially with her Dad, so cute. A rambunctious toddler full of joy, gotta love that smile.
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LOVE the sunsets. So beautiful. Linda also is clearly an amazing hostess. Melody is definitely running through the house and grabbing anything she can. We love it!
Loved all the pictures. Can’t believe how big Melody is now, and cute as ever! Happy New Year, Mom, Dad, and everyone else!