December Flowers, Narcissus and Holly

According to the Old Farmer's Almanac, December's birth flower, the narcissus, embodies the idea that you want your beloved to stay just the way they are. The other December flower, holly, symbolizes your wish for domestic happiness.

“Smiley face” flowers. The Narcissus comes in white, yellow, and orange.

 NARCISSUS: a beautiful youth in Greek mythology who pines away for love of his own reflection and is then turned into the narcissus flower.

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas

Christmas trees in the parking lots

Decorations on the street lights

Candy canes in the grocery stores

Carols play in the restaurants

My mom has all her presents bought

Her tree is up, and the stockings hung

My children are counting down the days

until the Thanksgiving holiday.

Wait                                 What?

“It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas

Soon the bells will start”

And the wonder to me is that

It isn't Thanksgiving yet

At least not on my chart

My Little Sweetheart

My little sweetheart

          sleeping in the car.

Running errands all day,

          driving near and driving far.

Buckle-up, unbuckle,

          and buckle-up again.

An interrupted nap time,

           Somehow you found your zen.

by: Paula Dean Nevison

Rose Apple Pie

This is the rose apple pie that I baked last night. I used a combination of these two recipes, plus a sprinkle of ground cloves.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3etVsU6B_Lg
http://www.blueberryoctopie.com/2011/11/rose-apple-pie.html

Apple Pies

My sister-in-law and I made Dutch Apple Pies today.

We used my grandmother's pie crust recipe,

and my mother-in-law's pie recipe.

I baked this one.

She took one home to bake.

I have 3 in the freezer to bake at

Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years.

My daughter wants a rose apple pie.

It is in the oven right now.

We will eat pie tonight.

gray car

stopped at the light –

long pink eyelashes

-Paula DeanNevison

dog walking me,

cute scarecrow by a mailbox

startles her

         -Paula Dean Nevison