Cajun Corner – Vol.
4, No. 49 – December 23, 2012
Bon
Jour! Welcome to Cajun
Stitchery’s weekly email and welcome to our family.
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The other night the dogs began barking. They were barking the distinctive bark that
means, “Someone is here.” George was
outside, so I let him deal with whatever it was. I went outside at the tail end. Two little girls from down the street had
stopped by to give us a bag of lemons from their tree, and wish us a Merry
Christmas. Their daddy was letting them
do this alone but was just a few yards behind them in the driveway. I must say that it would take a lot to out do
the sweetness from that little bag of lemons in the brown paper bag that says
“Merry Christmas” written with crayons from a child’s hand.
Another neighbor dropped by this week delivering
Christmas goodies and a card. We are so
blessed to have such good neighbors.
Last Wednesday night was our Wednesday night
girls Christmas party. I would love to
share some of the pictures from that night but don’t really want to humiliate
my friends. Needless to day, we had a
wonderful time.
Cajun Stitchery made it. We got all of our Christmas orders done and
delivered. Cajun Stitchery is closed
until after Christmas.
I’m still playing with the snap and grommet
presses. My red hoodie that I’ve had
longer than I really should, has a broken zipper. George gave me the idea to replace the zipper
with snaps. I simply cut the zipper off,
rather than ripping seams and re-sewing.
The snaps were then placed appropriately. The very top snap is on backwards, but the
rest are perfect and functional.
I made another little in-the-hoop purse that I
plan to list on Etsy. The black webbing
strap is embroidered with a tiny floral motif.
The only thing that I don’t like is the grommets are both next to the
side seams toward the front of the purse.
The seam was too thick for the grommets to connect. Otherwise, the purse is adorable. It is also fully lined.
We have received some sad news this week. George’s mama has pneumonia. We are praying for her health.
***MERRY CHRISTMAS***
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Found the following at http://www.christmasfacts.net/funny-christmas-facts
Funny Christmas Facts
Christmas is a
great period mostly because of the revelry, the feasts, good company and best
of all the time off from work. There are many things that most people will know
about Christmas; these are the more conventional Christmas associations
including Santa, the Nativity story, the star of Bethlehem et al. However,
there are other things that only those who go in search of the bizarre may know
off hand. With this in mind, here is a list of funny, yet interesting Christmas
facts.
- Pig head, it's what's for dinner. The
traditional Christmas dinner in
- Witches and Evil spirits are the greatest broom
thieves. The Norwegians once believed that witches and devious spirits
were likely to steal their brooms on Christmas Eve. Who knows maybe a
mischievous prankster stole a few brooms during that period and the legend
stuck.
- “Bah Christmas”. Perhaps not the best line
created by Dickens, mainly because “Bah Humbug” just has that extra
something special about it. Most people would probably agree that Dickens'
decision to work on the famous catchphrase was a good move indeed.
- There is a special act in
- Forego throwing out your Christmas tree and make
it lunch. The Evergreen is actually edible, well most parts of it anyway.
In addition, it is nutrient enriched, so if you take the advice stated
previously you'd be getting a good source of Vitamin C and roughage. Don't
mind that you will be eating a tree; it's just one step away from any
other vegetable.
- Bake your bread on Christmas Eve and it will
remain fresh forever. If only. There is an old wives' tale that actually
suggests that bread baked on Christmas Eve is mould resistant. While it
cannot be known now how many people believed this, it's pretty obvious
that any believers would be converted after the appearance of mould on
their bread beyond 5 days or so.
- Kris Kringle really lives in the North Pole. But
guess what he foregoes the reindeer and drives a 1984 Ford Tempo,
additionally; he delivers Pizza instead of working in a magical toy shop.
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C’est tout, mes amis
Peggy Henshall
Cajun Stitchery
(850) 261-2462
P.S. You are always welcome to stop by and look at
all of the catalogs and pass some time with me, cher.
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