jim's little Christmas tree farm

Recipe: Mom's German Snapple Torte

2010-07-16T10:16:00.006-05:00

Mom's German Snapple Torte

Recipe Ingredients
11⁄2 cups (5 oz) sweetened flaked coconut
11⁄2 cups (6 oz) chopped pecans
1⁄2 cup firmly packed light-brown sugar
1⁄2 stick (4 Tbsp) butter, melted
1 box (21 oz) Family-Style Chewy Fudge Brownies mix
1/2 cup Snapple (or Coke, coffee, etc)
2 cups heavy (whipping) cream
1⁄3 cup confectioners’ sugar

Recipe Preparation
1. Heat oven to 350ºF. Line a 15 x 10-in. rimmed baking sheet with heavy-duty foil, letting foil extend above pan on both ends. Coat foil with nonstick spray.
2. Mix coconut, pecans, brown sugar and butter in a bowl until well blended; set aside.
3. Prepare brownie mix as package directs for cake-like brownies.

Substitute 1/2 cup of Snapple, coke, coffee, etc. for 1/2 cup water.

Pour batter into prepared pan, spreading evenly.

Top with coconut mixture.
4. Bake 25 minutes, or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack.
5. Lift foil by ends onto a cutting board. Cut brownie crosswise in thirds. Beat cream and confectioners’ sugar in a large bowl with mixer on medium-high speed until moist, stiff peaks form when beaters are lifted.
6. To assemble: Place 1 brownie layer, nut side up, on a serving platter. Spread top with 1 cup whipped cream. Repeat with remaining layers and cream, ending with cake. Frost sides with remaining cream. Refrigerate at least 2 hours.
7. To serve: Cut with a serrated knife in 1-in. slices; cut each slice in half.

Can be made through Step 6 up to 1 day ahead.

Recipe from Woman's Day, September 13, 2005 (link)
Mom added the Snapple (etc) flavor aid idea

Recipe: Quick and easy Cinaman Roll White Frosting or Streusel Topping

2010-06-26T00:03:00.000-05:00

This is one of my 'quick and easy' food recipes. I do have others. My most famous (published) is 'quick and easy Southwestern Stuffed Green Peppers. I also have published a 'quick and easy Apple Pie.'

Here goes:

Jim's Quick and Easy White Frosting

Recipe Ingredients: (any brands will do, my
preferences will duplicate what my family likes)

One can of vanilla cake frosting
(I prefer Pillsbury Vanilla Frosting)

Two table spoons of pure vanilla
(I prefer a California source)

One half cup, packed, brown sugar

Chopped walnuts if desired

Recipe Preparation:

Heat in the microwave enough frosting for
whatever you are wanting to frost

When just barely melted stir in the vanilla and other ingredients

Spread or poor over your cake, rolls, streusel, or whatever

Let cool at room temperature until frosting is crusted

Notes:
1. You can also stir in some melted cream cheese or other desired flavoring.
Some walnuts, cut up orange slices, or huge chocolate chips, or what ever you like will make a surprise coating for all kinds of cakes and items you bake. You could also embellish prepared pastry bought at the store with a mixture of sorts.

2. I may have a picture at a later date. I invite readers to e-mail in pictures showing how their creations came out. I can post some of the prettiest here. If you do this please give me written permission to publish here.

Drinking Coffe and Having a Graham Cracker for Mid-morning Snack

2010-06-01T10:34:00.004-05:00

Topped off with a bottle and a mid-morning nap.

KP likes it here with us and our retired living lifestyle.

Oh yes, KP had water in her coffe cup.

Karen and KP Mother's Day Photos

2010-05-12T10:46:00.009-05:00

Karen and KP

Karen and KP with hubby, Billy

Karen, Mrs. Jim and KP
Three generations here

Mrs. Jim gets a lot of comments
on her FaceBook from this one!

Pictures from an outing at The Galleria (Houston, Texas)

2010-01-25T14:56:00.006-06:00

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The above two may help you decide what the bottom picture on my little quiz over here is.

Please leave our quiz answer at the other blog.

Link 1: The Galleria, Houston, Texas

Link 2: Wikipedia, Houston Galleria

Baby KP Pictures 1 of 2 After Christmas Time

2009-12-31T22:47:00.005-06:00

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KP spent some time with us between
Christmas and New Year's Day

Karen picked her up yesterday (31st)

She took this picture just for
the blog before she left.

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This blue and white quilt was my (Jim's) baby quilt.

My grandmother made it for me.
I don't know which grandmother,
I have two quilts, one from each.

I will never know.

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She goes to sleep as fast as her Papa Jim

Billy calls it a power nap

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Adi watched KP eat and coveted every mouthful.

Baby KP Pictures 2 of 2 After Christmas Time

2009-12-31T22:46:00.001-06:00

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KP spent some time with us between
Christmas and New Year's Day

Karen picked her up yesterday (31st)

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Adi watched her eat and coveted every mouthful.

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We kept Karen's cat, Amber, too. I should have taken a picture of Karen, KP, and Amber with all the stuff we had over here in her Toyota Prius. She looked like she was moving.

Merry Christmas 2009!!

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Taken at the Arc Church, Conroe Texas. Players are a string combo from the Conroe Symphony Orchestra. We had a nice mixture of Christmas Carols, I wish you could hear some.

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Baby KP's first visit with Santa.

More Baby KP pictures

2009-11-11T16:45:00.000-06:00

These are pictures of our youngest granddaughter, Baby KP. She spent Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday nights with us. Karen came after her work on Friday and they both left Saturday at noon.

The first four are taken in the car seat, just before they left for home.

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Ain't she cute!
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More Baby KP pictures # 02

2009-11-11T15:08:00.000-06:00

These four pictures were taken after we were ready to go for brunch Saturday Morning. That's Mrs. Jim, Mimi, holding Baby KP. Then she is in her car seat.

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I still say,
"Ain't she cute!"
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Just in case you were wondering what we had at the brunch, this is pretty much it. Today there weren't any pancakes or waffles, some days there are.

I did have coffee, not in the picture, to drink. Karen had Diet Coke, her standby.
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Lunch at the Jim Bunch's house — a fancy egg sandwich plus — less than 500 calories

2009-11-10T19:20:00.012-06:00

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This is Jim's Four Minute Egg Sandwich. Garnished with low fat cottage cheese and shrimp it made a very nice lunch for one.

When Mrs. Jim is home for lunch it is just as easy to make for two.

Ingredients - Calories - Fat Calories

Sandwich:

One large egg - 71 - 45

Salsa 1 heaping tsp - 7 - 0

Whole wheat bread 2 slices - 180 - 20

Low fat American cheese 1 slice - 50 - 25

Medium frozen cooked shrimp 5 each - 33 0

Low fat cottage cheese 1 serving - 90 - 20
Medium frozen cooked shrimp 10 each - 66 - 0
Diet Coke, one can - 0 - 0

- Defrost shrimp in hot water. We have an instant hot water facet.
- Toast bread. Today I substituted one slice, the top one, for two small and thin slices of Kroger Bakery LaBrea Baked Vienna Petite Loaf Bread with slightly less calorie count.
- While bread is toasting, break egg into a four by one inch square Pyrex baking dish. Whisk briskly with a fork held flatly with bottom side down until yolk is fully integrated. Add Salsa and whip again until fully mixed.
- Cover with paper towel and cook in microwave for one minute at 100%.
- Place one half cheese slice one each side of cooked egg.
- Cut in half and lift piece out with a clean fork.
- Place on prepared bread, I put chopped shrimp and ketchup on mine. (RED for Ruby [Red] Tuesday posting)

Total Calories: Sandwich - 341 - 90

Total: - 497 - 110
These can be reduced by using no-fat cheese and cottage cheese. I do not like the taste of no-fat cottage cheese.

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Katrin and Adi were my observers. Katrin was laying on the floor until I tried to get her to pose better. It is unusual for Adi to lay down while I am eating.

On the other hand, Katrin is French and she could be well behaved with us at any French restaurant. Most restaurants there want the dogs to be on a leash,tied to a chair or the table. That would be fine with Katrin although she does not like walking with a leash.

More old chairs -- Windsor Chairs

2009-10-19T20:15:00.005-05:00

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These are the chairs Florence had in her breakfast room. They are BP's pick for my office (they looked the newest). But you can keep them as long as you want. Mom will very likely want then back when you are finished as they were from Florence.

They are in good shape. We found them on the Internet once, they are Nichols & Stone Windsor Chair. The current model is the Rockport but these have different bottoms and back rungs.

http://www.nicholsandstone.com/OurProducts_Results.cfm?cat1=2107&view=all

I would guess they are from the 1960's. Could be 5-'s or 70's.

Old chairs

2009-10-03T09:12:00.005-05:00

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Hi Karen -- I know you and Mom have been talking about these. They belonged to a lady who took care of you while we worked. She lived down the street from ours on the intersecting street that went over to I-45.

We bought them from her when they got a new dining room set. They are pine, should be six. We have five here. You might be using one in your office?

The flood was over almost to the tops. It pretty well ruined the big drop leaf table. I used one of the drop leaves (large) for cutting wall paper on when we put our house back together again.

I would say they are probably 1960's era, we got them around 1975. Mom found the manufacturer, Stickley, on the Internet. She will call you. Love, Dad

Five outside chairs needing paint

2009-09-23T19:54:00.006-05:00

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The steel chairs are 65-100 or so years old.
The cast iron ones are from Mexico and 20 years old.

Our trip to Blue Bell -- Free ice cream, free tour!

2009-09-18T21:58:00.000-05:00

Originally Posted September 24, 2008

These are the pictures I took on our visit to the Blue Bell Ice Cream plant last Friday, September 19, 2008. Our granddaughter, BP was out of school that week for Hurricane Ike recovery so the three of us, BP, Mrs. Jim, and I drove up to Brenham, Texas, for our visit.

Our visit included a tour which was free as their gift to the many affected by the hurricane. There were a lot of children on the tour. One of the employees said that this season generally has hardly children visiting. They knew there just wasn't anything exciting to do in Houston with no power, little food, and the other hardships.

The first picture is my favorite, our ice cream was included in the tour. This time they gave us double dips.

BP had Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough , Mrs. Jim. had Pecan Caramel Fudge, and I had Strawberry. I can't eat nuts anymore or I would have loved to have had something with pecans. (Flavors of the month link)

The old truck at the bottom is a 1932 Model B Ford. The Model B trucks and cars used a four cylinder engine rather than the new for 1932 Flathead V-8 (eight cylinder) engine.

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Andorra - shopping street at night - go again next morning

2009-09-17T08:28:00.011-05:00

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Taken from our hotel balcony in la Vella, Andorra
earlier this (2009) spring,
shopping hours are over.

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And the next morning from the dinning room
Note the beginnings of a very nice Continental breakfast

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My entry for This Way Thurs-Way (thursday meme)
Care to join Tink and the bunch?
Or just visit the others?
Then click here

One Single Impression: What's It Like?

2009-05-10T00:00:00.001-05:00

to be on your own**
to be all alone
you can't get back home

please leave me alone

Find more poems at One Single Impression
"What's It Like" as prompt,
suggested by Alana of After the Pole

Painting is easy when you don’t know how, but very difficult when you do. Edgar Dégas
The same may go for poetry? (whatever, I enjoy painting with the words!)

**How does it feel--Like a rolling stone
"How does it feel How does it feel To be on your own With no direction home Like a complete unknown Like a rolling stone?"
Like a rolling stone by Bob Dylan (lyrics)

Lions at our door

2009-03-10T21:19:00.000-05:00

We have a couple of lions at our door.

They are about two feet high

and are made of concrete.

A better look.

The Chinese commonly have a pair of lions at their doorstep. One, the female, is holding a baby, the other, the male, has a ball under his right foot.

Why do they put them out, Wikipedia tells the history?

This is Katrin, our attack dog, looking out.

You had better stay clear of her.

A twenty-five (25) question Meme -- The questions

2009-03-10T11:04:00.003-05:00

A twenty-five (25) question Meme (I found/stole it here)
[If you must, I guess you can steal it from here like I did up there.]

1. How old do you look?

2. Where do you live?

3. Are you waiting for something?

4. What’s one pet peeve of yours that is not common?

5. Do you want/have kids?

6. Have you ever thought about converting your religion?

7. Last shocking news you heard?

8. What was the last thing you drank?

9. Who do you most look like in your family?

10. If you could have something right now, anything, what would it be?

11. Where does most of your family live?

12. Where did you grow up?

13. Where do you want to go on vacation?

14. Have you ever had a panic attack?

15. What can’t you wait for?

16. When’s the last time you told someone you loved him or her and meant it?

17. Have your parents ever smoked pot?

18. Want someone back in your life?

19. What do you order at the bar?

20. When was the last time you cried really, really hard?

21. Ever licked someone’s cheek?

22. What is your favorite thing to eat with peanut butter?

23. Where were you on July 4th, 2008?

24. What are your nicknames?

25. If you could go back in time, how far back would you go?

The Jim Bunch Eats Again -- This time French Toast Sundae at a men's Tuesday Morning Bible study

2009-03-10T07:07:00.004-05:00

This is a Texas version of French toast (everything is big in Texas). The cook called it French Toast Sundae. It may have been called that where he first ate some similar creation as well. I don't know about that.

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The ingredients are baked French Texas toast (it's much thicker and richer that ordinary bread--better too), ham and sausage on the side, and shrimp, bananas, passion fruit, strawberries, raspberries, and pineapple on top. Some had whip cream on top but I opted out. The toast was smothered with maple syrup.

Mrs. Bob, Mrs. W, and did the cooking. We had coffee before the meal. I was on my second cup when we were told to find ourselves places. So I had an extra cup, empty as you see in front of my plate with the glass of orange juice.

You thought I was going to tell you about Bible study. Okay, I will.

Our Tuesday Morning Men's Bible Study meets every Tuesday morning and we finally finished the book of Romans. The pastor, Dr. Buddy Burns, started it last spring. We had the Bible study all summer, but last year on December 19 (2008) Dr. Burns died (

link). We continued until finishing Romans up on February 24, 2009.

Bob S, one of the Bible study participants, holds an annual breakfast for the Men's Bible Study group. We all agreed that right after finishing Romans would be a good time for having it this year.

There were about twenty-four of us for breakfast. These are the fellows who sat with me at our table. Most of the group live in our subdivision but it's not a requirement. Again most attend the church here but that isn't a requirement either.

Christmas tree named Joy — Did you find the angel? — Joyeux Noel

2008-12-17T01:20:00.001-06:00

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A bow on top, not an angel

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It was about two feet from the top

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Mrs Jim made and designed the tree

Friend Nancy made the bow for her

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Guatemala -- Friday -- One the road again!

2007-11-11T23:40:00.000-06:00

We left our hotel early, luggage was out at 6:00 a.m. for the luggage van. Our work was finised for this year, today we would be tourists.

Click on the picture. You will see that valley is full of houses. Not many crops could be grown down there.

Guatemala -- Friday -- A potty and snack stop at the Shell station

2007-11-11T23:27:00.000-06:00

Clean too (link)

Guatemala -- Friday -- Wild flowers and corn

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Guatemala -- Friday -- Taxi, anyone?

2007-11-11T23:24:00.000-06:00

We had to work hard to get around these fellows. Then we all came to a stop.

They use these pickups to get into the villages not large enough or without good enough roads for the busses.

About twenty-four people can ride, all standing up.

Guatemala -- Friday -- Our destination for the afternoon, Lake Atitlán

2007-11-11T23:21:00.000-06:00

Guatemala -- Friday -- These little taxis were running all around in Guatemala

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Guatemala -- Friday -- We would boat around Lake Atitlan

2007-11-11T23:16:00.000-06:00

You can see our boat a little later, it was smaller one. In fact it took two to carry our party. (link for Lake Atitlan article)(link with lots of pictures)

Guatemala -- Friday -- The southeastern shore

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Guatemala -- Friday -- We would stop at this village for about an hour

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Guatemala -- Friday -- This little town did a lot of weaving

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Guatemala -- Friday -- That IS a dog on the roof

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Guatemala -- Friday -- There were twelve villages around the lake, we stopped here

2007-11-11T22:11:00.000-06:00

We stopped at this village, one of twelve surounding Lake Atitlán, each named for one of Jesus' appostles. I forgot the name of this one.

Guatemala -- Friday -- Our interpreter, Jessica

2007-11-11T21:50:00.000-06:00

She was enjoying the ride.

Guatemala -- Friday -- The water was so blue and the scenery so pretty

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Guatemala -- Friday -- These guys followed until they got a coin

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Then they asked for more and six other small ones appeared.

Guatemala -- Friday -- This couple was from New York

2007-11-11T20:45:00.000-06:00

They had a rented car and were diving various places at this lake and at others up from Belize.

Guatemala -- Friday -- I would liked to have one of these brightly painted wooden busses

2007-11-11T20:37:00.000-06:00

But they were too expensive for me. I didn't see any get sold. They started at $80 for the smaller ones, I'm sure we could bargain down some. Bargaining is part of the market game.

Guatemala -- Friday -- We had a short walk to eat

2007-11-11T20:34:00.000-06:00

After lunch, Mrs. Jim would buy a carved wooden flute from this fellow.

Guatemala -- Friday -- A nice lunch at Panajachel

2007-11-11T20:30:00.000-06:00

Guatemala -- Friday -- There were a lot of these shops in market strips along the streets

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Guatemala -- Friday -- We saw a lot of cornfields on the way down to Guatemala City

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Guatemala -- Friday -- It was getting dark

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A Ford in your future? I think we saw busses like these every day. They grow on you.

Guatemala -- Friday -- Our room!

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The Hotel Quinta Real in Guatemala City. This was a really nice room. We got there late and we still had to go eat.

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Guatemala -- The Last Saturday -- Our bedroom as we left (Quinta Real Hotel, Guatemala City)

2007-11-11T19:33:00.000-06:00

Too bad we had to get there so late (9:00 p.m. plus) and leave so early (4:00 a.m.) the next morning. This was a really nice room.

Guatemala -- The Last Saturday -- The dining room for Breakfast (Quinta Real Hotel, Guatemala City)

2007-11-11T16:51:00.000-06:00

It was a continental breakfast, at 4:00 a.m. The manager was so good to us!

Guatemala -- The Last Saturday -- Mrs. Jim and I liked the lobby of our hotel (Quinta Real, Guatemala City)

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Guatemala -- The Last Saturday -- Anybody look tired here?

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Robin, left, has my vote for looking like the hardest worker. Actually she wasn't feeling the best. Robin and Don were here three weeks before we all came.
Betsy and Bob (H&W) and Larry. Larry works on a lot of Habitat for Humanity houses too!

Guatemala -- The Last Saturday -- Dorothy, Debbie, Tommy and Sam waiting for their plane

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Guatemala -- The Last Saturday -- Mike, from Chicago -- Thank you Mike

2007-11-11T16:35:00.000-06:00

Mike brought his lap top computer.

Several of used it for getting e-mail or checking on their blog.

Mike also headed up a local crew of electricians,

Lighting was really poor before they put in fluorescent lighting in just a lot of the rooms and dorms.

Guatemala -- The Last Saturday -- Jim, Mrs. Jim, and Ben -- Do we look like we've had a hard week's work?

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Guatemala -- The Last Saturday -- At the Guatemala Cityt airport, Jon from Buckner, and Dale, our Associate Pastor of Christian Education

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Guatemala -- The Last Saturday -- Fly Continental, at least back to Houston -- nonstop! three hours 25 minutes

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Guatemala -- The Last Saturday -- Scott and Grandpa Sam are glad to be in Houston

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Guatemala -- The Last Saturday -- A welcome site at the George H. W. Bush Houston Intercontinental Airport

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Guatemala -- The Last Saturday -- The end, we're back in Conroe

2007-11-11T16:02:00.000-06:00

From the left, Dale, Robert (Bob), Betsy, Sam, Jim, Mrs. Jim, Larry, Robin, Don, Debbie, Ben, Dorothy, and Tommy (not shown, Scott, Jon, and Mike)

The Weed THAT WAS (in our flower bed)

2007-09-07T21:02:00.000-05:00

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This guy was growing in our flower bed out front of the house, by the street. I left it there for a while because I thought maybe it was a melon. Cantalope or watermelon is great homegrown.

It probably wasn't going to have any type melons, or even a pumkin. So today I pulled it for the garbage guys to haul away.

It did have some little blue flowers but the vine was taking over the flower bed. It had to go, sorry.
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I have no idea what this plant is. Maybe you can identify them from these pictures. I sure would like to know what it was that I pulled up.

I might have learned its identity in my high school Ag class, if I did, I have forgotten it now. Like I have never heard of this plant or seen one before.

What part did the grandchild do and what did John do here?

2006-12-31T14:35:00.000-06:00

Friend John e-mailed this to me:

"Would you believe this tree decoration

was a Christmas gift from

one of the grandmonkeys? JAM"

[This is the first tree picture e-mailed to me, YET]

The tree at Joensy's [Center Point, Iowa] is decorated with little piggy figures and lights

2006-12-27T21:28:00.001-06:00

Mrs. Jim's trees. Note the LSU offering plate!

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A Texas Gingerbread House

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A Texas Reindeer Training Camp

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This is the setting, the Woodlands Hotel and Conference Center

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The story behind this large cookie Christmas display

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Click on the picture for a full screen so you can read it.

Remember these trees?

2006-12-21T09:38:00.000-06:00

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Today I would like you to focus on the pear trees behind the holly tree, out by the street.
Aren't those red leaves pretty.
They won't last, winter is coming soon.
[Link to previous post about these trees]

now this!

2006-12-21T09:36:00.000-06:00

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Notice Adi, she is treading softly.
"What is this world coming to?"

Hint, today is the first day of winter!

and this too!

2006-12-21T09:31:00.000-06:00

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Those are the 'leaves' off, literally off, our cypress tree in the front yard.

Adi will check them out for us.

A Christmas Tree for the Shoppers

2006-12-21T08:05:00.000-06:00

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Those meters at our Market Square are for charity. A ticket on your window suggests you put in a quarter before you leave. They will take all your change if you like.

Continuing on around with the Conroe Regional Medical Center nice Christmas tree exhibit

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These have all been posted. Some are up here, others are at the bottom. You will see.
My next trees will be some I have 'captured' in my travels.
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If you want your tree here e-mail me a picture (jhovendic[at]yahoo[dot]com).
If it's already on your blog just tell me where in a comment and I will go get it.
Thanks.

#046 Not really a tree

2006-12-18T17:57:00.000-06:00

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But if she was one I would name her 'Traveler' or 'Martha.'

'Traveler' because she likes to travel, but not 'Martha' for Martha Stewart (she likes her) but for the helpful 'Martha' of the Biblical 'Martha and Mary' who followed Jesus around.

Mary listened to Jesus while Martha was always helping and serving. (link to Martha verses)

#045 Now this one isn't in the Atrium

2006-12-18T17:54:00.000-06:00

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This tree may have been made by the Volunteers. There are many of these helpful souls at the hospital.

The tree sits behind their square at the entrance.

#044 A spare tree here?

2006-12-18T17:51:00.000-06:00

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Sign says: "Have A Bling-Bling Sparkly and Bright Christmas." Maybe some joker will come put his/her sign to claim artisanship.

#043 Pretty Babies

2006-12-18T17:48:00.000-06:00

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Womens and Newborns on 2 South have a viewing window for us to see the little ones. One night there were about seven babies.

#-42 Pretty Purple -- Puppie Dogs Too

2006-12-18T17:42:00.000-06:00

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But I'm having trouble making out their sign too. It looks like Nurse Supvr and Nurse Admin. Do you think these people have talent to make a tree to match themselves like this one?

#041 Imaging, Hmmm?

2006-12-18T17:39:00.000-06:00

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That's XRay, MRI, CT Scans, and the like isn't it? There are some unusual decorations on this tree.

#040 These people cared for Mema

2006-12-18T17:36:00.000-06:00

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That's IMU, 3 North and 3 South. These people keep busy but I see they had a little time to decorate their tree.

They send patient vitals down to the IMU on second via telemetry.

#039 What this?

2006-12-18T17:34:00.000-06:00

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Does HBO now warrant a place in the Hospital hierarchy? Picking movies for the TV? At least they do a pretty tree!

#038 Here's a nice one with two groups working together

2006-12-18T17:31:00.000-06:00

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That would be Accounting and IT. I always wondered why IT students needed to take accounting classes. Now I know, it is so they can work together decorating a Christmas tree.

#037 Vertical theme here

2006-12-18T17:29:00.000-06:00

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But I don't know what this sign says, it starts with OB and one more question mark letter. They made it look pretty even if we can't read the sign to give them credit.

#036 Pretty 'n pink again

2006-12-18T17:26:00.000-06:00

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1 South figured out how to come up with this pink looking tree. I think it's female also.

#035 A peaceful tree, I think it's female

2006-12-18T17:23:00.000-06:00

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Now with that, I still don't know what EVS on the sign depicts. But they did a nice job, making it look simple to design like this.

#034 This one might get my vote but I can't figure out a motif?

2006-12-17T01:00:00.000-06:00

Those ER people, we never can figure them out. Just like Jim tries to be.
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It appears they have made a character but I can't figure out who?

#033 Incognito here

2006-12-17T00:55:00.000-06:00

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I must have been more interested in the big sign than I was making sure the tree tag got into the picture.
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Just a little bragging by them, but it a pretty nice place to be when you need it most.

#032 I almost live here, in a differnt hopsital

2006-12-17T00:50:00.000-06:00

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That's the Cath Lab and IR. You see I watch my dye and stents on TV at St. Lukes in the Houston Medical Center real-time.
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It's interesting to see your circulation stuff inside you--on TV--while their messing with it).

#031 These people keep the roof on, the floor clean, the light burning, etc.

2006-12-17T00:40:00.001-06:00

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No, not Superman, but Plant Opps!

#030 This is behind the ER and Admin offices? I've never been there.

2006-12-17T00:40:00.000-06:00

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Well, it says "1 North."

#028 I'll pick Education!

2006-12-17T00:35:00.000-06:00

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Education, Quality, and Risk. What else can I say?

#027 Did your Momma say you could wear both green and blue?

2006-12-17T00:30:00.000-06:00

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Well, those Marketing people (MKG) sure make it alright (grammer error here, see http://wsu.edu/~brians/errors/alright.html)?

#026 Hard working people here

2006-12-17T00:25:00.000-06:00

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That's the Cardiac Rehab people. They make you puff and puff because they push you to new limits with keeping in mind those new arteries flowing good.

#025 Going on to the east end of the atrium, ...

2006-12-17T00:20:00.000-06:00

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Sign says Admin/HR, then Med Staff. I don't know how those two fit together unless the HR people don't write themselves big enough checks and the Med Staff had to chip in on this tree?

#024 Management's tree?

2006-12-17T00:15:00.000-06:00

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It is in the middle of the West side and is almost twice as tall as the others.

#023 A tree for Poopie

2006-12-17T00:10:00.000-06:00

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This tree is furnished by the LAB. They made sure it all was covered.
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Poopie has a nice longrunning blog at http://keeepinthefaith.blogspot.com/.

Last night at Mema's tree

2006-12-14T00:10:00.000-06:00

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Karen took this tonight. We were at the Park Manor Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Conroe, Texas.

It is one of several trees there. I may take a photo of some of the others at another time.

Another tree we saw last night

2006-12-14T00:05:00.000-06:00

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It is at the Baytown Seafood Restaurant in Conroe, Texas.

Karen and Mrs. Jim had a shrimp poboy, I had fried catfish. Both entrees were very good.

#012 Carmen and Mitch's Tree

2006-12-12T21:30:00.000-06:00

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For these newly weds (well almost, married five plus years now), daughter-in-law and son, it looks very nice in their new house.
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And Carmen made all those bows herself!

#143 Wrapped and Tied

2006-12-12T21:25:00.000-06:00

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Now I don't know who PMS is, for sure now what we might be thinking.

Oh, thats 'FNS,' I could see better with my bifocals.

#014 Anonymous

2006-12-12T21:20:00.000-06:00

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These people put a lot of work into their tree to not tell us who they were.

Do you suppose it could be a case of sabotage?

#015 A little breathing room here

2006-12-12T21:15:00.000-06:00

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You see, this one is done by Respitory Therapy.

#016 Not as far north as Santa

2006-12-12T21:12:00.000-06:00

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2 North provided this one. These people are where (on the ICU floor) some real critically ill people are being cared for.

I put the train back on the track before taking this pic.

#017 Handle with care Pardner

2006-12-12T21:10:00.000-06:00

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