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Tina Winsett
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Mom of 2 girls, youngest nonspeaking autistic;proud grandma;former social worker;UF alum;Breast cancer survivor;avid reader;tv/movie/politics junkie;lifelong southerner
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#Holiday leftovers are the best: Toasted Turkey/Brie/Cranberry relish sandwich with sweet tea
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Ingredients for toasted turkey/Brie cheese/cranberry relish sandwich I made the cranberry relish, it’s cranberries, a whole orange (including the rind), toasted pecans, & sugar 2 sandwiches in skillet 2 sandwiches toasting in pan Plate with toasted turkey/brie/cranberry relish sandwich & chips. Sweet tea
November 29, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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Remainder of Daughter’s Dept 56 Christmas Village, Dickens Village
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Dept 56 Dickens Village, assorted trees Dept 56 Dickens Village, assorted trees
November 29, 2025 at 4:04 AM
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At my oldest daughter’s for thanksgiving holiday, put out her #Dept56 Christmas Village while she was at work. North Pole Village in the kitchen, with an assist by granddaughter
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So many cords to cover! Dept 56 North Pole Village Granddaughter placing trees & figure s after I put snow blanket down to cover cords Dept 56 North Pole Village, assorted trees Dept 56 North Pole village, assorted trees
November 29, 2025 at 4:02 AM
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Prepping #thanksgiving dinner with granddaughter JuneBug, we’re making the dressing 🧑‍🍳🍽️
Granddaughter crumbling the cornbread to put into the dressing. Onions & celery sautéing on stove
November 26, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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November Blooms, butterflies, & bees
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Butterfly on hibiscus bloom Butterfly on peach ruffled hibiscus bloom Bees buzzing around peach ruffled hibiscus bloom
November 26, 2025 at 4:58 AM
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Silver & gold tree is up
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6 foot Christmas tree decorated with silver & gold ornaments, ribbon, & 1200 white lights. Silver fabric tree skirt Large silver ornament & three 1 foot long pine cones on Christmas tree skirt
November 23, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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I love the Hallmark Wonder & Light collection of ornaments I use on this tree. Wish they still made this line.
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Hallmark Winder & Lights collection, Tree top star & snowflakes. They use Hallmark’s magic cord system, but this line isn’t made anymore Bird ornament from Hallmark Wonder & lights collection Snowflake ornaments from Hallmark Wonder & lights line Fairy & snowflake ornaments from Hallmark Wonder & Lights collection
November 22, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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What’s left, for now, she’ll be asking for biscuit French toast for dinner if I know her lol
2 biscuits left from breakfast
November 22, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Working on 2nd tree, Silver & Gold tree. My perpetual question, when are there enough lights??
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Christmas tree in process, lights on it.
November 22, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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B is always happy when she sees I’m making biscuits. She hovered at my elbow until they were out of the oven lol
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Biscuit dough being cut out & placed on baking mat
November 22, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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1st tree up.This is our memory tree. Each ornament has a specific memory attached: a collection girls & I started; gifts,ornament bought on vacation trip,ornaments bought at job in high school when I worked in a Xmas shop; the crochet snowflakes bought for 1st tree in college
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Christmas tree up with 850 lights on, ornaments & glass balls ready to add Tree completely decorated. I made the Christmas tree skirt One of my ornament collections from the 1990s, Enesco Santa Spectacles. 2 of them here Tree topper we bought at Disney World, has Mickey ears done in silver wire. I added the lights. The holidays are definitely when I am not in less is more mode lol
November 21, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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Christmas Village
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Dept 56 Christmas in the City village on bookshelf Christmas in the City village & Walk in the Park. Snowflakes on window panes Dept 56 Snow Village Ice Castle, North Pole accessories, Christmas in the City Dorthy Hamill Skating Pond. On snowflake tablecloth & beaded snowflake table runner. Snowflakes on window panes
November 19, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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Christmas village is up! I have Dept 56 Christmas in the City, except for the Ice Castle which is a Snow Village piece, with some North Pole Village accessory pieces. 🎄🎅🏼
Christmas in the City Christmas village. Lighted garland over window. Snowflakes in the window Christmas in the City village on top of china cabinet Christmas in the City village & skating pond on bottom shelf of bakers rack. Original 1990’s Disney Village on top 2 shelves Dept 56 Snow village Ice castle, North Pole accessories, Christmas in the City Dorthy Hamill Skating shack. Lighted garland over window. Snowflakes on window panes
November 19, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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November #FlowerReport & #ContainerGardening
We have ridiculously hot summers in #CoastalSouthTexas, but one trade off is very long growing season
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Potted plants & hanging baskets at front of house. Red hibiscus, coral hibiscus, pansies, spider plant, mums, petunias, pink bougainvillea, coleus Front porch: petunia, spider plant, sweet potato vine hanging baskets. Morning glory vines with purple blooms. Magenta blooms on bougainvillea in pot. Mums at front of steps. Pumpkins & gourds stacked Grape tomatoes growing in container
November 19, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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All buildings in place, lights & anything electrical added in. Next step snow. Covers all the wiring, & gives us the only snowscape we’ll have for the season lol
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Dept 56 Christmas in the City buildings & accessories in process of being put out Dept 56 Snow Castle being set up Dept 56 Christmas in the City village buildings & accessories in process of being set up. Next step snow Using remote plug in makes it so much simpler to turn village on & off
November 19, 2025 at 12:28 AM
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Christmas/Winter linens that go under village ironed & placed. Burned out Lights replaced on garlands, then placed around windows before houses put in place
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Table runners placed on buffet Always check the lights on garlands before put up, had to replace couple of strands on this one. (I always pick up strands on clearance after the holidays every year) Getting garland positioned to be put up over the window. Doing it alone takes some planning lol Garland up over window that will have village on the table in front of it
November 17, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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It’s that time of year, boxes out of storage, unpacking #Christmas village to set it up this weekend
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Boxes & bins Christmas village stored in Unpacking boxes of Dept 56 Christmas village pieces Christmas village houses & accessories (trees, roads, lights, figurines, snow) unpacked
November 16, 2025 at 5:09 AM
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November blooms
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Blue morning glory blooms Pink & purple morning glory blooms Coral hibiscus bloom Peach ruffled hibiscus bloom
November 11, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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Remember well going to buy this album when it came out. Was in college, was at the record shop the morning after I heard her on the radio
November 9, 2025 at 4:53 AM
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“It’s Alive”. The entire damned movie. My older cousins took me when I was 12. I attribute my loathing of horror movies to this movie
Movie poster of 1974’s “It’s Alive”. Features a white wicker bassinet with a creepy hand hanging over the side. Tagline: The ONE Film You Should Not See Alone
November 7, 2025 at 5:11 AM
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It’s always exciting when an orchid reblooms
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Orchid with purple speckled bloom & 2 buds on table next to peace lily & 2 more orchids
November 6, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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Today’s raised bed & container #garden harvest 🌱
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November harvest: beets; personal size watermelon; sweet peppers; banana peppers; grape & Cherry tomatoes
November 6, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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For the first time in American history TEN STATES will be led by women Democratic governors: Gretchen Whitmer:Michigan Janet Mills: Maine Katie Hobbs: Arizona Laura Kelly: Kansas Maura Healey: Massachusetts Michelle Lujan Grisham: New Mexico Tina Kotek: Oregon *Mikie Sherrill: New Jersey *Abigail Spanberger: Virginia
November 6, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Yellow hibiscus blooms
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4 yellow hibiscus blooms with red centers on potted tree
November 4, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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Love being in kitchen with grandkids (prepping for #Halloween party), BEST way to spend birthday is with them! 🧡
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Grandkids mixing up sugar cookies Granddaughter kneading cookie dough Grandkids making brownie cake pops from leftovers of brownie bats Brownie cake pops
October 30, 2025 at 5:33 PM