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DAYS BEFORE…..

December 20, 2023 118 Comments

THE TREE ARRIVED VIA MY YOUNGEST SON NICHOLAS YOU SAW THAT PHOTO LAST BLOG POST BUT HERE IS A REFRESHER!

ARRIVAL BY PICK UP TRUCK/TRAILER!

Which turned out to look like this.

WE had to put furniture around in a circle formation so OLAF would not eat the TREE!

IT IS WORKING SO FAR!

THEY ALL WORKED HARD ON THE TREE!

A READER OF MY BLOG!

WITH HER HOLIDAY DRINK MADE BY HER LOVELY HUSBAND!

How old is SHE?

I shall spill the beans at the end of the POST!

PICK A NUMBER AND SEE IF YOU ARE RIGHT!

SHE HAD A BIG SURGERY THIS YEAR AND SURVIVED IT ALL!

FULL MAKE UP………

EYES BY JONES ROAD 2.0 eye palette.

Hand me down lipstick by my friend SANDRA SALLIN.

There is a foundation on but don’t ask me what it is!

Thanks for all the EYEBROW TIPS last post!

I have yet to start giving them help but that day is around the corner…………

NECKLACE BY ANGELA CAPUTI FLORENCE, ITALY.

MY latest HACK if I am understanding the definition of HACK these days is to wear a turtleneck for warmth as I am ALWAYS COLD and add a NECKLACE WITH GIRTH!

AMAZING THE COMPLIMENTS ONE RECEIVES WHEN THEY ARE AT THE GROCERY STORE!

MOSTLY FROM MEN!

SO YOU SINGLE GALS OUT THERE GO GET A NECKLACE WITH GIRTH!

MY INSIDE STATUE PEOPLE are ready to DANCE the night away……….

I am thinking about tossing out that green ball…….any thoughts?

That glass is from the 1700’s……..supposedly!

Can anyone out in cyber world CONFIRM THAT?

I have it in the safest spot I know.

AT MY KITCHEN SINK!

FROM A LOVELY FRIEND WHO IS READING CHARLOTTE’s WEB IN SCHOOL!

I wonder WHY he thought of me!

NAPKIN ON HER LAP……..

WAITING PATIENTLY FOR HER PASTA!

DADDY’s SANTA CUP from 1987 and PLATE and utensils………note knife rest.

Fork has been eliminated over THE SPOON!

WHICH WAS MINE GROWING UP IN THE 1960’S!

PINK IS THE PREFERRED COLOR………

BETTY ‘S PREFERRED POSITION!

BELLY RUBS WELCOME ANYTIME!

AS A TENDENCY TO SLEEP A LOT!

WONDER WHERE SHE LEARNED THAT?!

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  • mel clancey-Dubienski
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    January 4, 2024 at 5:10 PM

    Happy New Year.
    Absolutely love, love your necklace!! Love all the photos. We had a small gathering for Christmas, only 5, as we have downsized. We include my husbands ex-wife to all our family gatherings as its 2024 and that is the way it should be, and has been for the last 20 years. She is single and loves coming to our dinners. Dec 30th had an extended family gathering in our party room, 20 plus. All the little ones came from the island and there was lots of room for them to go crazy!!

    I use to have boxes and boxes of Christmas items. When we downsized I gave most to the SOS thrift store as I know most people are volunteers who work there, and the money they raise goes to those who really need it locally. It got to the point when getting rid stuff, a lot and I say a lot of my wardrobe I took these to them. including some Max Mara dresses!

    I got that special gift from the little ones. I nice cold! Today, I made myself pack up the Christmas items I got out of storage. Tomorrow we have good friends from central Canada that are arriving in Vancouver for an 11 hour layover on their way to South Asia for 4 months. They are adventurers, each takes a carry on suitcase and a backpack, that’s it! At 65 I am not there yet for travelling this light but plan to on our next adventure. As I have a bad cold(not covid, i have the vaccine and tested negative) Ian is touring them all around Vancouver, I will wait to see them at Dinner here in Steveston where we live ( 20 min from downtown Vancouver BC). I will take my own car as they both have compromised immune systems and I sure don’t want to pass this on.

    Husband Ian at 75 has taken on two huge Interior Design projects so I have to wait until the schedule is firm for both before we can see about getting away to somewhere warm in the next couple of months before we take off to our summer cottage in Ontario for the summer.

    Hope everyone has a great January!
    Mel from Canada

    • LA CONTESSA
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      January 6, 2024 at 5:22 AM

      HELLO MEL………sounds like you will have a full house!I am sorry you have a cold.TIS THE SEASON!I was exposed to COVID so am waiting it out as I have NEVER EXPERIENCED IT YET!SO, far so GOOD!
      Cant believe your husband is 75 years old!A VERY HANDSOME YOUNG 75 if I do say so myself!
      Christmas waits until JANUARY 6th in this house to come down.I feel we just put it up!I am never in any hurry to get rid of it as it does bring JOY.
      ITs been very cold here for CALIFORNIA!
      I have got to start making LISTS of things I want to accomplish this year!
      Meaning to sort or clean out………
      BIG HUG TO YOU
      XXX

  • chris
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    December 31, 2023 at 8:23 PM

    merry christmas & happy new years, dear contessa!

    • LA CONTESSA
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      January 3, 2024 at 10:36 AM

      CHRIS ASSUMING THIS IS THE CHRIS FROM INSTAGRAM how was your trip to Costa Rica?
      WOULD YOU BE UP TO CROSSING THE BRIDGE FOR LUNCH ONE DAY?
      XXX

  • Sheila from the luncheon
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    December 28, 2023 at 9:19 AM

    Contessa, happy holidays and a wonderful New Year. Love your Ángela Caputi necklace. I visited her shop in Florence because I also love her jewelry, they definitely make a statement. Your tree is beautiful.
    All the best.

    • LA CONTESSA
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      January 3, 2024 at 10:34 AM

      THANK YOU WE ALL MADE IT THROUGH……………we had lovely holidays with family.I’m feeling MORE TIRED than usual…….
      Hopefully that will disappear soon!
      XXX

  • Marleah Krohne
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    December 25, 2023 at 5:21 AM

    Beautiful blog post for the holidays.
    Merry Christmas

    • La Contessa
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      December 26, 2023 at 4:53 AM

      Thank You!
      Up up and away to the NEW YEAR!!
      Thanks for being here!
      Xxx

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