Friday, December 23, 2022

Dear Friends- Merry Christmas!

"Our fireplace spells out this greeting

For dear friends like you to see,

We've also hung a New Year wish

For you on our Christmas tree!"










In case you can't see that Christmas greeting on the mantel, it says "Merry Christmas"!

That is a photo of a Christmas card that was sent in the 1940's from Oliver Hardy and his wife, Lucille!  Oliver Hardy, you must know from the great comedy duo of Laurel and Hardy.  (Another great pairing of a Brit and a Southerner from the USA!) They were such great friends also and that is a very nice thing to remember about them, I think.  There is a small but very nice museum in Harlem, Georgia dedicated to Laurel and Hardy. (Harlem is a small town where Oliver Hardy was born. If you are thinking that Harlem brings to mind the famous Harlem neighborhood in New York City, this small town in Georgia was renamed "Harlem" in honor of the famous one in NYC. I think the original name of the town was "Sawdust"!)


Richard and I just had to pose with these wooden cutouts of Laurel and Hardy!  Isn't it funny? This was the summer and we were just about melting here but hey, I have to give y'all a photo to laugh about sometime, don't I?

"Santa Claus Is Back In Town"!  If you want to watch a fun film, be sure and watch " The Christmas Chronicles" with Kurt Russell! (Just saying, I LOVE Kurt Russell! Richard knows this about me! LOL!) If you don't have time to see the film, I have the BEST song from the film! It was acutually performed by Kurt Russell. (It also made me think that had Elvis lived longer, he would have been great in this role of Santa Claus.) Kurt Russell portrayed Elvis in a TV film once. It was wonderful! Of course, Kurt Russell is a huge fan! If you ever watch the Elvis movie "It Happened At the World's Fair", Kurt Russell is the cute kid with the red shirt that kicks Elvis in the shin! (He paid him to do so, in order to get attention from the pretty nurse!)



Now, if you watched that video, I do hope you enjoyed it!

"Is there a piano in this joint?"   HA!!! (A special thank you to our musical son, Christopher for telling us to watch this film. He KNEW I would love this song!)


Stay warm, everyone!  It is so cold today here in Georgia that those lovely walks we like will have to wait. (Our high was at midnight last night, and this dang Polar blast came in blowing a gale and it will struggle to get to 20 degrees today and with the wind chill...let's don't even think about it!)) Never mind, the high will be 50 again by Wednesday! 

So, my dear friends, I do hope you all have a lovely Christmas and that the peace and joy of this time will remain with you all through the year. 









27 comments:

  1. The Christmas Chronicles is a movie that I watch every year. The Christmas Chronicles II is also good but the first one is better.

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    1. I watched the second one too but it had too many elves for me, not enough ELVIS, ha ha!! Merry Christmas!!

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  2. The polar blast is coming for us in Florida, too. I'll look for Chronicles. Maybe it's on one of my streaming services. I like Kurt, too, and I remember when he played Elvis.

    Love,
    Janie

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    1. I hope you have seen Kurt Russell in The Thing, Overboard, Captain Ron- these just came to mind. I love anything he's in!!! Stay warm!!

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    2. I watched The Christmas Chronicles last night. Thought it was cute. Kurt is an excellent Santa.

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    3. Merry Christmas! Glad you watched it too! I'll be honest, the second one isn't very good. Even Kurt Russell couldn't make me love it. If you want another excellent film, watch "Scrooge" with Albert Finney. Watch it with subtitles so you can sing along. If you don't LOVE it, I will eat my Christmas tree.

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  3. What an ULTRA FABULOUS VIDEO! I'm stealing it for my own blog's Christmas Eve post tomorrow! I'll give you credit for introducing me to it, thanks! Have a wonderful Christmas and New Year, Kay!

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    1. Oh I am so tickled! You have made my day! You always have such funny things on your blog, I am pleased to have introduced this to you! Merry Christmas!

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  4. What a fun video and I'll look that movie up because I do love Kurt Russell! I hope you have a wonderful Christmas and stay warm! It's below zero here but like you it will be warmer next week. I hope!

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    1. Oh yes, Kurt Russell is still good looking to me!! And please stay warm where you are! Merry Christmas!!

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  5. I do like your nativity scene header photograph.
    Sending my good wishes for a Happy Christmas.

    All the best Jan
    https://thelowcarbdiabetic.blogspot.com/

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    1. So glad you like the nativity. It was from last year from the Monastery here in Rockdale County, Georgia. The monks do such a special thing. The figures are all there, Mary and Joseph and the shepherds but the baby Jesus isn't there until Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve. Merry Christmas to you!

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  6. Merry Christmas Kay and Best Wishes for the New Year.

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    1. The very same is wished for you, Bob and Alex in sunny Scotland!

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  7. What a fantastic video and song! Kurt Russell does a great job there, but I agree - Elvis himself would have simply been perfect. Such a shame he died so early.
    Merry Christmas to you and yours, dear friend!

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    1. Merry Christmas to you too! All the best to your family also. xx

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  8. What a lovely Christmas post. Wishing you all the blessings of peace and joy at Christmas Kay, and a great New Year.

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    1. Dear friend in Australia, You don't have to worry about cold!😊 Merry Christmas!!

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  9. I'm sending you Happy Christmas wishes from my house to yours. Keep warm and enjoy!

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    1. I hope you had a happy Christmas too. If you leave comment under Anonymous, you can tell me your name in the comment. Whoever you are, a sincere happy New Year to you!

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  10. Merry Christmas, Kay to you and your wonderful family. I didn't even know Kurt Russell could sing. But he sings rather like Elvis. I could really imagine Elvis singing this song in just that way.

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    1. Merry Christmas to you and your family! Aloha!

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  11. That video was a blast.

    A blessed and beautiful Merry Christmas to you!

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  12. Merry Christmas! Stay warm! At least we have the sun!

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  13. Happy holidays to you and family. I knew you would treat us with a good Christmas song! I enjoy your musical references and nature walks all year. Wishes for a happy and healthy New Year.

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    1. Happy holidays to you! And thank you! I know Christmas day is past but I discovered a new Christmas song this year, so I will share it on a post soon! I say new, I mean new to me!

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