VARIETY HOUR

What an odd trio to have paired together...and not the first time Cher had Kate Smith on her variety hour show. Kate Smith made numerous appearances.

CHRISTMAS EVE

Happy Christmas Eve 🌲 

One of my favorite days of the year. I just love the feeling it has and wished some days, everyday could feel like this. It's been a relaxing day. The Lad and I took the pooches for a lovely walk around the park. We saw several deer, which I had no idea were so close to the mother's house. Could they be Santa escapees? Tonight, I have a surf and turf dinner planned, with the Christmas dinner tomorrow of Roast Beef with Yorkshire pudding. So for today, I'd thought I share some of my favorite pictures from the season from here and Bucks County, that I captured for memories, and some of my favorite Christmas ditties. I warn you, I'm an old soul at heart. Thanks for your friendship and visiting through the year and wish you all a very Happy Christmas. May you be celebrating the way you want.

Home in Hummelstown

My friend's tree in Negley Park

New Hope train station

West Shore Farmers Market

Drinks at the Salt House, New Hope

Mangia Qui

Doylestown Christmas tree

Tree O Books at the Used Book seller in Doylestown

Tip of the hat to Kirk, for sharing this with me. So beautiful. Got me teary eyed. Some amazing giants.

Florals I got for my mother

A visit to my grandparent's grave-always at Christmas.

New Hope's Town tree

And as is tradition, probably my favorite song, from Bucks County neighbor and native Christina Perri and her brother, Nick Perri. The most beautiful song.

Happy Christmas Eve!

SEASONS GREETINGS

Here we are....Christmas Eve. I leave you today with just a few pictures of my tree with a ode to the birds I love so.....

Before leaving, loading the car to come home, I came in to find this fellow sleeping and roosting on the window sill. I don't know why but it touched me. Hopefully a sign a good year and peace will reign?

Tonight will find the four of us dinning on roast beef with Yorkshire pudding, then the Mother and I will head home to watch our traditional viewing of a Christmas Carol with some eggnog and stollen. I'd like to take this opportunity to thank all of you who have peeked into a Day with The Mistress & who have given me a peek into yours as well. Thank you for sharing such a wonderful,  but very unusual year & for always being so kind and supportive, and making me laugh, which was most needed at times. In closing I've shared my grandmothers two favorite holiday songs, she'd  take a listen every year, and I do too. So these are for her. Stay lovely and Merry Christmas everyone!

 

 L♥VE + J♥Y to all ! 

XOXO

WEEKEND EXCURSION

Well dear readers, by time this post, the Mistress will have been off this weekend for another out of town Christmas soirée Friday night at my good friends, The Capital Street Duo's, for one of the Dames famous Christmas parties, followed by a New York City trip to enjoy the beauty and debauchery of the Big Apple. This time it's just myself and the Dame going...without his husband...what could possibly go wrong??? 

In the meantime till I return, as your well aware, I DO NOT care for many modern Christmas songs...if I hear Mariah scream and screech through her song again...I'll take an ice pick to my ears!!!!.Call me old fashioned, or 150 years ago...but the classic old ones capture the feeling of the holiday to me.  Here are my three favorite Christmas ditties. Starting with my very favorite...Ray Coniff Singers, Christmas Bride.

Followed by my favorite performer and wife in my head, the beautiful Vanessa Williams singing, I Wonder as I Wander.

And Christmas Eve In My Home Town sung by Kate Smith, is third. It was my grandmothers favorite, and she even looked like Kate, so I'm always reminded of her with good memories.

Enjoy and be in good health......and if your still looking for some cheap and tasteless holiday frivolity, join the lovely Mistress Mj for her Annual Christmas Party over at the Infomaniac. See you all next week!!!!

AND NOW..DONNIE, MARIE AND KATE SMITH

 

Who said Miss Kate couldn't get down?

NOW FOR YOUR LISTENING PLEASURE.....KATE SMITH

Miss "God Bless America," Kate Smith, introduces her RCA Victor recording of "Christmas Eve in My Home Town" on the Bing Crosby Hollywood Palace Christmas Special.

 

AND NOW SOME KATE SMITH

You know I love me some good old fashioned Christmas songs or Jazz versions. If I have to hear Mariah Carey screech and scream through another Christmas song I may take a ice pick to my ear drums. No give me the old nostalgia and jazz standards any day. Like the wonderful Kate Smith.......