NANA DIANA TAKES A BREAK
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Hello, I'm Diana. I am fun loving and tenderhearted. I feel blessed to have a wonderful family that means the world to me. God is good! Family is first in my life. I enjoy Reading, Writing, Gardening, Cooking, Decorating and being a Nana.
NANA DIANA TAKES A BREAK
2w ago
Is This Possible?
Can I take an almost
DEAD GERANIUM
and bring it back into
bloom in less than an hour?
Well,
They say a picture is worth
a thousand words.
See for yourself!
Here are the step-by-step
instructions.
Try this yourself and see what happens.
The plant started out like this.
As you can see there are a few
spindly, waxy looking leaves.
First you must cut them all back.
Save these-you may need them later.
Your plant will now look like this.
Next- Take a 1875 WATT
blow dryer.
Place it 7-1/2" from plant
and turn it on
HIGH HEAT.
Set your timer and  ..read more
NANA DIANA TAKES A BREAK
2w ago
I posted this a few years ago at
Easter
but it just
so touching to me
to see what this
little 3 year old girl
UNDERSTOOD
about Easter.
And it almost makes
me cry listening to
her earnest explanation.
If you have a moment
it is worth the listen.
SweetCheeks
opted to ride
to brunch
with Nana and Papa.
We asked her what
she had learned
about Easter
at church
this morning...
I do think she
might have mixed
a little bit of
Gulliver's Travels
into the the
Jesus story!;>)
She almost started
crying when she
thought Jesus might
have felt pain.
Here it is-
Listen up and s ..read more
NANA DIANA TAKES A BREAK
1M ago
March is half over already!!
How can that be?
AND SUNDAY
is
ST. PATRICK'S DAY!
Even all you
NON-IRISH
pretend to be
Irish
just for a day.
Well, except for a few of you
English that wouldn't
lower yourselves to do so.
You know who you are,
but being the
loving people we are,
we forgive ya,
and God Bless ya,
all the way to the
Blarney Stone and back.
I grew up in a small
Irish Community in Pennsylvania.
I believed in leprechauns
until I was at least 12...
well...maybe older...
hmm..matter of fact I'm
pretty sure I might
STILL BELIEVE
in them.
So, tod ..read more
NANA DIANA TAKES A BREAK
2M ago
The good:
This sweet little
Vintage card.
The bad:
A real heartbreaker indeed!
The ugly:
1980's oversized heart sweater
If this is in your closet well...
I'm sorry I said anything (NOT)
What? Didn't like THAT sweater?
How about this one?
Reminds me of those
Christmas sweaters.
How about a heart on a pig?
Now THAT'S pretty cute
if you ask me.
But the best is yet to come!
My favorite?
This little Valentine!!!!
Couldn't you just eat him up?
Looks like somebody tried but
couldn't get past the kissing!
Hope you have a great day ..read more
NANA DIANA TAKES A BREAK
2M ago
I LOVE READING THROUGH
my memories on the blog.
This is one of my favorites.
Those of you that have followed me since the
early days of blogging,
will remember all these little girls...
now pretty well grown up!
So- I dug another post out of the archives
to share with you.
Grab something with caffeine because
you will be tired when you are done reading this.
Step One:
First you must hang a banner inside
so the grandkids
will know which holiday they
are celebrating.
Just a word of caution..
If you hang one
that looks like
the one below..
SOMEONE
(who shall remain nameless)
w ..read more
NANA DIANA TAKES A BREAK
3M ago
I know Christmas is over
BUT---
I do have one more
little thing I want to share
with you because --Well--
just because!
I have a little tree that I
set up in the kitchen that has
miniature kitchen tools
on it...spatulas and
soup ladles and small
cookie cutters.
But the best thing this
tree holds is memories.
These are from some people
that are near and dear to my
heart....not family...but
even better in some ways.
Pretty cute, huh?
Or- eh? as you Canadian gals say.
I love my little tree..
it reminds me that I am
warmly loved.
And warmly loved makes me
thin ..read more
NANA DIANA TAKES A BREAK
4M ago
I wrote this several years ago
but thought I would share it
again in case you didn't see it before.
THE CHRISTMAS ROSE
There is a legend old as time
about the Christmas Rose,
If you've not heard it e'er before~
this is how it goes.
The night sky glowed quite splendidly,
and the girl could see a Star.
It brightly shone upon the land
and beckoned from afar.
She left her door step quietly
without a backward glance,
She knew that she must follow it
and take the risk-the chance.
She had heard the shepherds talking
about the child so near,
That would cha ..read more
NANA DIANA TAKES A BREAK
4M ago
Every couple of years I post
this recipe because people
LOVE IT!
AND- you can't screw it up.
When I was a kid,
my mother
often whipped up a batch
of fudge from scratch
after the chores were done
on a snowy Pennsylvania night.
I make caramels instead.
As you can tell, I love to bake
and make candy.
I don't know how many
caramel recipes I have tried
over the years.
Some of them called for
stirring for what seemed hours
and then...
they might or might not
"turn out".
These are quick!
Less than 10 minutes from
start to finish AND they
NEVER FAIL&n ..read more
NANA DIANA TAKES A BREAK
4M ago
Do you have
someone you need to pop in
and visit over the Holidays?
Do you need just a sweet little
something to give them?
This is
THE EASIEST HOMEMADE
PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE
ever.
I wish I could tell you where
I got the recipe but I can't remember.
So...
You know those boxes that
Christmas cards come in?
Here's how to take the box below
and turn it into a special
gift.
Don't you hate to throw them away
because they have such pretty
"faces"?
They make wonderful little
Candy Boxes.
Open the box and line it with tin foil.
Butter the tin foil.
Then make this:
In pan over medium he ..read more
NANA DIANA TAKES A BREAK
5M ago
I have done this post
a few times over the years.
Several people wrote and told me
how much the loved the idea.
I thought I would post before it
gets any later in the season--
in case you want make these for
your own home.
I have been doing this since my
own kids were small.
You know how a front door says
WELCOME
when you come in?
By the way-
Those sleigh bells are off the horses my
father drove as a young man.
So -there's my
Happy Hello!
BUT I like my door to say
GOOD-BYE
when someone leaves, too.
And I like to say it NICELY
Unlike som ..read more