Christmas in the Bronx
There’s nothing like Christmas in The Bronx. With a hottie 2 hottie rooftop Jesus or I think that may be an archangel either way he’s oddly hot, Alvin and the chipmunks and is that MJ hanging out front? Yeah only in the Bronx. Since the twins were small the DH and I have been taking them to the wild Christmas house on Pelham Parkway. For over 29 years the Garabedian family has been doing this annual extravaganza on their front yard. This year before the blizzard we got to take Nana for a visit. She had never been and was just in awe at the spectacle along with the rest of the crowd. To read more about the family check out their site here.
Best,
Kwana
And then there was Phea
It’s been way too long but let’s go for it. Are you watching The Not So Real Housewives of Atlanta and Beverly Hills? I know I have not been posting about them but if you follow me on twitter you know I’m watching though watching twice a week is a bit much for me. Most of my enthusiasm is reserved for the Hot Mess of ATL. Beverly is fun but so much money that I can only afford to laugh from a vary far afar.
I have to say after last season’s theatrics, I’m back in love with my girl NeNe. I’m feeling so bad for all she’s going through this season with down in the basement hubs, Greg and that son of hers. What a mess and now the baby news of his and to top it off she has the new guy Peter trying to be all Simon like and become and extra housewife on her back. It’s so not working.
But my love to hate fave is Phaedra. Have you ever? Phaedra with her inconvenient baby (or Brabry as Dwight says) and hottie “clean” hubby. She is all kinds of good TV there. What a pick. Mmm Mmmm Good. Now let’s do another awkward photo shoot Apollo shall we?
So are you watching?
Best,
Kwana
We have a Winner!
Hello Monday! So who’s snowbound today raise your hands? I sure am or at least making myself. No way am I driving today.
Here are a few pics of my birdbath at the beginning, during and now the early morning, from the big after Christmas Snowzilla 2010.
I hope you all had a nice Christmas and Santa was good to you. Thanks to all of you for the Blogiversary wishes and all who entered my book giveaway. And thanks to random number generator the big winner is…..
Spaz aka Pamela!Yay!! Congrats Pamela. Please email me your info and I will ship those books off to you. Thank you so much for commenting.
I hope you all have a great week!
Best,
Kwana
heart image from here
It’s A Blogiversay & Merry Christmas!
Hello folks today I’m celebrating and not just because Christmas is almost here but because today is my 3rd Blogiversary!
So Merry Christmas to all of you and Happy Blogiversay to me! Here is a little pose from me and a couple of real Rocketts. Can you guess which one I am? Let’s just pretend I’m in Rocketts shape and not in jeans and my ratty oversized sweater shall we? Ok, thanks.
To celebrate I’m giving away the cheer and having a giveaway. One lucky commenter will win this 10 pack of books from MY bookshelf from super fab romance authors.
So please leave a comment saying whatever you like as long as it’s nice you’ll be in and hey, if you like pass the word on Twitter or something, it’s just good Karma I think. The winner will be picked on Sunday night.
Thanks so much to all of you, my blog friends for following me these past years. I can’t believe it’s been 3 years. I truly feel like I’ve developed some true friendships which seems so odd but I know it’s true and I thank you all for being here and coming back. This is a surprising and lovely resting place.
Best and with love,
Kwana
and the Jackster too!!
Tick and Tock
The clock is ticking but look I am knitting, taking a moment to call a halt on all my running and spinning for a little laughing and chatting. A week of family, food, friends and I’m sure more food is ahead I hear a little snow. Maybe I should knit something for that. Um, not.
Oh and hey, if you have some time stop here tomorrow for a small celebration.
Best,
Kwana.
As nicely as I can say.. get with it!
This is a complaint note I felt I had to write this morning, or not move on:
Dear Pretty Of The Moment Online Fashion House:
An avid blog reader and blogger myself, I found your site through a blog recommendation and was very excited to give it a look. Being a big fan of classic styles and the striped boatneck in particular, I wanted to order yours. Sadly, I was extremely upset to see that your size large is a size 8. I really don’t understand that size structure. Coming from a fashion background my feeling is size M should be 8-10 and L 12-14. I think your size Large being a size -8 and having it be your final size is very limited sizing and excludes a lot of women. This makes me wonder if that is your point intentional or not. It saddens me as a woman and as a mother of a teen girl in this day and age when girls are dealing so much and having to overcome assaults on their body images in the media every day. I think you have a beautiful site, full of great product and wonderful design but I would encourage you to rethink your sizing structure to be more inclusive. And to get a new customer. Thank you.
Kwana Jackson
P.S. I won’t say the name of house here but I did send them the note. I encourage you to do the same with other places if you encounter this problem. Why go through life feeling that you are the problem? It’s NOT you. It’s THEM!!!!
Best Friends Forever
First Fall
Overnight we had our first snowfall of the season that brought out the plows and gave a covering on the holly tree outside my window. I’m thankful that it wasn’t enough to give a snow day and the twins are off to school today. Though I’m sure they would not say the same.
Have a good one and stay warm where you are.
Best,
Kwana
All Tucked In
Hello Monday! What’s Jack up to? Why he’s feeling just like me and I’m sure a lot of you. He doesn’t really want to get up and get going on this dark and chilly Monday morning.
Can we discuss how odd Mr. Jack is? I’ve never seen a dog like him. Here he is the other night. I thought he looked a little odd on his bed so I came up to take a closer look and I noticed that he was wrapped in his blanket all tucked in the same way my DD put him before she went to bed. Oh that Jack.
Have a good Monday.
Best,
Kwana
Rocka My Soul
On this Sunday I’ll finish up with the final section of Revelations which has an enduring message of hope that has lasted these 50 years and I’m sure will continue for at least 50 more. I don’t know about you, but for me, it comes right on time right about now.
Happy Sunday!
Best,
Kwana
