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Thanks Sheila, yes it will. At my age I have seen some weird and wonderful years. Let's hope this year turns around and soon'

Tea for me as well - I love tea and coffee and I seem to collect teapots too. They certainly look pretty on a wooden dresser or sideboard. Great page.

Thank you, Bev, for your comment and for stopping by.

The Happy Heart Swirl is pretty festive and has a retro feel to it. Great job!

These owl party theme ideas are perfect for a kid's party! Love the colorful designs and surely the kids will love it!

Thrift store plates! What a stroke of brilliance!

Schuller's church failed because it wasn't Christ's church. Possibility Thinking is just the same old lie of Satan, a quasi-Christian adaptation of the belief that we are all little gods and can have whatever we want, if we will it. I encourage you to pick up God's Word and read it. You will find that the message of scripture is not the gospel according to Norman Vincent Peale, and it will give you far more satisfaction.

Terri, I guess the issue I have isn't with the method of killing so much as it is with the quality of life of the animal. I know that most halal meat comes from little farms that don't confine their animals. I'm not arguing that people should be vegan because I know it isn't that simple, but at least investigate where your meat comes from. I'm pretty sure if everyone had to kill their food eating meat would be greatly reduced. If everyone had no other choice but to buy a cow, bring it home, look into it's eyes, then slaughter it...people wouldn't want to do that too often. But, I also do not feel that this would put an end to eating meat forever. So, my suggestion is to at least only buy meat from farms where you know that the animal had a good quality of life. It seems kind of pointless to care about the method of killing an animal if that animal has had a horrible existence up until then. That was all I was trying to say by suggesting halal and kosher, but the best thing anyone can do is investigate where they get their meat from. Thank you for your comment!

Congratulations on your great success! Knowing you've done a good job is also a great perk, I think.

It's hard to keep on a positive note with all that has transpired this past year. It's hard to think of all the people who have suffered and are continuing to do so. Caring for each other as we move ahead will be so important.
Great article, Ethel!

We all remember our first love -- I know I do. But coaching your teens through the heart ache and despair is still hard on the heart. You want to make their pain go away. Thanks for the tips!

@Terri, that's a great idea about the heart confetti to dress the table up.
@Jimmie, thanks for the heads up on the different spellings! I had no idea that Cozy has a Z in the US!
Thanks so much for your visits and comments which are greatly appreciated.

I'm a secular humanist and agree with some of the things on your list, but halal meat? Really? I'm no expert but I regularly see articles that explain how cruel it is to slaughter animals without stunning them first. I've always avoided meat that I know to be halal.

The damask and traditional checks are my favorites. The great thing is that they can be used at times other than Valentine's day. Very pretty. I think that a table cloth really dresses up a dining room and also offers warmth. (As a side note, I had no idea that what we spell as coZy is spelled cosy in UK!)

I know some coffee addicts who would love one of these to make sure they can get coffee anywhere!