Holiday fun

A friend of mine made this and sent it to me today. I thought it was really cute so I wanted to share it.

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A Sunday Stroll

Happy Sunday Everyone.
I hope you all have had a nice weekend. Mine was busy. I worked yesterday and today Dean and I went with Rebecca and Cody to VA. Beach to meet up with my son. He had a rare chance to take Cody aboard a Navy Ship (photos to follow in my next post) While they were doing that Rebecca and I ran into the toy store for some ideas for Santa, then we all had lunch with my mom. Later in the day we stopped at this wonderful old cemetery in Norfolk. I had know this cemetery was there but had never been. As you can see from the photos it is very old and some of the grave go back to the mid 1860's at lest. One of the more famous graves is that of Civil War Confederate Army Officer Charles Pickett, The brother of Major General George E. Pickett,. Both Charles and George fought at Gettysburg,

Also the largest grave *as you will see in the slid show* is of  John Core. He Served with John Singleton Mosby as one of his Rangers and with the Commissary General's Office during the Civil War. After the war, he returned to Norfolk where he became a very successful farmer and businessman. He founded John H. Core & Company which were importers, manufacturers, and packing agents.
He died in 1910 leaving an estate valued at over $500,000. He would have been a multi-millionaire by today's standards. He stated in his will that he wanted a mausoleum built in Elmwood Cemetery for his remains and those of his wife, Martha Anne. The couple had no children. He set aside $100,000 for the construction of the mausoleum.
My grandson Cody (who is a big fan of Gettysburg) quickly recognized the Confederate flags that were displayed on many of the graves in the cemetery. You can even see him salute at some of the graves. I thought that was really cute.
All in all it was a good day. I hope you enjoy my slide show

A Yummy Treat

I got this yummy rccipe in a newletter today and thought I would share



Christmas Apple & Cinnamon Loaf

2 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon of baking soda
1 teaspoon of cinnamon
1 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter (to be melted)
1 beaten egg
1/2 cup milk
1 teaspoon of vanilla
1 cup of peeled, chopped, Apples
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup chopped pecans (optional)

Preheat oven to 350 Degrees
Lightly grease a loaf pan all over

In mixing bowl, combine flour, salt, baking soda, sugar, and cinnamon
Incorporate the melted butter, egg, milk and vanilla.
Stir and mix well while folding in raisins, chopped apples, and pecans.

Bake for 45 minutes or until center of loaf is cooked thoroughly

Leave stand for 10 minutes in pan before removing