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The weather has been great! Not really “Christmasy” but very nice. This morning the chill is back in the air & I do notice a very familiar feeling that has washed over me… The Christmas spirit 🎅🏼 It’s here! 🎄 Today marks 8 days on the countdown & it’s coming so quickly. Our cat 🐈⬛ ’Little Paw’ feels the spirit too 🤩 Since she was a baby kitten she has loved the Christmas tree 🎄 She sleeps under the tree every night & emerges from time to time for petting and photo opportunities…
Little Paw is 14 now & still Loves her tree 🌲 She really helps keep us all entertained and lifts our spirit of the season with her antics 😊
1 week from today the family will gather to visit and eat and celebrate the Holiday. And Little Paw can’t wait! 🐈⬛❤️
The fat cat on the mat
may seem to dream
of nice mice that suffice
for him, or cream;
but he free, maybe,
walks in thought
unbowed, proud, where loud
roared and fought
his kin, lean and slim,
or deep in den
in the East feasted on beasts
and tender men.
The giant lion with iron
claw in paw,
and huge ruthless tooth
in gory jaw;
the pard, dark-starred,
fleet upon feet,
that oft soft from aloft
leaps on his meat
where woods loom in gloom–
far now they be,
fierce and free,
and tamed is he;
but fat cat on the mat
kept as a pet,
he does not forget.
~ J.R.R. Tolkien
I hope you have found the Spirit of Christmas! It’s coming… 🎅🏼🎄🙏🏻❤️
~ Mark C.
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I love the way a foggy night and a foggy morning feel. I don’t want to get out and drive in it… But I love going for a walk, starting a fire 🔥 and having fresh, hot coffee ☕️ It just feels good, peaceful… 🙏🏻
It’s finally December & Christmas is everywhere…
Lots to do, but today = Brunch, Christmas prep, rest and hopefully… A nap 😴
“May you have the gladness of Christmas which is hope;
The spirit of Christmas which is peace;
The heart of Christmas which is love.”
~ Ada V. Hendricks
Enjoy this day! And…
~ Merry Christmas 🎄
~ Mark C.
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Thanksgiving was great this year! Many of our Family and friends were able to get together, catch up, visit & give thanks for our many blessings 🙏🏻 We had pumpkins and corn stalks & so much good food 🥘 Then we settled in for some football 🏈…
Friday morning, Jo was up early… In a flurry of moving, packing boxes 📦 and hauling more from the attic, we transformed our humble abode into a Christmas village 🎄
Christmas is on! 💥
check list –
- Tree ✔️
- Decorations ✔️
- Wreaths ✔️
- Christmas Music ✔️
- Line up the Christmas DVD’s ✔️
- Make Christmas Cookies 🍪 for our buddy Seabass…
Jo is making up Cookies as we speak! ✔️
And just like that 🫰🏻 It was Christmas 🎅🏼
“I heard a bird sing
In the dark of December
A magical thing
And sweet to remember.
‘We are nearer to Spring
Than we were in September,’
I heard a bird sing
In the dark of December.”
~ Oliver Herford
Enjoy the season! 🎄🎅🏼🔥
~ Mark C.
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I’m up early, getting ready for our annual family Christmas Eve Dinner 🥘 In just a few hours we will have about 20 house guests including at least 4 dogs 🐕 🤩 Christmas music, movies, pie 🥧… It’s always nice to spend time with your family ❤️
I hope you have a wonderful day & an even better evening and night! 🎅🏼 And, Here’s to all the good boys and girls out there! Merry Christmas 🎄
A Visit from St. Nicholas
By: Clement Clarke Moore
‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,
In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there;
The children were nestled all snug in their beds,
While visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads;
And mamma in her ’kerchief, and I in my cap,
Had just settled our brains for a long winter’s nap,
When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter,
I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter.
Away to the window I flew like a flash,
Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash.
The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow
Gave the lustre of mid-day to objects below,
When, what to my wondering eyes should appear,
But a miniature sleigh, and eight tiny reindeer,
With a little old driver, so lively and quick,
I knew in a moment it must be St. Nick.
More rapid than eagles his coursers they came,
And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name;
“Now, Dasher! now, Dancer! now, Prancer and Vixen!
On, Comet! on, Cupid! on, Donder and Blitzen!
To the top of the porch! to the top of the wall!
Now dash away! dash away! dash away all!”
As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly,
When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky;
So up to the house-top the coursers they flew,
With the sleigh full of Toys, and St. Nicholas too.
And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roof
The prancing and pawing of each little hoof.
As I drew in my head, and was turning around,
Down the chimney St. Nicholas came with a bound.
He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot,
And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot;
A bundle of Toys he had flung on his back,
And he looked like a pedler just opening his pack.
His eyes—how they twinkled! his dimples how merry!
His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry!
His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow
And the beard of his chin was as white as the snow;
The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth,
And the smoke it encircled his head like a wreath;
He had a broad face and a little round belly,
That shook when he laughed, like a bowlful of jelly.
He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf,
And I laughed when I saw him, in spite of myself;
A wink of his eye and a twist of his head,
Soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread;
He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work,
And filled all the stockings; then turned with a jerk,
And laying his finger aside of his nose,
And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose;
He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle,
And away they all flew like the down of a thistle,
But I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight,
“Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good-night.”
Have a Wonderful Christmas Eve!
Mark C.
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22 degrees this morning when I went down to the Chicken coop… 🥶 Cold, frosty morning with a beautiful Sunrise 🌅 Today marks 1 week till Christmas 🎄 So I don’t really mind the cold right now, it adds to the feeling of the season 🎅🏼 But, it’s fixing to get even colder… And, maybe snow ❄️ Did someone say White Christmas? It may just be in the cards… ❄️
As I write this blog, I’m sitting behind the wheel of my truck waiting on Jo to re-emerge from Krogers… Needed supplies for a Christmas party this afternoon 🎅🏼
As soon as we get back, Breakfast! More coffee ☕️ then it’s back to it! Merry Christmas 🎄
The lakes are covered with ice;
Our trees are full with frost.
It seems as a good nice winter,
but one thing, one thing is lost.
~The Snow-The Snow-The Snow!
The fireplace is a cracklin’,
the moon is full and bright.
The stars are just there twinklin’,
It seems as a perfect night.
But what is there missing?
Maybe the perfect sound?
Nothing but the wind gusts,
blowing the snow around.
The fire goes out;
the babies start cryin’,
The wind picks up;
I start smilin’.
Could it be?
Finally some snow!?
I looked out the window to see a dimming glow.
I drank my hot chocolate,
which warmed my body.
Then, like a lion, I jumped into bed,
and slept.
When the light had shown in,
I sprung out of bed.
So quick, she heard me, my mom said.
I looked outside, and saw no brown.
The ground was bright!
The ground was white!
Whiter than the whitest of rice,
Whiter than the cotton like clouds of the sky.
Maybe, just maybe, winter would be pretty nice!
~ Jocelyn Larrabee
Have a great Sunday! 🎄❄️🎅🏼
~ Mark C.
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Merry Christmas 🎄 I have found myself becoming more and more in the Spirit of the season this year! We have been decorating around the place on a daily basis… Add to that all the food and party’s and plans being made, This year has felt more “Christmasy” than normal 🎅🏼
We still have LOTS to do before the big family get together, but I’m good with that! It’s 2 weeks until Christmas Day! 😮 Wow right… Be ready!
Christmas is Coming! 🎅🏼
“Christmas gives us an opportunity to pause and reflect on the important things around us.”
~ David Cameron
Have a great day!
~ Mark C.
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Good Morning! Here we are on the road to Christmas 🎅🏼 Today is another BEAUTIFUL DAY in Jackson, TN! I am walking into the studios of WNWS 101.5 FM, in downtown Jackson! I will be going ‘LIVE’ from 9-11 am with two very talented guys – Mr. Seabass and Sir Chuck Walker, on the best little show in Jackson – “Everybody Talks” !
For 20 years Ive been involved with this Friday Talk Show and it just keeps getting better! The phone # is still the same – 731-423-8101
– HEY, You can listen, and you can call in and talk… the # is the same that it has been for over 20 years – 731-423-8101. But, did you know you can text your comments and questions? 731-277-5155
Also – Come by and see us at the Nursery! We are open today until 4pm and tomorrow 8-2! Christmas is in the air!
Come on in to Carters Nursery and get what you need for your Cool season Garden and your Koi Pond! We have Plants, Shrubs & Perennials! And all the cool season Pond treatments you need! Including Cool Season Koi Food & Cold Water Bacteria! We’ve got stone by the pound and Sod by the piece! Plus cool hats, jeans, garden decor and gifts in our ’Unique Boutique’! Christmas is coming! We have the perfect gift for that special Someone!
Give us a call I’m looking forward to seeing ya’ on the air…
It’s FRIDAY
Every year I try to refine my ‘Top 10 Christmas songs’ to enjoy for the season. Christmas music is playing as I write this I hope you enjoy the music of the season as much as I do…
Top 10 Christmas List for 2021…
1- Hard Candy Christmas – Dolly Parton
2- Tennessee Christmas – Alabama
3- Christmas in Paradise – Mary Gauthier
4- 25th December – Everything but the girl
5- Thankful for Christmas – Hayes Carll
6- Christmas Island – Jimmy Buffett
7- Christmas in Hollis – Run DMC
8- Merry Christmas from the Family – Robert Earl Keen
9- Please Come Home For Christmas – Eagles
10- Jingle Bell Rock – Daryl Hall & John Oates
This list should get you tapping, singing along, smiling and crying!
Merry Christmas y’all!
Mark Carter
Carter’s Nursery, Pond & Patio
2846 Old Medina Rd.
Jackson, Tn. 38305
Ph.# 731-424-2206
http://www.cartercountry.com
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I have been blessed with overall good health, so when I do get sick 😷 it’s awful… I’m finally getting over a case of the Flu with a Bronchitis kicker… Believe me when I tell you, it sucks! Cough, weakness, exhaustion, etc… But, thank the lord, I’m finally feeling better!
We are officially in December! I’ve been getting my strength back by tooling around the house a little trying to help get ready for the next big holiday 🎅🏼
Our Christmas tree 🎄 is up & quite a bit of decorating has been done as well. I’m actually starting to get that feeling of Christmas 🙏🏻
We’ve got Lots to do before years end! My biggest challenge is to keep a work/life balance through the holidays so I get to enjoy the season with my family too 😊
In any case, Christmas is coming! Be ready 🎅🏼
“May you have the gladness of Christmas which is hope;
The spirit of Christmas which is peace;
The heart of Christmas which is love.”
~ Ada V. Hendricks
~ Mark C.
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Good Morning! And – Happy Veterans Day! 🇺🇸 I am walking into the studios of WNWS 101.5 FM, in downtown Jackson! I will be going ‘LIVE’ from 9-11 am with the two most talented guys in the building… At this time… Seabass and Chuck Walker, on the best little show in Jackson – “Everybody Talks” 😊
I’ll be here from 9-11am – So get your questions ready! We will be talking Outdoor Living, Koi Ponds, ‘Cool Season’ gardening, trimming, mulching, the COLD SNAP that starts tonight! AND – The Holidays! It’s Friday! Call in!
We will talk about just about anything that YOU want to talk about! Ask a question, send in a picture, share a story (but please, NO politics!) It’s Friday! Call in and join us – 731-423-8101
– HEY, You can listen, and you can call in and talk… the # is the same that it has been for over 20 years – 731-423-8101. But, did you know you can text your comments and questions? 731-277-5155
Also – Come by and see us at the Nursery! We are open today until 4pm and tomorrow 8-2! Fall is in the air!
Come on in to Carters Nursery and get what you need for your Fall Garden and your Koi Pond! We have Plants, Shrubs & Perennials! And all the cool season Pond treatments you need! Including Cool Season Koi Food & Cold Water Bacteria! We’ve got stone by the pound and Sod by the piece! Plus cool hats, jeans, garden decor and gifts in our ’Unique Boutique’! Christmas is coming! We have the perfect gift for that special Someone!
See 👀 You on the air!
Mark Carter
Carter’s Nursery, Pond & Patio
2846 Old Medina Rd.
Jackson, Tn. 38305
Ph.# 731-424-2206
http://www.cartercountry.com
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