Another Little Decoration

Looky! Looky!

I can't even tell you how much I love this little Soldier Man!  I found him laying upside down on a shelf in the outside at a local thrift store. I know...SAD! Sometimes I feel like I'm rescusing misforgotten extras from the set of Toy Story or something. Why would anyone want to give away a sweet little soldier is beyond me. Yeah! So, I snapped him right up, re-crafted him and gave him a home.  I did a little touch-up painting, added some spiffy bling to his uniform and gave him a puff of spoof on his face. (I also gave him a funny moustache--which was my son's, but he gave it to me for the greater good of Christmas decorations. Such a good boy!!)

And now he sits Oh So Pretty at my front door with my re-crafted lamp post. I put him out last night. This morning when hubby and I got back from running errands, he looked over and started howling!! Laughing like a Loon, he was. Because even I have to admit, my little Soldier is a funny little character. I think he is adorkable! and I love him to pieces!!

Oh the Poms!!

Just look at these pretty little guys.  These couple of clusters, I saved out of the pile because they were different. They grew together in two's and three's. I love nature when it does funny stuff.

 Hubby and I were so happy about this harvest this year.  Last year we didn't get a single pomegranate to eat. Not a one. Sad face.

Look at all the yummy little arils (that's what the red seeds from a pom are called) from 1 dozen poms!!  Hundreds and hundreds of tastey morsels. This year, we were smart and checked with the Almighty google for the best way to de-seed the pom.  Oh, google....the answers it has.....so, we found a really good way to de-seed the poms--less messy and fairly easy. Happy face. LMK if you want me to share my de-seeding knowing-ness....

I think, because we have such a large bounty, I'm going to try to make pomegranate jelly/jam. I'm hopeful that the jelly batch will be good--'cause the pears worked out so well.