Linda's Magic Workshop - Linda Britt Design

  Holiday’s always remind me of the big family celebrations that my mother gave.   Christmas was the big one.    Mom loved family celebrations!    The Austrian embroidered tablecloth and napkins came out along with the red and white dishes.   The crystal with the gold rims and the silverware were just the start.   I always helped set the table correctly.   At a very young age, I knew the knife and spoon were on the right of the plate and the two different sized forks were on the left.   There was always a flower arrangement or centerpiece and candles . Austrian tablecloth, red and white dishes, centerpiece and a grandson! Everyone’s favorite foods were made and there would not have been a celebration without ‘Mom’s Denver Biscuits’.   I can still smell the hot potato based yeast rolls.   Several of us make them now or at least know how.   Somehow they are not quite as good as hers were but they bring her back to us with memories.   They also take a lot of work.   I

Look how close he is! I can see his red eye with the white eye ring. See those long thin red legs? He looks like he is dressed in his best tuxedo White throat and belly with that contrast of black Carefully picking his way through the shallow water Looking for food with his long, thin, straight black bill. He pecks and plunges his head into the water To capture fish and beetles and tadpoles. Ah! The simplicity and elegance of nature! Linda Britt

This is such a good time of year for conversation, being thankful and enjoying life.   I watched these two Northern Pintails (ducks) having just such a conversation – at least that’s what I thought!   Today’s blog is a picture story of ‘Conversation’.