Who are we...

I am a Katharine "I am happy and open to new things"
Katharines are energetic, lively, and optimistic. They want to contribute to the world.

How to Get Along with Me
* Give me companionship, affection, and freedom.
* Engage with me in stimulating conversation and laughter.
* Appreciate my grand visions and listen to my stories.
* Don't try to change my style. Accept me the way I am.
* Be responsible for youself. I dislike clingy or needy people.
* Don't tell me what to do.

What I Like About Being a Katharine
* being optimistic and not letting life's troubles get me down
* being spontaneous and free-spirited
* being outspoken and outrageous. It's part of the fun.
* being generous and trying to make the world a better place
* having the guts to take risks and to try exciting adventures
* having such varied interests and abilities

What's Hard About Being a Katharine
* not having enough time to do all the things I want
* not completing things I start
* not being able to profit from the benefits that come from specializing; not making a commitment to a career
* having a tendency to be ungrounded; getting lost in plans or fantasies
* feeling confined when I'm in a one-to-one relationship

Katharines as Children Often
* are action oriented and adventuresome
* drum up excitement
* prefer being with other children to being alone
* finesse their way around adults
* dream of the freedom they'll have when they grow up

Katharines as Parents
* are often enthusiastic and generous
* want their children to be exposed to many adventures in life
* may be too busy with their own activities to be attentive

Take the QUIZ... Are You a Jackie or a Marilyn? Or Someone Else? Mad Men-era Female Icon Quiz at HelloQuizzy

Here's a little more Katharine Hepburn...

Kate colourized in a dress...

Katharine in her trademark pants/suit...I can't imagine golfing in a long skirt...
My favorite Hepburn movie A Philadelphia Story...
Katharine with the love of her life Spencer Tracy...
Portraying the famous Coco Chanel... "Sucking Face" with Henry Fonda...
Katharine in her last film... One Christmas... I have never seen this, but I read that it is a GREAT Christmas movie... thinking about renting it! For more information about Katharine Hepburn please visit The Katharine Hepburn Theatre HERE. Don't be SURPRISED if you see Fifi there... so exciting!

So who are you? Go take the quiz and come back and TELL US! There might be a PRIZE for YOU if you participant!!! (1 lucky winner receives a surprise)

Raining... Comfort Food... Giveaway...

Loving the RAIN and cold weather... and being able to turn the oven on... last night was a chicken enchilada casserole (too lazy to roll each enchilada) night... starting with boiling a whole chicken (part of it will be used for a future pots of Chicken Noodle Soup... that's another rainy day item)...

I use a combination of red and green salsa for my sauce... instead "enchilada sauce"... Salsa sauce ready...
Mild cheddar cheese grated with sliced green onions and a little Lawry garlic salt and pepper...
Corn tortillas gently fried...
Son helps dip tortilla in the salsa sauce... and place in the pyrex dish (note bandage... the finger accident... thank goodness it is still attached... kids!)... ok moving on...
Ooops... you can tell... I'm not a "foodie"... I forgot to show the layering process... tortillas... cheese, green onion, shredded chicken... tortillas... cheese, green onion, shredded chicken, tortillas and then topped with cheese alone...
Baked at 350 degrees for 20 minutes... and as you can see... it was a HIT!
Hey... the ovens still warm... how about some cookies for dessert... no recipe for these... dairy section cookie squares... ready to bake... YUM!
So that was last night's events... yesterday's event involved a bit of painting... remember this photo via Cris, Artist in Oregon... voted the winner of my bicycle collection giveaway...
Here is the painting... and NOW the Bicycle Collection is complete! The winners of this giveaway will be getting a delivery soon!
Speaking of Giveaways... this is the second to the last week of my Ooh La La Giveaway... the winner of last week's giveaway is...

Muffy Martini's OSTRICH...

If you did not win... don't be discouraged... I will not be discarding the rest of the photos BECAUSE I will be doing a weekly drawing until the end of the year... SOOOOO... you actually get more than 1 chance! AND NEXT WEEK I WILL BE DRAWING ANOTHER WINNER!

JUST A REMINDER... Only one photo request per person... so if you wish to change the photo you already sent, please let me know and send me a new photo or link... OTHERWISE... you're still in the running to WIN A SET OF FRAMEABLE NOTECARDS OF YOUR PHOTO that moi "Fifi Flowers" will paint! Here is another option to this giveaway... if you would rather win a set of Fifi Flowers Frameable Notecards of one of my paintings... simply let me know which painting.
For those of you who have not entered my Ooh la la Giveaway... Send me a LINK to your favorite photo (only 1 photo please) or an email and don't forget to leave your EMAIL... and I will randomly draw a winner... then I will paint your photo and post it on my blog and YOU WIN A SET OF FRAMEABLE NOTECARDS OF YOUR PAINTING... WHICH WILL BE SENT TO YOU VIA SNAIL MAIL! Deadline for the Ooh la la Giveaway is Friday the 19th midnight PST.

Christmas Trees on Tour...

I am HAPPY to be a part of Julia's... I don't have a home for you to tour... but I have a tour of Christmas items that will go into homes... sooooooo...
Let's tour some very special trees... These trees are part of an annual charity event called The Christmas Tree Brunch put on by a division of Assistance League... each tree is decorated by members of the organization... tickets are sold at the event by young members called Assisteens... people tour the trees and out tickets in the box for the trees they would like to win!Each tree is uniquely decorated with a theme! Not only do you win decorated trees, but FABULOUS presents under the trees... gift cards, cash, vacations and more!Are you feeling lucky... you can gamble on this tree..After everyone has had enough time to tour the trees... lunch is served...
This year's table favor...
A lovely chicken breast with rice in a cream sauce with asparagus followed a yummy salad of baby greens and an incredible dressing to die for (ooops... forgot to snap a photo)...Dessert for kids was a fruit tart... note the little confetti... they are Micky Mouse confetti (ooops... forgot to mention... this event was held at the Disneyland Hotel)...Adult dessert... chocolate mousse bombe...While eating and drinking and being MERRY... tickets are drawn and winners are announced and then you must take home your Christmas tree and all the treasures under it... here are some more of the trees... an upside down tree... the items under it or should I say on top of it were FAB... this was the tree I wanted to win... but alas I did not win anything... sigh...
A country snowman tree...
A fancy tree with a jar of money...
Another pretty tree...

And you could even win SANTA and he came with $1000.00... isn't he GORGEOUS!

This is a WONDERFUL event to benefit children in need. The last couple years we have gone as a family and it gets everyone into the Holiday Spirit!

I hope you ENJOYED the Christmas tree tour! NOW... off you go on some more Holiday Tours via Julia's Holiday House Tours...

P.S. Here are some other sites that are having Holiday Tours...

Dirty Dancing in a PINK Dress...

Dirty Dancing is a 1987 romance film. Written by Eleanor Bergstein and directed by Emile Ardolino, the film features Jennifer Grey, Patrick Swayze, Cynthia Rhodes, and Jerry Orbach. The story details the moment of time that a teenaged girl crosses over into womanhood both physically and emotionally, through a relationship with a dance instructor during a family summer vacation. Around a third of the movie involves dancing scenes choreographed by Kenny Ortega , and the finale has been described as "the most goosebump-inducing dance scene in movie history". via Wikipedia**

My interview with Debbie of Reflections of Debbie...

First a reflection from Debbie...

Ever wonder why people love movies so much? I know I do. Perhaps it’s the happy endings or the impractical themes. Dirty Dancing has always been at the top of my list of movies to watch and in some odd way it reminds me of me and my life with my dearest husband.

NOW... on with the interview... Do you know any links to the movie?

** http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirty_Dancing

What is your favorite scene?

The scene where Baby stood in front of Johnny with her arm up behind his head while he gently led his fingers down her arm. She got so tickled each time by that move and his irritation showed. It took many tries for her to nail that move on the dance floor.

What is your favorite song?

The Time Of My Life – Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes

What is your favorite outfit?

Her pretty pink dress - She’s positively gorgeous!

What is your favorite line?

"I'm scared of walking out of this room and never feeling the rest of my whole life the way I feel when I'm with you." – I know that line by heart.

Who are you in the movie?

I am Baby and my husband is Johnny. My husband and I met dancing and he truly swept me off my feet. Ever since we’ve been together he has never once put me in a corner.

Do you know where they filmed the movie?

Mountain Lake Resort in Pembroke, Virginia. (Visit the movie location here)
Dancer's Cabins...
Any thing else you think is important!

I took the following information from wiki...
Filming started on September 5, 1986.
There were delays in the schedule that pushed the filming into autumn. The set director’s spray painted the autumn leaves green to keep in line with the summer event.
The shooting wrapped on October 27, 1986.
It was the number 1 video rental of 1988 - and I contributed to the cause
It was the first film to sell a million copies on video. – I don’t have the video
When the film was re-released in 1997, ten years after its original release, Swayze received his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Videos were still selling at the rate of over 40,000 per month. As of 2005.
It was selling a million DVDs per year, with over 10 million copies sold as of 2007. – I’ve got my copy of the DVD thanks to my sweetheart.
The film's popularity has also caused it to be called "the Star Wars” for girls.

Thank you Debbie for putting together this FAB Dirty Dancing post... I didn't have to do much at all... I loved it! I will try to get a painting done for this Dirty Dancing theme by the end of the day... I'm sorry I do not have one... my son had a minor emergency yesterday, and I had to tend to his injury... he is lucky to have a finger tip... UGH!

I hope you all ENJOY your Pink Saturday! Don't forget to go visit Beverly of How Sweet the Sound and all her PINK girls! I am going to watch Dirty Dancing TONIGHT online, on MY computer on NETFLIX! LOVE this movie! Maybe I can get hubby to dance a little... hmmmmmmmmmmm

PAINTINGS ADDED... ENJOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Debbie frameable notecards will be coming to you of the painting of your choice or you can 4 of each... email me with address and answers. And to everyone enjoying a little dirty dancing today... Paintings are available to be purchased and notecards too!