Kittie Howard


Friday, December 20, 2013

Amazing Grace; Off to Louisiana and Texas

From our house to yours, my husband and I send wishes for a joyous Christmas and a Happy New Year!

In the spirit of the Season, the incomparable Judy Collins, with the Boys' Choir of Harlem, sings Amazing Grace here.

A YouTube video of Amazing Grace sung in Cajun French (LaGrace du Ciel) by Les Amies Louisianaises is here.

We leave early Monday morning to join friends at the Biltmore (near Asheville, North Carolina) for Christmas. On the 26th, hub and I cut south for New Orleans and holiday cheer with family and friends in the Bayou State. Then, on the 2nd, we go to Houston for a couple of days as it's our turn to make the trip. We hope to be back in Virginia around the 10th -- and back to blogging. But, whoa, let's slow this train down and enjoy the holidays first. The little kid in me can't understand how they take so long to get here and then go by so quickly.

Happy Holidays, everyone! XOXO




















20 comments:

Julie Flanders said...

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your husband, Kittie!

Unknown said...

the merriest Christmas and happiest New Year to you; BTW love the photo on your blog, 2 trees and poinsettias....WOW

We will be snowbirding south, we plan on FL this winter but want to get over to MS too and then into New Orleans for annual day trips..

Alex J. Cavanaugh said...

Merry Christmas!
Christmas at the Biltmore? Bet that is beautiful.
Safe travels.

William Kendall said...

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you!

D.G. Hudson said...

Happy Holidays, Kittie, to you and your family! Stay safe and take a few pix to show us 'winter in the south'.

Hilary Melton-Butcher said...

Hi Kittie - happy and safe travels, while enjoy those visits to friends, family and dear ones along the way ..

See you in 2014 - Happy times ahead - Hilary

Out on the prairie said...

Sounds like your plate is full. Happy holidays

Norma said...

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, Kittie!

Inger said...

Merry Christmas to you and your family. And stay safe and have lots of fun on your trips.

Gail Dixon said...

Merry Christmas, Kittie! Enjoy your travels. :)

☆sapphire said...

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your family!

PS
Your cinnamon star cookies look great!
I love the taste of cinnamon.

Denise Covey said...

Happy Holidays to you and your husband Kittie. Have a great time with your family and friends.

We haven't visited each other for awhile so you probably don't know that Geo and I are touring Europe again. In Spain at the mo. Missing the kids this Christmas but big celebrations when we get home.

Happy New Year!

Denise

Ricardo Miñana said...

Ya llegan estas fechas tan entrañables, te dejo un abrazo con mis mejores deseos de felicidad,
feliz Navidad!!, feliz año 2014!!.

Linda Starr said...

happy holidays; hope you have a wonderful time, I love the song Amazing Grace.

Unknown said...

Hey :-)
Hope you have a wonderful Christmas and a fun time with your friends and family! We're in the Drakensberg just after Christmas, then the Eastern Cape for a week or so, and then we do the big move to Cape Town in mid January. I'm really excited about that!
xx

Thyra said...

Dear Kitty! A Merry Christmas to you and your husband. I love that photo from this cosy room with the fantastic Christmas trees.
Grethe ´)

Marguerite said...

Sounds like fun! Bon voyage and Happy Holidays, cher!

Rebecca said...

Love the cover photo of your lovely Christmas room! I hope you've had a nice holiday and fun filled travels. Happy New Year!

Shallee said...

I hope your Christmas was as wonderful as it sounds! Happy New Year!

Suzie F. said...

I hope you had a wonderful time with your family over the holidays. Wishing you all the best in the new year!