My Early Christmas Gift from my Sister

Forgot to mention that my sister and her husband gave me a very nice Christmas gift when we were in Indiana for our early celebration!  As many of you know, I have been a collector of "all things Dutch" for about 30 years.  I just love all the colorful chalk ware from the early 1950's when these Dutch figurines were so popular.  They surprised me with a new kitchen clock - check out this absolutely cute item!

I have it hanging on the side of my wall oven cabinet.

What an adorable and charming addition to my kitchen!   Thank you to Diana and Dan for a great gift!!  They sure surprised me!

I also went to a wonderful Christmas concert when we were in Indiana, put on by Perry Como's grand daughters.  They have a group called The Company, and they sure are excellent singers!  The show was filled with songs from the 40's, 50's and 60's and plenty of old holiday tunes done by Perry Como.   The costumes and dancing were great.   But unfortunately I forgot my trusty camera that evening, and I can't seem to figure out how to get the photos from my little cell phone onto my computer.   As soon as I figure that out, I have some good photos of the program.   I don't have an i Phone, just a flip phone, so that might be a problem?  Some technology is a little beyond me!

While on the subject of Dutch collection items, here are some other wall items that are not chalk ware that I have added over the years.   I just love the older windmill items and paintings. 

The painting at the top is very old, done in 1910.  You can see in the kitchen that I have lots of smaller items along the walls and on shelves near the sink. 

This is one of my favorite paintings.  It is also very old from the turn of the century.  The scene evokes a more peaceful time era, and I think the painting is very 'soothing'. 

Years ago when I lived in Rhode Island, I had this stained glass windmill made for my kitchen at that time.  When we built this new house, a neighbor had a cabinet maker put the stained glass into a custom door for the kitchen as a house warming gift!  It really ties in the whole theme of my Dutch kitchen, don't you think?

This stained glass windmill was originally made at a shop in Newport Rhode Island in 1977 for my kitchen back then.  It now sits in my new kitchen here in Minnesota.