While I was in the hospital having surgery, my daughter Pamela with Lisa helping her got my condo in Highland Creek Salem Ohio, ready to put on the market to sell. And………..they found the picture of me taken right after my face lift. What a lovely surprise to come home and find it lying on the dresser.

So now I can show you before and after pictures

Before

After

My plastic Surgeon said “You are the youngest looking 64 year old in Venice”.  My daughter Susie in Lawrenceville Georgia said ” Mom, you were the youngest looking 64 year old in Venice before you had a face lift”.

I had made that picture into a Christmas tree decoration and given it to my daughter Meredythe. Over the years I completely forgot about it until she brought it to me in Salem Ohio while I was in the hospital. When she handed it to me I said “Did you make this?”. She said “No, you did”.

In my confusion of coming home it was only a few days that I misplaced it and it was lost. I thought I had checked everywhere and decided that somehow it had gotten in a waste basket and sent with the garbage. Lost forever!

However it seems someone is always looking out for me.

And here is what it looked like for the Christmas tree.

FRF





I usually buy the half SUGARDALE HAM. Slice off any of the hide remaining.

I start by mixing brown sugar, ground cloves with mustard to make a thick paste and cover the ham with a nice coating.

Then drain 2 cans of sliced pineapple and using tooth picks, secure them to the ham over the brown sugar coating.

Pour the pineapple juice In the bottom of the roaster, cover, place in the oven and bake three hours at 300 degrees. Continue reading