Breaking Up

Miss Dilly Bean
has some bad news, Little Cheese.

She is breaking up with
YOU, YOU, YOU.

Oh, Little Cheese,
you have invaded
the kitchen
and taken
over nearly
EVERY
recipe
Miss Dilly Bean
has
cooked, baked, and simmered
these last few days.

There are
blocks, tubs, and bags
of you in the fridge,
Little Cheese.

Miss Dilly Bean is sorry but
you must go.

Thank you though for the:

breakfast casseroles (THREE of them!)
hot corn dip
cream cheese pepper spread
taco soup
chili
cheese dip

and...soon to be in

broccoli casserole
and
spaghetti bake casserole.

But AFTER those FINAL
dishes,
you really are going to have
to leave, Little Cheese.

REALLY!


Hope your break up
with Little Cheese
goes better than
Miss Dilly Bean's.


Miss Dilly Bean

Goodbye Orderly, Neat, and Organized

Oh Little Reader,
remember how
Miss Dilly Bean's sister
wanted
Christmas Cheer
in the form of
sugar cookies made
from
SCRATCH,SCRATCH, SCRATCH?

Well the results are in...

The event started off
with
Orderly, Neat, and Organized.
(Miss Dilly Bean was
SO glad they were there.)

Treasured family cookie
cutters were found in
a cabinet.
(Miss Dilly Bean's sister
did not know what you do with
that pastry butter cutter
you see on the right,
Little Reader.)

So Little Reader,
do you understand
how this activity
was possibly
TOO ADVANCED
for
the
silly Dilly Bean clan! 

Orderly, Neat, and Organized
decided to leave.
(They had somewhere
 else to go it seems.)

And even though
Orderly, Neat, and Organized
left for the evening,
the FAMILY
stayed
and
EVERYONE
helped.
(Miss Dilly Bean
knew that
FAMILY
staying for the activity
was
LOTS more
important
than Orderly, Neat,
and Organized
staying.)

Even if she did
secretly miss them...

Since Orderly had left,
the FAMILY
had trouble
maximizing the use
of space on the
baking sheet...

And, of course, without Neat to help the
FAMILY anymore...well... 

The decorating began
and OODLES and OODLES
of sprinkles
bounced to the floor making...

one little chihuahua
HAPPY, HAPPY, HAPPY. 

Miss Dilly Bean's sister
assured
the
FAMILY
that once the cookies
made from
SCRATCH, SCRATCH, SCRATCH
were in cute little gift
baggies,
the cookies would
look
SUPER DUPER cute.

And...

Miss Dilly Bean's sister was RIGHT!

(The FAMILY wasn't sure who these
were gifts for though???)

And at the end of baking
from
SCRATCH, SCRATCH, SCRATCH
with no help
from
Orderly, Neat, and Organized,
the
FAMILY
was rewarded with
some
Yummy-in-your-Tummy
taco soup and warm, flaky
empanadas.
(and sugar cookies too!)


Hoping you have
OODLES of
FAMILY fun
even if
Orderly, Neat, and Organized
decide to split!


Miss Dilly Bean

From Scratch?

The Dilly Beans headed
over to the home of
Miss Dilly Bean's
sister for
Christmas Cheer. 

Little stocking goodies
were oohed and aahhed.

(This little guy would
look awfully cute
on the teachery desk
in Little Classroom;
don't you think,
 Little Reader?) 

The pups weren't forgotten.
(The pups are NEVER forgotten
in the Dilly Bean Clan!)

Hello, Little Worry Doll. 
Miss Dilly Bean is going
to need you in a wee bit
because it has been
announced by
Miss Dilly Bean's sister that...
they are going to make
sugar cookies
from
SCRATCH!
(Miss Dilly Bean does
NOT NOT NOT bake
from scratch!)

She much prefers baking from a
nice little starter box...
 

Apparently,
Miss Dilly Bean's sister
had been saving this
"EASY"
recipe
because making
sugar cookies from SCRATCH
would
be
"FUN"... 

More highlights
 will follow soon,
Little Reader,
but here is a
preview of what
began to happen
in the kitchen
that is
ALWAYS
perfect, spotless, immaculate.


Hoping you spent
time with family
even if you
can't bake from
SCRATCH either.


Miss Dilly Bean

Little Wings

Little Reader, you know
Miss Dilly Bean
looks up and down
and
all around every day
to see the
SUNSHINE in life.
(It's EASY to do;
Sunny Sun Sunshine
is
EVERYWHERE.)

But...pain and
sadness still
find their way
around.
(Miss Dilly Bean wishes
it weren't so...)

This little
DARLING
sympathy card was made
by a Cutie Pie
a
LONG, LONG, LONG
time ago
when
Miss Dilly Bean
lost
Casper, the class rat.
(Don't judge, Little Reader,
ratty rat rats can be
AMAZING little
pets.)

And now
the
DARLING
Cutie Pie who
made this
treasured card
for
Miss Dilly Bean
has his
own set of wings.

Rest in Peace,
sweet Cutie Pie.

(Cutie Pie,
Miss Dilly Bean
will keep your little
handmade card
FOREVER.)


Miss Dilly Bean

 

Merry Merry Merry

A Merry little
drawing from
a
 Cutie Pie.
 

A Merry little drawing
from another
Cutie Pie
with Rudolph
trying to stuff himself
down the chimney
with Santa.
 

And a
MERRY MERRY MERRY
Christmas
from the
Dilly Bean Family
including Rosie the Peke!


Miss Dilly Bean

P.S. - This message below is
for you, Santa, from a
little Cutie Pie!

Go Away Little Clock...Please

At this time of morning,
Miss Dilly Bean is usually
packing her lunch,
packing her teachery teacher bag,
and heading
over to Little Classroom to
begin another day.

But not today...!

Hello Little Christmas Break-
At 6:34 a.m.,
Miss Dilly Bean can
leisurely watch the sunrise.

At 6:34 a.m.,
Miss Dilly Bean
has
TIME, TIME,TIME
to make a
yummy-in-your-tummy
breakfast casserole
all thanks
to Little Christmas Break.

(She even has time to
let it bake for a whole HOUR
and not worry about
watching the clock
because
Little Christmas Break
is not in a hurry.)


Hoping you don't
have to watch the clock
right now either.


Miss Dilly Bean
 

Happy 17

Happy 17 years, Mr. Dilly Bean!

Mr. Dilly Bean is wonderful
in MANY ways, but most especially
because 17 years ago
he began letting
Miss Dilly Bean bring
home
OODLES and OODLES
of cutie pie critters.

Starting with
Harriet, the terrier mix...



And, Little Reader, you know
OODLES and OODLES of
cutie pie critters have
been added to the
Dilly Bean Family
since then...

including the one
Mr. Dilly Bean rescued himself...



So Happy 17, Mr. Dilly Bean!

You are PERFECT for me and

Harriet
Plum
Peach
Raisin
Pumpkin
Trixie
Roachy
Rosie
Maizie
Gracie
Casper
Katie Bug
Buttercup
Daffodil
Lucy
Ethel
Daisy
Scout
Nikki
Oliver

and probably
some other
cutie pie critter out there too!


Hoping you
have someone that is
PERFECT for YOU.


Miss Dilly Bean

A Little Detour

Miss Dilly Bean doesn't have
much to say about this little
photo except
she was delighted to
see these delicate orchids
 and more
delighted that she actually
took the time to stop and
admire their
colorful beauty.

(Miss Dilly Bean
was just zipping in
to get some
FRESH lettuce
for those two
spoiled-rotten piggies.)


Hoping you see
beauty in your day too.


Miss Dilly Bean

 

We're Ready Little Christmas Break

 

Little Christmas Break,
the Cutie Pies and Miss Dilly Bean
would
REALLY, REALLY, REALLY
like to be with you
as soon as possible.

Please hurry to us,
Little Christmas Break.

We haven't seen you
since last year
and that
seems like a
LONG, LONG, LONG
time ago.


Hoping you have
more patience than
Miss Dilly Bean
and
her Cutie Pies.


Miss Dilly Bean

 

Let's Go To Town

Miss Dilly Bean's dad and wife live
in an ITTY BITTY town.

This sounds kind of crazy to
Miss Dilly Bean because
she did not grow up in
this ITTY BITTY town.

But in this ITTY BITTY town,
your backyard can be this...

So MAYBE Miss Dilly Bean
could live in an ITTY BITTY town
if that were her backyard.

But when you live in an ITTY BITTY
town you have to say things like,
"I'm going TO TOWN for groceries."

or

"I'm going TO TOWN to shop...
at Wal-Mart."

So, Little Reader, practice
saying that if want to
live in an ITTY BITTY town.

The DELIGHTFUL wife of
Miss Dilly Bean's dad,
had holiday delightfulness
 outside and... 

inside their home.
(Their home is
FESTIVE, FESTIVE, FESTIVE
everywhere
all thanks to
Delightful Wife.)


Hoping you are
experiencing delightfulness
both inside and outside your home.


Miss Dilly Bean

Be Brave

On the road again...
Miss Dilly Bean set out with
her sister and family
to go see
more family
over the weekend.

While in
The Natural State
(Miss Dilly Bean
 will let you
figure out which
 state that is...),
Miss Dilly Bean dared
to try something
that seems
to be
DREADED, DREADED,
DREADED
by most people.

FRUIT CAKE!

Yip, Miss Dilly Bean
bravely took a bite,
and
do you know what,
Little Reader?

It was pretty
Yummy-in-your-Tummy.
(Miss Dilly Bean is
 not joking either.)

The fruity fruit cake was
moist and flavorful with
hints of fruit and oodles
of nuts.

So now Miss Dilly Bean
can
BOLDLY claim
she has tried a piece
of fruity fruit cake
and
shared with the world,
(well, at least shared
 with you,
Little Reader)
that it was
pretty TASTY.

Hoping you'll give something
a chance even if
you have heard
horrible, awful, scary
things about it.


Miss Dilly Bean
 

The Return To Little Flea Market

 

Vintage this and
 Vintage that...
Miss Dilly Bean HAD to
return to
 Little Flea Market...,
and that's a fact! 

 

 

Some of the vintage goodies included
this little nativity from the 50's.
(It came with the original box even!)

More goodies included
 these little angels made in Japan
along with Little Santa in the back
holding a BLUE bottlebrush tree.
 

In this little photo you can
see how much
glitter still remains
on Little Nativity...

The little angel's
sweet eyelashes...

and
 Santa's BLUE
 bottlebrush tree.
 

Look!  Little Nativity still has
 Little Angel on the top.
(Sometimes those break off...)

Look!  The entire time
Miss Dilly Bean
 was arranging
her vintage goodies,
one pesky BABY Kitty
kept slinking
around
AND
around
AND
around
AND
around.

Do you get the idea,
 Little Reader?

Hope you're having fun
with some goodies -
vintage or not.


Miss Dilly Bean

Little Co-Blogger

Miss Dilly Bean thought
 you should know,
Little Reader,
that Bestest Buddy,
Maizie the Peke,
is also
Miss Dilly Bean's co-blogger.

Miss Dilly Bean
does most of her blogging
on the sofa, and
her Bestest Buddy
almost always
positions herself
sort of upright like
a little human
right next to
Miss Dilly Bean
and then lays her
Bestest Buddy head
on Miss Dilly Bean's shoulder
while Miss Dilly Bean
types away.

(And Miss Dilly Bean
ALWAYS stops
making the little blog
for a moment so she can
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE
on her Bestest Buddy...
because there
is a little
Bestest Buddy head
on Miss Dilly Bean's shoulder.)


Hoping you feel
LOVE when someone
or something lays
their head on your shoulder.


Miss Dilly Bean

One Potato, Two Potato

One of the perks
of being around
Cutie Pies all the time
is you can have toys
on your desk, and
no one says anything
about a toy on your desk
even though you are a
grown UP UP UP
because
you spend all
your days with
Cutie Pies,
and it only makes sense
to have a toy on your desk!

(How's that for a
rambly ramble sentence???)


Hoping you have
 a perk or two
in your life too.


Miss Dilly Bean

P.S.- Miss Dilly Bean admits
 she has
more than one toy
 in the Little Classroom...
there is another
 little fellow
 in the background
you might recognize. 

Blue Blue Blue

A few blocks away from
Miss Dilly Bean,
a certain little school
is having a very
BLUE, BLUE, BLUE
Christmas.

Should Miss Dilly Bean
admit out loud that
a few years ago,
Miss Dilly Bean
did not understand
why the entire little school
was covered
in
BLUE, BLUE, BLUE?

(She's not very sporty...,
but she understands now.)


Hoping your brain
doesn't act as silly as
Miss Dilly Bean's.


Miss Dilly Bean

Merry Piggies

Two SQUEAKY piggies
nestled together
wishing joyful tidings to all...

Actually, this is
 two squeaky BABY piggies
this time last year,
smushed into a festive basket
wondering what in the world
is happening to them,
and
when would they be able to
get back into their cozy cage so
they could
EAT,EAT,EAT
because these plastic ornaments
and decorations
taste
YUCKY, ICKY, GROSS.


Hoping your
decorations aren't
 nibbled and chewed
upon by
two SQUEAKY piggies.


Miss Dilly Bean

More Bestest Buddies

Bestest Buddies
when they're outdoors...

(Maizie the Peke and Plum the Kitty,
 a.k.a. -
Space Invader)

Bestest Buddies
when they're indoors.

(Sorry for the
 blurry little photo,
Little Reader,
but Miss Dilly Bean
couldn't pass on you seeing
those sweet kitty legs
crossed in the front.)

In fact, Maizie the Peke,
is always
HAPPY, HAPPY, HAPPY
to be a bestest buddy
to
ANYONE - including
Miss Dilly Bean.

Miss Dilly Bean is
so lucky to have
Maizie as a
BESTEST BUDDY.


Hoping your bestest buddy
is as open-hearted
 as Maizie the Peke.


Miss Dilly Bean

Holly Jolly Flea Market

It's that time of year
when Little Flea Market
becomes
HOLLY and JOLLY.

VINTAGE Holly and Jolly
is Miss Dilly Bean's
favorite.

Little Vintage Tree was
also a music box.

(Miss Dilly Bean wishes
she had bought this...)

More Little Vintage Trees
that Miss Dilly Bean
wishes she
had taken home.

(and hoped the BABY Kitty
wouldn't
love them like she
does certain other items
in the Dilly Bean Home...)

Yes, I am talking about
YOU, Little BABY Kitty!

Little Reader, do you see
the ORIGINAL price
on these
DARLING, DARLING, DARLING
tie-ons?

(Why didn't Miss Dilly Bean
buy these Cutie Pies too???)

It wouldn't be a VINTAGE
Holly and Jolly Flea Market
unless there were some of these
little sequin crafty craft crafts.

(Miss Dilly Bean's great-aunt
made OODLES of these
a LONG, LONG, LONG
time ago.)

Not vintage...yet...but a fun
BLAST from the PAST. 

And if you need a whole bunch
of BLASTS from the PAST...

Well, here you go!


Hoping you are having
some Holly Jolly fun too.


Miss Dilly Bean