Are you having a good week so far? How has your January been? So far our week and our month have both been good. We had a snowstorm here on Sunday, and the snow is still here. We had what the meteorologists fondly refer to as a "wintry mix." 😏 There was quite a bit of wind, too, but we were very fortunate; we didn't have any damage and we didn't lose power. We were able to stock up on food and other necessities, and I realize we're fortunate that we don't have to get out in this weather and drive on slippery roads. If it was just snow, it wouldn't be much of a problem, but it sleeted on top of the snow for several hours, so there was a very slick glaze on the surface of the roads.
Hello Friends! What a quick week this has been. Are you having a good one? When I was growing up, New Year's Day was officially the end of Christmas at our house. My mom worked full-time, and she used that day off from work to get her decorations taken down and put away. After she and my dad retired, they left the decorations up a little longer because they've always loved Christmas. Because we always get a fresh tree at Christmas, I could never bear to take ours down by January 1st and often left ours up until the middle of January. These days, I consider Epiphany (January 6th) to be the official end of the Christmas season. As much as I've enjoyed our decorations, I'm mostly ready to start taking them down for another year. Hal and I have another household project we are anxious to start (it's one we can do ourselves). However, I need to get most of the Christmas things put away first. I was disappointed not to share any pictures of our Christmas home this year, so I'm just going to share some now before I start taking everything down. I took a lot of pictures (as usual) 😏 but I'm only sharing my favorites. I hope you don't mind seeing a few more holiday images here in January.
Happy 2022 (three days late) to you!! I last posted here on December 1, 2021 -- wow. I had not intended to take the whole month of December off; I usually enjoy writing various Christmas posts. This year though, I was having my family here on Christmas day, and I wanted to focus solely on getting the house ready and then on family and spending time together. It seems like it worked out very well. It was so nice to have the house cheerful and bright with Christmas lights and filled with family voices.
December brings the shortest days and longest nights of the year. Derived from the Latin word decem (meaning ten) because it was originally the tenth month of the year in the Roman calendar, which began in March. The month in which Christians celebrate Advent and Christmas -- the birth of Christ.
Happy Thanksgiving, dear friends!!
Are you looking forward to Thanksgiving this year? I know last year was a letdown for many because of Covid-19 restrictions. It seems like this year, more people are planning to gather with family members (and friends). We will be celebrating our blessings at Hal's parents' home this year. On Friday, we'll visit my mom and have a dinner of leftovers (my favorite kind of leftovers) :) at her house. I'll be taking food to both places, and our son will be joining us. I set a Thanksgiving table, just because. Two things made me want to do that -- a new table runner I purchased in Charleston last month and my dried hydrangeas. I thought about using my Liberty Blue dishes again, since I enjoyed using them with orange pumpkins a few years ago. But I decided that the colors in my Johnson Brothers "His Majesty" dishes were what I wanted to highlight this year.
Hello dear readers. Are you having a good week and a good November? It has been a beautiful month so far, and I just cannot believe how gorgeous the foliage has been this fall. I shared with you last week some photos from our drive in the mountains, but really, that didn't begin to touch on all the beauty we've seen the past few weeks. The colors this year are so vibrant, and they're everywhere. When we go somewhere (and if Hal is doing the driving) I find myself looking along both sides of the road constantly because that colorful foliage is a sight to behold. Our maple tree last Wednesday
