I set a Christmas table this year, even though my family got together at my mom's house. I made some pictures since I'll shortly be taking this down and putting everything away until next Christmas. These were the dishes I inherited last year when Hal's great-aunt, Dorothy, passed away. My sister-in-law will be getting a set, as well. I feel so fortunate to have gotten these dishes; they really do set such a pretty table.
Hello to you all and Happy 2020! I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas at your home. We certainly did, but boy was it rushed. Such a short (and fast) time between Thanksgiving and Christmas in 2019. Whew!
I have been so slow lately; here it is January 7th, the day after Epiphany, and I'm just now getting to share some pictures of our Christmas decor. If you're a regular visitor here, you know I don't do a lot that's different from year to year because I have such a sentimental attachment to our Christmas things. However, I do try to change things up a little, just to keep it from getting too humdrum. If you're sick of seeing Christmas pics, you'll probably want to skip this post. :D
Hello All! How's your week going? Are your Christmas preparations well in hand? We're still busy, busy here. One thing that makes all the preparations nicer is listening to Christmas music while we work. I know I've written about our favorite Christmas CDs over the years, and I have a few new ones to share.
Hello Dear Friends. I know it's only Monday, but I hope you're having a good week. I mentioned in an earlier post that we were planning to address our Christmas cards in calligraphy this year. Well, we did it. I was really nervous at first, afraid I'd mess up too many envelopes, and those cards aren't cheap. But it went well, overall, and I had fun doing them.
Happy Advent and Christmas Season to you!! It's a busy one, isn't it? As usual, we have several things going at once here -- just like all of you. :) Thank goodness we went to the mountains for our tree the weekend before Thanksgiving this year; we heard on the news later that several of the N.C. tree farms had to close early this year due to a shortage of trees. This shortage started a few years ago, and will probably continue for several years. Apparently, the trees grow about a foot per year, so...you can do the math for a six to eight foot tree.
Christmas 2018
Good morning all. Is anyone else besides me having a hard time believing Thanksgiving is just a week from Thursday? Wow!! For me, 2019 has seemed like a record year for speeding by.
I've already started putting out Christmas decorations. I never thought I'd see the day when I would start my Christmas decorating a week and a half before Thanksgiving. I felt really guilty about it at first, but now Hal and I are both glad we got an early start this year. I want to be more organized and hopefully we'll all be able to savor the Christmas holiday more fully.
