Well the silly season has finally started over here.  I know, I’m way behind but it takes time to get back in the groove after a long road trip.  A lovely evening with family and a delicious meal after not doing Thanksgiving since 2018 it was the after glow that finally got me motivated.  Oh yeah well I had to clean up the Thanksgiving mess first.  

The Husband and I worked hip to hip to get everything back in order.  Gone is the chief chef and bottle washer days.  She’s living in Florida!

I have been traveling from store, to studio, to boutique, to flower shop, and the nurseries trying to gain some inspiration for the holiday decorating this season.  In the end I went into what my granddaughter calls the demon hole.  The deepest darkest recesses under the stairs and started pulling out boxes.  The whole house is now in a state of disarray.  But, progress has been made.  

The entry is done with the exception of a wreath for the door, the welsh cupboard done, kitchen almost done. 

The lower level a disaster with boxes and greens strewn from one end to the other.  But all in all a good weekends worth of work.

The thing I’m dreading the most is pulling out the Christmas Tree.  I’m trying it in a new location in the living room this year.  The truth is it’s a lovely tree but it is just to big for me to handle anymore and really to big for this house!  I have so many gorgeous ornaments that I have collected over the years but I think I’m getting to the point where I may be ready to divvy some of them up.  I remember my mom saying she was giving up the tree when she was about 70.  Though I’m not 70 yet, I do get it.  Hopefully I will be able to bring the fun back into it.

Well that’s about it for now.  I will keep decking the halls until I’m done and then it’s on to crafting.  Are you done with your holiday decorating?  Let me know in comments.

Thanks for stopping

Shelley