Childhood Memories

this is my sisters tree in NC

she and her husband love all things Christmas

the toys under the tree 

were collected by our father

who also loved Christmas

we only got those metal toys out

for the holidays

my favorites were the motorcycle and tank

when we were dividing them up

we knew Deb and Frank would enjoy them the most

I kept the motorcycle for a few years

then gifted it to them one visit

seeing their tree makes me smile

to remember all the years of playing with those toys

under the tree before Christmas...

Barbie dolls stood no chance against the tank

*****

 the furnace guy arrive about 2.5 hours late

of course I'd left to see mom by then

and forgotten my phone

back on the list for Thursday morning...

the room has 4 huge windows

over a bench the rugs the length of the outside wall

which covers water and gas lines

this room and the one next to it

have always been heated by a wall heater

as they were a 1960 addition to the house

I have the windows and bench

"wool insulated"

run a space heater while I'm home...

praying that will keep the pipes from freezing

  forgot to share this one yesterday

an absolute favorite garland 

Less Again

love!
other than the pink

another perfect tree

the pine cones

the bells...

it's not like I'm going to decorate this year

just more fun dreaming

*****

this cold, sinus infection, whatever

will just not let go!

I'll visit mom, stay for bingo

then come home to sleep

so much to do around the house but no energy

the cats are no help

they encourage napping

~ Wishing you a happy weekend ~

 

Less

if I decorated for Christmas

I'd have this tree in one room

and this one in another

love how sparse they are

barely decorated

for outside the front door

love collecting these photos for future reference...

they are also daily reminders

to have less things

Happy Thursday!

Decorating Delayed

 

 

a certain cat in our house

decide to eat the small artificial Christmas tree

as we were attempting to assemble it

 

knowing that if he ate it

another little cat would too

we put it back in the box

out to the shelf in the garage

 

 

alternate plans are being made

but who knows

maybe our only decorations

will be outside this year

 

 

on the bright side...

Mom loves her new red barn coat from LL Bean

there's been some stitching done every day

peanut butter cookie recipe a huge success

I have 6 days off after work tonight