Some Christmas Decor

Going light on the decorations this year due my puppy Baylee. He is a sweet boy, but he loves to find things to chew on. I didn't want him to be chewing on my Christmas tree ornaments and I didn't want to constantly be saying no. So I am not putting it up this year. I think this is the first time in 40 years. I am fine with it though. I have three lighted ceramic trees to fill the gap.

 I put one in my Mom's curio cabinet.

Along with my Cuthbertsons Christmas plates.

I also have my big snowman.

I got him several years ago at Bath and Bodyworks.

You can add a candle or lights inside.

I haven't done that yet this year.

I put a plant in his head for now.

This is my largest ceramic tree.

I also hung my primitive snowman garland I made years ago.

That's about it for me. I am working on the front porch too.

I want to find a lighted outdoor snowman for there, but of course things are hard to find now days.

I can always work on that next year.

I hope you are having fun decorating for Christmas at your house!

Happy Thanksgiving

 Enjoy your day!

Back In The Old Days

My brother went through some of his pictures of us.

He found some doozies.

 

Thanksgiving Preparations

 I decorated the curio cabinet that was my Moms.

The blue turkey plates were my Grandmothers.

She had them as long as I can remember. They have been packed away in a box until this past week.

I thought I would dig them out and use them for my display.

They haven't been out of the box in over 30 years. I thought it was time to use them.

Next is a picture of my Mother in Law.

I never met her, she passed before I met my husband.

My Father in Law passed years before she did. I wish I had met them.

They sounded like wonderful people.

This picture was in the local newspaper when my MIL was a young lady.

I thought about it last week and what a great addition to the Thanksgiving decor it would be.

First I needed to find a frame. I looked on etsy and there it was.

It came the other day and I hung it right up.

I am sure my granddaughter will get a kick out of it.

I love the frame it goes so well with all my antique things.

I still am waiting for my granddaughter to come over so we can make some table decorations.

I hope she can come over this weekend. I miss her so much when I don't see her every week.

Being a grandmother is hard unless you live next door to your grandkids.

My dad was so lucky to have lived just down the road from us. He saw the kids everyday.

They had the best childhood. He was the best grandpa.

I'm sure it was hard at times, but it was worth it.

My grandparents and I were close and I spent a lot of time with them growing up.

One of my favorite memories was Thanksgiving dinners. She always had a wonderful meal and beautiful table decorations. She was so good at doing all that. I have tried to follow her example.

I always enjoy setting the table with my Thanksgiving dishes and decorations.

I know a lot of people are into paper and plastic, but I am not one of those.

I cook all day and want to enjoy the meal on nice dishes with silverware. I am not sure if young people appreciate it anymore, but I sure do.

More and more I hear of people buying meals prepared and bringing them home to eat.

I have gone out to dinner on Thanksgiving before. It was nice, but not the same.

How do you do Thanksgiving?

Sourdough Monday

 I was busy on the weekend so didn't get to make bread until Sunday. I baked it today.

This is a short week at school. Veterans Day is Thursday and we have Friday off as well.

I am ready for a vacation.

This school year has been very tiring.

We are having another storm visit the area and I can't wait to see how much rain falls.

I hope you are enjoying your week!