MORE COTTAGE CHRISTMAS

 

"Oh, the weather outside is frightful

But, inside it's so delightful..."

Our song ends a little differently 

as there is no snow, but some rain

 so warm winter wishes are in order 

as it is a bitterly cold, disagreeable day...

Oh, Wait...

I guess our songs do end in the same way. 

 This is what we woke up to this morning...

Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow...

So, come inside 
and celebrate the season!

As we look past the entry into the sitting room, 

you might notice something a little different.  

We got a new rug to cover up more of the carpet. 

 It is bright and cheerful and shaggy. 

 We had a gold shag carpet years ago when it was the height of decor fashion. 

 Remember those days when your living room needed a rake more than your garden? 

 Times are always changing, so here we go again.

This carpet is really thick and it did take some practice to even walk on it.  

The dogs still go around the edges.

  It is harder to vacuum, too, but we like it 

and think it will solve our problems.

The color of Christmas 

is carried on throughout the Cottage...

You are guaranteed a cozy and comfy place to sit 

while you warm your toes, 

along side a stack of vintage Christmas stories

 to warm your soul.

Kai's and Robin's stockings are hung 

and they will both tell you 

that they have been very good...

...and Oh! 

the anticipation!

I like to change some things up each Christmas 

but there are some

 that just need to stay the same.

As we leave the sitting room 
and enter the dining room...

One of the things that always remains the same

 is the little tree in the dining room. 

 I love the flags 

and they have been a part of the Christmas decorations 

for a lot of years.

Here is the tiny gingerbread house redo. 

 So cute.

The little vintage candle choir

 gathers around Santa 

as their sweet voices are raised in song...

"I heard the bells on Christmas Day

Their old familiar carols play

And mild and sweet

Their songs repeat

Of peace on earth

Good will to men."

"I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day"
Lyrics based on a poem written by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 
on Christmas day in 1863.

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Here is the finished lantern

 turned gingerbread house.

Goatzie and his band of merry makers: 

 Miss Gertie, Bitty Morsel, Olde Scrooge, The Red Snowman 

and the Three Gingerbread Boys,

 have loaded up his cart to make the table special 

for our family who will be sitting down to Christmas dinner together...

The newest Santa painting stands guard at the door into the kitchen. 

 No Admittance beyond this point!  

I get more comments about the kitchen than any other room in the Cottage. 

 Since it is the heart of the home, 

it deserves a post all its own... 

...and that will happen next week.

The decorating is done.

  Now there are front row seats on the sofa for four,

 complete with hot cider, chewy toys and Hallmark movies. 

 Christmas is coming and we are waiting...

 

 Enjoy your week and continue to...

...Judy...

"Once again, my dear people,

Merry Christmas is here,

With holly and mistletoe

 and its good will and cheer!

Gertrude Tooley Buckingham

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