Thursday, December 11, 2025

Keeping Up With Christmas

 
This is what I call my
unconventional Christmas colors.
Lots of orange, yellow and blue for this room.


A paper angel on top of this fabric tree.



Teddies and more children's shoes.



Sitting in here has a calming effect for me.
This mustard Child's chair use to be the one
Michael sat in when he was little.




Am loving my heritage wall now
especially here at Christmas.
My sister liked it too and wondered
how I got some of these to look so old.
Told her it was the fabric (linen) choice.



















Remember the ornaments I painted.
Here they are on another fabric tree.
My friend Ruth made both fabric trees for me.
In addition to the redware, I included
white and tan chenille candy canes that I made,
gold bulbs, tan/white mittens & pears.


This chenille Santa star on top.


I placed two wreaths inside my trencher.
Added Santa in the middle,
 then two fabric pears I had sewn up
inside each wreath.


This Santa was holding a cake crock,
so I added two more cake crocks to 
the left of this display.


The mustard child's chair use to be
the one Mikayla would sit it 
when she visited gramma.










Bob made the tree from an old door.
Tobacco sticks all around.
He sold quite a few at the store a few years ago...
in all sizes and even some painted in green.
Sorry about my Ott lamp being in the way.
This is where I stitch.



In other news,
yesterday morning I started my drive into work
with snow, then sleet, then freezing rain and then rain
by the time I pulled into the parking lot.
When I left it was the same thing except vice versa.
It finally stopped snowing.
More to come today they say.
Welcome to Winter in Michigan.
Bob told me before I left work that it was
52 and sunny at our house.
I told him it must be in his dream.

Also yesterday when I came home there was
a strange car in my driveway.
I stopped my car in the street and walked up 
to it and the person said-
"are you the homeowner?"
I said "yes" and "who are you?"
He was the township building inspector.
He needed to inspect our privacy fence 
we put up in August.
A little late I said to him...he replied that they
were behind on inspections.
I told him he sure picked a fine time to go out.
Anyway the fence was fine and passed.

Again thank you to all who comment
on my Christmas tour posts.
I still have a few more.

Keeping Up With Christmas Blessings To All!
Janice










Tuesday, December 9, 2025

Hallway Christmas Magic

Hello friends.
Lets move from the guest room
now back into our hall. 


















Now two pics from our bathroom.



In other news,
my mom's therapist is going to be more
aggressive with her therapy starting today.
Will see if she complies or not.

Also more snow is due to arrive Wednesday.
Possibly up to 6 inches of snow...
or a snow rain mix.
I would rather have the snow.

Am enjoying looking at the Christmas lights
driving into work now.
So many creative folks out there.
We only do red/green and white lights outside.
Nothing big.  

Oh yeah almost forgot.
Did you spot the last elf I hid for my grands?

Well have to get to work.
Not sure if I will run into some snow on the way.
Will see.

Christmas Magic Blessings To All!
Janice