Take Your Shoes

Off at the door.

These were my mom's words to us

when we came inside during the Winter months.

Then she would always tell us to hang up our coats.

We had a small foyer in our house with a closet

where we took our shoes off and hung our coats. 

Afterwards,

we put our mittens and hats

on the heat register.

She knew how we played...rolled in the snow.

At gramma H's farmhouse,

we had to take off our shoes and coats

in a small area between the back porch and kitchen.

At gramma B's farmhouse

we had to take off our shoes and coats

in the dining room.

Her back porch consisted of 4 steps up

to the dining room from the outside door.

She had a shelf on the one side

where she kept the dog and cat food.

Nothing else.

I decided to transition my Christmas decor

to a Winter one now. 

With this post I have included both

day and night photos.

This display reminds me of always taking 

your shoes off at the door.

So of course I had to include 

a few pairs of antique shoes. 

My cement snowman and a pair of

 mens Winter White socks...

er... more on the light gray side.

While working the store one day,

I also decided to create more

 book page ornaments.

They were so fun to make

that I even made some 

for our small tree at the store.

My sister Teresa and I always tried to bring

some snow inside...only to have it melt.

We tried every container we could think of.

The snow still melted.

As kids we did not know it needed to be kept cold.

For my glass apothecary bottle,

I added artificial snow to remind me of 

our failed attempts at keeping snow inside. LOL

I kept the paper trees I made for Christmas

 and added mittens and hats.

I used the same book that was used for

my paper Christmas ornaments.

I love the simplicity.

Although I no longer put my

hat and gloves on the heater anymore,

mom would be proud that I still take off my shoes

at the door during the Winter months. 

Did you take your shoes off at the door? 

Take Your Shoes Off Blessings To All!

Janice