Another one of Decembers beautiful days!
Our plans for heading south to see our boys
changed due to weather conditions on the highway
that leads us there...
So...
to ease the sadness
we headed to the grocery store
to get some Christmas baking ingredients
and after that we
went to choose our tree!!!
Its always hard to pick which one...
but this time it wasn't....
The kind gentleman there showed us the one
and no other one could compare,
although they were all great trees!
The fragrance from those trees was intoxicating,
and the memories flooded back
from my childhood and Christmas as a child.
Don't you just love how even the scent of something can bring
back some long past sweet memory?
Even though our trip was cancelled,
the day was full and fun..
we have been enjoying playing backgammon together
and its a close race to the end every time,
and a shout of joy for the winner!
:)
Big gentle snowflakes were falling as I peeked
out of our bedroom window this morning ..
so pretty.
Theres nothing quite like a white Christmas
and I'm dreaming of one....
Our tree is decked in soft white lights
and white bells
with fabric ribbon that I tied to them from last year.
I also twisted little tiny branches of white flower-like buds
around the branches of our spruce tree
for another gentle touch of white.
Homemade gingerbread hearts tied with jute
and hung on the branches
feels natural
and like home to me.
Christmas Eve will bring out white candy canes
to be hung on its branches
I completed it with a white duvet with an lacy eyelet edge
for a gentle tree skirt.
I hope you are savoring each day of December,
I am so enjoying visiting with you
and hearing and seeing Christmas is in your homes and lives
Sitting in the light of the tree
and loving the smells, sights and sounds of Christmas
in my midst...
All my love,
Deborah xo
