The Quiet...

The quiet that happens this time of year, you know the one, when the decorations are up...the lights and candles lit...that time when you can put on the Holiday music and curl up on your favorite chair with a snuggly blankie and a cup of tea and just breathe it all in...and take a break from the swirl of Holiday events and activities and just soak in the quiet...the peace...the beginning of Winter. The time for rest and reflections on where you have come from and where you are going to. A time to think on all those we love, have loved, and a time of gratitude for all the blessings we truly find ourselves with. I know I get consumed with all the external events, people, places, and feelings, so I truly need a seasonal kick in the pants to look around and see how really, really, good my life is!! May you all find a moment out of the craziness to soak in some quiet and enjoy all your hard work you have done all year. Holiday wishes for blessings and peace.

Holly Jolly...

So this year I had it in my head that I would really, really like to have some fresh holly to decorate. So while I was happily entertaining two lovely ladies, my Irishman tipped out and came home with a large bundle of holly. I was so excited. I know those of you who have access to it all the time will not possibly understand the excitement over something as simple as holly but it is a novelty for us city girls!! I am a very lucky woman! And I truly love the effect it had tucked in and about the nooks and crannies!

The first photo is two of our Christmas decorations having a mid-day snack with a new bear that came home to live with lady Ella. One of the things I enjoy about having kids is these little surprise scenes you sometimes find around the corner. You just never know who might be enjoying a meal in your home!

Hope everyone is enjoying those special details that make the holidays special. Now I need to sort out making my Christmas gifts but I just cannot get motivated! I have a lot of peeling in my future!!