Peace On Earth, Good Will To All Men

Christmas is upon us......

I've so enjoyed our visits back and forth throughout the year, all the sweet comments written, and well-wishes when a word of encouragement was needed.

We truly wish each and every one of you, friends and family, near and far, all the blessings of a Joyous and Merry Christmas.

 

May you have the gladness of Christmas which is hope;

The spirit of Christmas which is peace;

The heart of Christmas which is love."

 

~Ada V. Hendicks

 

 

When Christmas bells are swinging above the fields of snow,

We hear sweet voices ringing from lands of long ago,

And etched on vacant places

Are half-forgotten faces

Of friends we used to cherish,

And loves we used to know.

 

~ Ella Wheeler Wilcox

The Longest Night

 

 

" Lighting one candle

from another -

Winter night "

 

~ Buson

Let The Merriment Begin

The decorating is complete.

I took advantage of all the natural greenery adding berries, fruits, and cinnamon sticks.

The house smells like Christmas.

 

The silver is polished

 

The tree is overflowing

 

 

The Christmas crackers await eager hands

 

On the porch, the old wooden sleds have been decorated with boughs of fresh Cedar.
The little Wrens have decided to make it their nightly roost.
'Tis the season for sharing...

Christmas Is Coming

 

 

Christmas is coming, the geese are getting fat

Please put a penny in the old man's hat

If you haven't got a penny, a ha'penny will do

If you haven't got a ha'penny, then God bless you!

~ Tradition English nursery rhyme

Catnip Dreams

 

 

 Christmas is coming

and all through the house
no creature is stirring,
not even a mouse

 

With a soft sweet purr
from under his hat
in catnip dreams lost

sleeps Oliver cat .....

 

Nesting Days

We've had the strangest warm weather the past few days.

Here it is, the middle of December and the temperature reached a balmy 76 degrees yesterday, folks were running around town, in shorts and flip-flops !
Tonight we are in for a taste of winter, freezing rain, and temperatures down in the thirties, time to pull out those scarves and gloves.
A good day to stay home, indulge in tea and biscuits, and work on my Christmas list.