Come on in . . . .

Hi there, before I start this post I just wanted to let you all know my sweet little Mam is in hospital yet again :(  My sister called yesterday and it’s the same gallstone trouble, Mam was in a lot of pain and had to be admitted. I got word this mornign though that she had had a comfortable night, they are getting the pain under control and we’re hoping she is sent home pretty soon. I hope so, we don’t want her in the hospital for any length of time. She really doesn’t fare well in there and seems to end up much weaker by the time she comes out.  I’ll keep you all posted and would appreciate your prayers for a quick recovery for her.

So I promised you an inside tour of our home for Christmas , some of the photos are not that great, but I’ll share with you what I have. . .  come on in,

 

As you saw in my last post, this is the view as you walk in the door. You can see a blurry Boo walking towards me and shoes left on the stairs…. but ignore those little things!

Instead look at the nativity in the hallway  - if you can see it, the lighting isn’t too good. I haven’t put Christmas lights up around it yet!

That’s a little better, but you get me in the mirror too!

As you look to your right you’ll see the dining room.  It’s just a small room so there’s not much I can do in there. I haven’t set a Christmas table this year because there will just be the 3 of us again for dinner so we might just eat in the kitchen.

I put a tree up in this room for the first time last year because I wanted to see one from the front window. our main tree is in the living room.

I still feel I need a little something under the shelf (now that I took the black buffet away), perhaps a little cocktail bar?

Garland up the stairs.

My bow making is getting better ;-)

 

    Trying to get a good shot of the mantel is always tricky!

     

Taking close up shots of it seems much easier.

Santa and garland on top of the tv/entertainment unit.

Some very special ornaments.  .  . I made the pom pom robin when I was about 8 or 9 yrs old I think. It sat on my Mam and Dads tree for many years, Dad would sit him at the bottom of our little tree (which was so small it actually fit in the base of an old can of paint with sand in to keep it standing! Then after my Dad passed I asked my Mam for an ornament from their tree that I could hang every year, and she sent me him… I nearly cried when I opened the package.

I love the red telephone box, a simple reminder of home.

A special ‘first’ ornament for Kristen from Grandma, I hope she keeps this forever. The bauble is glass so I’m always worried it might break one year!  

When I get a better shot at the tree you’ll see these little guys climbing the ladder. There are 4 little elves, I got this at a craft fair one year in Maryland, you could have it personalized with your names, ours say Jason, Denise, Kristen and Chewy (that was the dog we had at the time).

A blurry picture of the tree!

I still haven’t gotten round to putting ‘seasonal’ pictures in my wall frames!

So there ya go! Picture overload, but I know my sister will love it ;-) I hope you enjoyed it too. I will work on getting some better shots of the tree and the full room, and I still have Kristen’s bedroom to share with you. 

Have a wonderful start to your week. There’s lots to be done around here so I should jump off and go get started with it all. One last trip to the post office today, then housework and gift wrapping on the agenda. What are you up to?

I’m linking to Susan’s ‘Deck the Halls’ Party. Click on the picture above to see lots of Christmasy tours. 

 

Denise