A few things on our tree

okay, well, there are a lot more than a few things on ours for sure.... but, we love it.

Probably best described as whimsical... although I like to think whimsical but adult and a bit classy as well.. 

Sure it has lots of little cuties in there ...but also some lovely glitz and sparkle a bit of glamour... 

Click on the photo and be transported closer to the tree...........

                                                                                                   

There you have it.... some of my little sparklies... and fun things.....

Last night of Christmas ........

yep.... tomorrow I'm going to take it down.... don't really want to ...and usually try to leave it up for my little old neighbour who is Ukrainian and celebrates about January the 8th I think.... but,  Greg is making noises about it being up far too long....sigh.............. oh, well, this year I put it up earlier and got to enjoy it much longer than we did last year.

The little guys on the couch will miss it too.... no more sparklies to admire.... I'll have to find them something interesting to do or to look at.  ..otherwise they'll cause trouble... I know those guys.

Today I put away the rest of Christmas... moved a lot of boxes around in the storage area... tossed a few and found new ones..hopefully all will now fit better into the niche I allow for the festive stuff.  Then, need to re-organize the whole storage area ... it would be nice to toss and purge things...but..I know darn well the second I do...I'll need whatever it is I threw out.  Forget it.  I'll just save it.  All of it.  Somebody else can deal with all of it when I'm long gone.  And good luck to 'em...hahahhahha......

So, .....more snow tomorrow.  We have record high piles of it already...but, a new cold front is blowing in and they are forecasting between 5 and 35 cm... of the new white stuff...oh...goody.... my biceps and forearms are getting a great workout... actually my hands feel it too.... oh, and my back ..and my legs..and my ...hahahha.... yeh..... I know....

Still have some cranberries left and must make some chutney...

Might just head out to stock up on grub ...in case.... don't want to get caught short if the weather takes a total nosedive... have to be ready for anything.

Goodbye (for now) Christmas stuff....

 'night, 'night little mousies... time to sleep til December now....

Merry Christmas!

Bernie settled in early on Christmas Eve to see the sparkly tree.... of course, it wasn't sparkly when he first got there and settled in to his favourite viewing spot.  It was still daytime.  I think he was a bit over eager.

Nonetheless, he did get the best seat in the house. And, soon...was rewarded for his patience.

oh, wow...........

ooooh....... yeh...........

uhm, Bernie.............

It's bed time, man......... c'mon............

......and decorations on the tree...

I particularly love this little birdie house.. it is made of metal and painted a soft sage green... has rugged old bits of twine holding on some rusty bells...there is a bit of greenery and berries.  Always find a special place for it.



The pile of ornaments grows each year... only by a few though as who needs to buy any more?  But, you know how it goes..sometimes you just see one that wants to go home with you... or a pair perhaps.  Actually I don't have a pear.. maybe some day a partridge in a pear tree might have to come home....                                                                             

Love this plump Santa...with his teddy.  When I bought a few of these..all slightly different...I thought maybe I could make some of my own out of one of the clays..but, so far...nope.  Haven't given one a try.  Maybe after Christmas... for next year...he really is a sweetie.

Our tree is pretty eclectic ...  bits of everything, but still tastefully done, I think.  I saved this tag from years ago... still love it.  Reminds me of the years when I used to have cats...and they would definitely be hanging from our tree or hiding in it ..... kinda miss that....hahahah...and all you cat owners know exactly what I'm talking about!

More of my favourite ornies to make... wish I had some lovely dark green foil ...but, none around this year....

 ..... or, even more of this paler green.... green seems tough to come by...

And...still my fav of all.... a card sent to me by my sis years ago.  I love the depiction of a Victorian Christmas.

changed the header again

... been taking some photos of our tree and ornaments using a 5 M size and the candle setting.... I like the soft colours and glow of just the little white tree lights ... didn't get the face of my little Santa quite as focused as it could have been...I'll try again another night... I'm having to learn about my tripod all over again. I probably only use the thing once a year..

We got the outside garland up today... and, I was supposed to be having a great and busy baking day...but, my stomach had other plans. Mostly a tea, toast and nap day it seems... oh, and a chance to pop in and out of several of your blogs. Always love doing that.. and today it was handy to take my mind off my churning gut...

Now, I think I just about feel up to popcorn and a movie... further baking has been forwarded to Sunday....

Beautiful sunny day yet again. Lots of sunny days in this area. It's warmer now... only -6C ... so a huge jump up from the bitingly cold of those -32C days..

It is so quiet...I guess everybody is nose to the grindstone trying to get last minute things done...attending parties... going crazy... etc.... don't forget to take some time for yourself....have a sit down with a nice cup of tea and sample somebody's baking..

It's Christmas Eve !!!

I'm hanging out, not doing much... a bit of shopping just to say I was there in the crazy last days... I got some 'jammies.... and we're enjoying some of the Christmas goodies I baked and some the neighbours brought for us... ...

The tree is lovely ...I don't do much decorating, but do love a beautiful, sparkly tree. We used to have a tiny, barely 5 foot tree ... but two years ago finally got a slightly taller one at nearly 7 feet. This year we had to put it in a different spot because we got a new chair and it usurped the old Christmas tree space... luckily it fits (barely) under the beam....

I've had fun taking pics of several ornaments and pretty lit areas ... ... almost wish I could leave it up all year..... but then I suppose it would get dusty...wouldn't look so sparkly... and, I wouldn't think it so lovely. I'll just have a look back on my blog instead .... at posts from this week.... and especially today.... here are a few for you.....











there are little birdies in my tree...














Santa is there too....














a little toy train....














miniature snowmen on tiny clothes pegs... I thought I might try making some myself.... a bit slow on the uptake....











more birdies....














lovely cards saved over the years...














a woodland sprite with his violin...














a baby hazelnut mouse in a walnut shell... these I do make...they are such fun..













This is a great Santa that I took a pic of at a large nursery that has a great Christmas display each year.... it's almost time..........