THE HANGING OF THE GREENS. GARLAND IS GOING UP IN THE HOUSE. Sunday, garland went up around the dining room chandy, in the living room on the door casing and above the kitchen windows. Tis GREEN around here. Last week, greenery went above the living room windows. A large wreath was hung on the bedroom door. I think it's beginning to look like CHRISTMAS.
The garland glitters some. Liking the results so much in our tiny COTTAGE.
As for hanging greenery above the Kitchen windows and the doorway, I bought really cheap imitation Dollar General command hooks and they are not holding up very well, so when we journey next to Topeka, I'll purchase some real command hooks replacing the imitation ones. The greenery has fallen down so back up it will go on the door casing this week. I may wind the greener y around a spring rod like I did last year. It stood the test of time. grins.
TIP. DG's brown paper for wrapping mailing boxes in isn't as thick as what I have bought from Hobby Lobby. The mailing tape is thinner also. Little inconveniences until assembling mail boxes to go than it can be very annoying especially when in a hurry.
NATIVITY SCENE. The NATIVITY SCENE is displayed on the walnut chest in the Living room. Each year, there is a sense of satisfaction when I display my Nativity Scene. Of all the Christmas decorating, this means so much to me next to having a decorated Christmas Tree indoors. The Nativity pulls me in to remember Jesus is the reason for the season. All the hustle and bustle can slow down and be still.
Gazing at the scene warms my heart. I have a very good view of it from across the Living room as I sit in my blue wing chair.
After the TV and buffet disappear from the living room, then a CHRISTMAS TREE will pop up to be decorated. Praise the LORD. Let it be soon.
CHRISTMAS CARDS will go out, I may do some baking and making some sweets...then the SEASON will be slower paced to where I can sit and listen to Bing Crosby dreaming of a WHITE CHRISTMAS. All those neat CHRISTMAS songs will be listened to as I drift off into a calm state.
TODAY IS MONDAY. Plans for the day are flexible. Laundry to be folded and put away. More done. Some phone calls to make. Hair shampooed and styled. Storage boxes to the cellar. Some messes to deal with. Christmas letter to write. Hopefully an afternoon walk around the track. Go shopping for goodies for Mom. Bills to write out. Boxing up items in one bedroom as preparations for moving the furniture. Anything else needed. Wrapping the front porch columns with greenery and lights? Hope so. The month will get away from me.
Thinking about the yearly trip to Topeka to view Potwin Place's Christmas decorations. It can't have been a year already that we looked at the lights, but it has. I drove the neighborhood twice in the cold weather admiring the houses last year. Here it is time to do it again.
I need to make a drive around the small communities here to see the decorations and lights. I'll be on the hunt for a live Nativity Scene.
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