Christmas Tables

<div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXvn3X4TCUglt55C1nj3TDbwc3DMCvNYA_ClEuiTVLiOTXjiFGKwcmS97lJeOip1v_HPyrvvh-KSALBFJYkWuN0jhEM_YQjgVyBcPM5F7ZhibGT-r_xisahmzQ_Ws_29Qw9Mybot2w_WUB/s1600/IMG_1547-762729.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556161522769152418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXvn3X4TCUglt55C1nj3TDbwc3DMCvNYA_ClEuiTVLiOTXjiFGKwcmS97lJeOip1v_HPyrvvh-KSALBFJYkWuN0jhEM_YQjgVyBcPM5F7ZhibGT-r_xisahmzQ_Ws_29Qw9Mybot2w_WUB/s640/IMG_1547-762729.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">Hello everyone,</div><div class="mobile-photo">    First, a New Year's wish for you from a photo I took at our kitchen table last week.Isn't it hard to believe another year is almost over?  If life is a journey will someone put on the brakes!!! It is definitely true the older you get the faster time flies. Anyway, I am enjoying the journey and I am very thankful for all of our blessings.</div><div class="mobile-photo"><br /></div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsdYjXTKoMzYds94TuHsuxR-qZM4-xSdCvugsqwus4WZKObeNhM_9Pw12vzOE-J0mqRVNnBWDJBZF5Gg-KhN3sp401LSw0xCT_3ao0ITmgLYbMM4unH-OtyT7cxFkSwy3-K3AF3Rx_LEBS/s1600/IMG_1553-764213.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556161528232276210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsdYjXTKoMzYds94TuHsuxR-qZM4-xSdCvugsqwus4WZKObeNhM_9Pw12vzOE-J0mqRVNnBWDJBZF5Gg-KhN3sp401LSw0xCT_3ao0ITmgLYbMM4unH-OtyT7cxFkSwy3-K3AF3Rx_LEBS/s640/IMG_1553-764213.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">Now, I thought some of you might have wondered how we could fit our large family into our kitchen and dining/library. So I took some photos to share with you today.. </div><div class="mobile-photo"><br /></div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4BWh5M4VA9Pk8e7vZ0ZZONfy660vMAYjf7xej8GVoiNETVoYqtipxBSHcKq0aeUbkwaPRrFwEmNZkCYaooJX6SDfbNRIKq63R5OosaLLil603C2jclfAU0ZL4K3Tb2kNupDFURi7OmCSP/s1600/IMG_1584-765237.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556161532098547938" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4BWh5M4VA9Pk8e7vZ0ZZONfy660vMAYjf7xej8GVoiNETVoYqtipxBSHcKq0aeUbkwaPRrFwEmNZkCYaooJX6SDfbNRIKq63R5OosaLLil603C2jclfAU0ZL4K3Tb2kNupDFURi7OmCSP/s400/IMG_1584-765237.jpg" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo"><br /></div><div class="mobile-photo">Many of you have also seen these rooms many times before but with a few changes we are able to bring our long folding tables,take up some mismatched chairs,put on some tablecloths and set our tables with my red and white transfersware china.</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiELAgUsaC_mQ7POXgn5d7xfpUy43LLpUOirmcLlclToIUWrCn8sqtwYvuUoQxEqZgstd34p9AU-9u6mn-Jshj_rBqLMqPNwww9ubJCW4C-3INMuEOR_cc6epa4C6XGuIc0Q84uqhMLuEmH/s1600/IMG_1593-766309.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556161533732984098" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiELAgUsaC_mQ7POXgn5d7xfpUy43LLpUOirmcLlclToIUWrCn8sqtwYvuUoQxEqZgstd34p9AU-9u6mn-Jshj_rBqLMqPNwww9ubJCW4C-3INMuEOR_cc6epa4C6XGuIc0Q84uqhMLuEmH/s640/IMG_1593-766309.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">It is definitely not the fanciest table setting in blogland but I kept in mind that we have no dishwasher and so simple would  work best for us- there were 23 of us to enjoy our family turkey dinner.</div><div class="mobile-photo"><br /></div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8LW4UaMpFiTCws4BnA-G-SwfolfQDSjPN2ruR4hAeUFGfAtu1uP6jjhSCrF1g4usl29k68xbtxKzzjcd5c6qAV5HEqr4h2m_IgbG8IXHK15kf0OGhzNwjy4vhg4Mh5Uh3D7_c-ZXOvdrT/s1600/IMG_1605-767596.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556161543277928434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8LW4UaMpFiTCws4BnA-G-SwfolfQDSjPN2ruR4hAeUFGfAtu1uP6jjhSCrF1g4usl29k68xbtxKzzjcd5c6qAV5HEqr4h2m_IgbG8IXHK15kf0OGhzNwjy4vhg4Mh5Uh3D7_c-ZXOvdrT/s640/IMG_1605-767596.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo"> We set up the tables on Christmas Eve Day, which of course saved a lot of time on Christmas Day. We sit down to eat around 1:00 p.m. as some of our family have evening commitments.</div><div class="mobile-photo"><br /></div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH2HTT7fDT3rcLR6ZXMKbihlUHnsEr9-nzAmsTyl9PiLhQnLfYrh16jYw1PYY81kmPTikQAw9nAM-NBQB8zK3QqN848sgOYWhrEs_00dAAvUTCJW-iJ-qJPBw0J0cXdWy1whL0MTvNT3Dh/s1600/IMG_1599-769406.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="267" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556161549889597330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH2HTT7fDT3rcLR6ZXMKbihlUHnsEr9-nzAmsTyl9PiLhQnLfYrh16jYw1PYY81kmPTikQAw9nAM-NBQB8zK3QqN848sgOYWhrEs_00dAAvUTCJW-iJ-qJPBw0J0cXdWy1whL0MTvNT3Dh/s400/IMG_1599-769406.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo"><br /></div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim7p8GakdMBXEn3VLNzOpKgi8tCm-KG5gZKm8vZ_JbjlutXpyl2jZglWiCV_6F_F-_dUbXQdjHv7SPHgXsE79SAVcCMsusYHXeLJ6Uljq-L92IgUaTnC_Lxfxq-ZugVD9QMe_qlJVUWcGe/s1600/IMG_1603-770478.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556161553316582210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim7p8GakdMBXEn3VLNzOpKgi8tCm-KG5gZKm8vZ_JbjlutXpyl2jZglWiCV_6F_F-_dUbXQdjHv7SPHgXsE79SAVcCMsusYHXeLJ6Uljq-L92IgUaTnC_Lxfxq-ZugVD9QMe_qlJVUWcGe/s400/IMG_1603-770478.jpg" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo"><br /></div><div class="mobile-photo"><br /></div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHCdpXdWnK7GVS7uXCR9CePpcBG2XCACBJpkJCdrf-TqDc5xwggGOitTsl8yA_PaHT2zG4ZpdEgkU3LIAlqQ2e25sOOAeSmtEea6jS9wub0OVJFM7_8QEmMuQOBHPDe49NovfOI4ADcLw_/s1600/IMG_1575-771625.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556161560298894914" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHCdpXdWnK7GVS7uXCR9CePpcBG2XCACBJpkJCdrf-TqDc5xwggGOitTsl8yA_PaHT2zG4ZpdEgkU3LIAlqQ2e25sOOAeSmtEea6jS9wub0OVJFM7_8QEmMuQOBHPDe49NovfOI4ADcLw_/s640/IMG_1575-771625.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">I use a mix of red and white dishes.</div><div class="mobile-photo"><br /></div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLH3B0CYm3sP8er5VqS_oRxh1MSNYrtDiiqHoxM5GznSjZrqLaY74o14D_lWuTyXAadQdJmRAbnwm7X81XR24MPaaLozw_y7J2KXXdUe-AHcbC5mrb0pdsFgZTWYVNT_8TCJS6tH4n3p7t/s1600/IMG_1611-772554.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="267" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556161566129209666" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLH3B0CYm3sP8er5VqS_oRxh1MSNYrtDiiqHoxM5GznSjZrqLaY74o14D_lWuTyXAadQdJmRAbnwm7X81XR24MPaaLozw_y7J2KXXdUe-AHcbC5mrb0pdsFgZTWYVNT_8TCJS6tH4n3p7t/s400/IMG_1611-772554.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">I love the candle chandelier -very inexpensive but cozy!</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Ob13fLdpR3mGbPmHhtFUj7MSEPQiHzQDGbqe6aAjbKF9dEZi2XiSayWx3sOEoecVzDxma-gAkDbhbWgCha0dlBH9_8wAKYeJUVci6e_beTESVhekwx5quVB97nDPAW76-7CC4bmST5sU/s1600/IMG_1620-774245.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556161568599397650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Ob13fLdpR3mGbPmHhtFUj7MSEPQiHzQDGbqe6aAjbKF9dEZi2XiSayWx3sOEoecVzDxma-gAkDbhbWgCha0dlBH9_8wAKYeJUVci6e_beTESVhekwx5quVB97nDPAW76-7CC4bmST5sU/s400/IMG_1620-774245.jpg" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">Lila, our youngest granddaughter had her own little chair right by the tree. Lila is enjoying my homemade cheese bread- a family favorite.</div><div class="mobile-photo"><br /></div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaMUEMt_gBvjTkO1BfangalM5abiO-GOoNjEm1_NUCeGwhQztILbOjz_XRpskqSwQWkgm2ym-hoptM6DlYixJfCS0ufvRIlLL-F9KiQGpchfjtbOtvvJ3PiUuy4l5b6oPCRUvCygFY9VSu/s1600/IMG_1531-775312.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556161572064186946" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaMUEMt_gBvjTkO1BfangalM5abiO-GOoNjEm1_NUCeGwhQztILbOjz_XRpskqSwQWkgm2ym-hoptM6DlYixJfCS0ufvRIlLL-F9KiQGpchfjtbOtvvJ3PiUuy4l5b6oPCRUvCygFY9VSu/s640/IMG_1531-775312.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo"><br /></div><div class="mobile-photo">Now, this is our kitchen before we took out the smaller table but this is how it looked before.</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaC7mIDaxIvgBeCK3t3Dnbjo35WaMRYL7_rOSrG60VlDw0FbgmvHcuCxD2ZYO4QugtS99j3IgGfQ7j-x_2cflXxZYQ0IYjiE8eEr9CwSTrVp-odtRVswLhKG6PtVX4vwX-COiX-ZWAFrbD/s1600/IMG_1356-776456.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556161579075988066" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaC7mIDaxIvgBeCK3t3Dnbjo35WaMRYL7_rOSrG60VlDw0FbgmvHcuCxD2ZYO4QugtS99j3IgGfQ7j-x_2cflXxZYQ0IYjiE8eEr9CwSTrVp-odtRVswLhKG6PtVX4vwX-COiX-ZWAFrbD/s400/IMG_1356-776456.jpg" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo"> I thought my husband had earned a little quiet time by the fireside by evening. </div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirEf8B8KnOFObDs8jiYKR4tLYdYqKSGmrRzeyxFuIUpme1Tvn6BWwWBZaeEPJ62NUjGBiXKNZxrTHzETdC3BK6-WEwH2NiJrSLJtSro7wbmlQxr3LWV3_-T-V62BpFWgaN5GpqGjkF_yT_/s1600/tablescape+thursday-778107.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556161586096155890" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirEf8B8KnOFObDs8jiYKR4tLYdYqKSGmrRzeyxFuIUpme1Tvn6BWwWBZaeEPJ62NUjGBiXKNZxrTHzETdC3BK6-WEwH2NiJrSLJtSro7wbmlQxr3LWV3_-T-V62BpFWgaN5GpqGjkF_yT_/s400/tablescape+thursday-778107.jpg" /></a></div>.<br />Thank you to all who have visited me today and though out the last few years I have been blogging- I hope you  know it wouldn't be any fun without all of you!!!<br /><br />I hope the New Year will bring you health, joy, peace and love and may you all have time to enjoy your blessings each and every day.<br />I am joining Susan again for Tablescape Thursday at<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;"> <a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/">Between Naps on the Porc</a>h</span>. Thank you Susan for hosting once again.<br /><br />Love & Blessings to all of you,<br /><br />Carolyn

Christmas Tables

Hello everyone,    First, a New Year's wish for you from a photo I took at our kitchen table last week.Isn't it hard to believe another year is almost over?  If life is a journey will someone put on the brakes!!! It is definitely true the older you get the faster time flies. Anyway, I am enjoying th…

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Christmas at Home

<div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8WSWxEkYcSC04kwEcBlW2CPWUeTxIKWzPZAZanPaOJZnOmesSwlpvVjgHl_mOSsVzLQIWWr9sRptA6iVZXdoqw4apLtFNd6wt42aQgSYxXKpqr40GpC223Avgv6c6M_vW0mgkn-GOB7Nt/s1600/2010-12-28-1603-271-729457.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555875337376088626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8WSWxEkYcSC04kwEcBlW2CPWUeTxIKWzPZAZanPaOJZnOmesSwlpvVjgHl_mOSsVzLQIWWr9sRptA6iVZXdoqw4apLtFNd6wt42aQgSYxXKpqr40GpC223Avgv6c6M_vW0mgkn-GOB7Nt/s640/2010-12-28-1603-271-729457.jpg" width="494" /></a><br /> Hello everyone,<br />      I hope you all had a joyful Christmas and maybe now some time to relax and enjoy family and friends. We enjoyed having all our family here at our home for our traditional big turkey dinner and seeing the excitement of the 'little ones'.<br />  The photos above and below is our granddaughter Jessie who is 5 years old.<br /><br /></div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFFQFhacyoA8aFkVtU8tqUtitx2STV-oyDrFwIy8gC7QO6u1gnoEhrWqJ_LOP8p97Zlszl6nhNEAvFE0OmCyV_wV0Cu8Ah9CPZu8eEn0CmTwJWaTdS5blYXjrMjcWIJ40SegY2pGKmz6o-/s1600/Collages184-730844.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555875341757453730" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFFQFhacyoA8aFkVtU8tqUtitx2STV-oyDrFwIy8gC7QO6u1gnoEhrWqJ_LOP8p97Zlszl6nhNEAvFE0OmCyV_wV0Cu8Ah9CPZu8eEn0CmTwJWaTdS5blYXjrMjcWIJ40SegY2pGKmz6o-/s640/Collages184-730844.jpg" width="512" /></a><br />We are blessed with a few of these little angels who come to visit. Last week it was a different angel wearing these wings.</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKoVe4_o_ZbuTK0GBXYL_68O4y_eJUqexAxa_RzsISWKadl_-3b4D4rSpqG13h0ZLHZYb_zkIPYUlt7Qt9sfV2e9ZK-cloheLK0cNnWfCmnZyaOWvEXQkX_wAC3mWdpGimFaOuWYqQu-3i/s1600/blog+226-732620.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555875347863021842" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKoVe4_o_ZbuTK0GBXYL_68O4y_eJUqexAxa_RzsISWKadl_-3b4D4rSpqG13h0ZLHZYb_zkIPYUlt7Qt9sfV2e9ZK-cloheLK0cNnWfCmnZyaOWvEXQkX_wAC3mWdpGimFaOuWYqQu-3i/s640/blog+226-732620.jpg" width="494" /></a><br /> Snow!  Well, we didn't really have a white Christmas this year but we did get a dusting of snow by Cristmas evening. However,since then we have had quite a good covering of the fine white stuff! Today was windy and stormy most of the day so it was a cozy day indoors.</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUyhu7TAHDqDS_k1NaqmxgINFcFCZhSDkgODAQvPqmKz_PQYkXHYzyxeoAJ7p9jeQiuDwbciWZubJ2zg4YQs-3YhkM3uqzhFttXMNnxLYm3Eple2QUbPEMA6E-6pAbPAC58KkAsR1_sliW/s1600/blog+227-734305.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555875355484999522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUyhu7TAHDqDS_k1NaqmxgINFcFCZhSDkgODAQvPqmKz_PQYkXHYzyxeoAJ7p9jeQiuDwbciWZubJ2zg4YQs-3YhkM3uqzhFttXMNnxLYm3Eple2QUbPEMA6E-6pAbPAC58KkAsR1_sliW/s400/blog+227-734305.jpg" /></a><br />Our little garden cottage nestled in the snow.</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYQKSV7ijvGVXCMSji0UsKYMxz0GCw88rlPFND6G98x041AQ9y4umO1iyqNgO_0tPVcXGdEiVMC2R0fLGboTj-vsYcm1KwJEpW_N3xg37E0HNiNZFK16q1q0JmOaRZjTBFHc2wsYkpr9o9/s1600/2010-12-26-1328-57-735939.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555875362973347522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYQKSV7ijvGVXCMSji0UsKYMxz0GCw88rlPFND6G98x041AQ9y4umO1iyqNgO_0tPVcXGdEiVMC2R0fLGboTj-vsYcm1KwJEpW_N3xg37E0HNiNZFK16q1q0JmOaRZjTBFHc2wsYkpr9o9/s640/2010-12-26-1328-57-735939.jpg" width="512" /></a><br />Christmas night at our house.</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0VL1s5Hu-QOhSp7gVgS9TDowR44vX3VcuiJa-Spm1LdFKuWvZN1q8ZGUKyFQEYSQQ1bjdQ223LhEq29JhYwbfbZTeO5hETwcR3vOlkk5mxjlvQ4192kaUH0ra3VmAoXrWbtkxv6bcip1g/s1600/Collages185-737835.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555875368038773714" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0VL1s5Hu-QOhSp7gVgS9TDowR44vX3VcuiJa-Spm1LdFKuWvZN1q8ZGUKyFQEYSQQ1bjdQ223LhEq29JhYwbfbZTeO5hETwcR3vOlkk5mxjlvQ4192kaUH0ra3VmAoXrWbtkxv6bcip1g/s400/Collages185-737835.jpg" /></a></div>Winter has arrived!<br /><br />Thank you for popping by today and also a big thank you to all who left good wishes to us over the past week.<br /><br />Enjoy the rest of the holiday season,<br /><br />Carolyn

Christmas at Home

 Hello everyone,      I hope you all had a joyful Christmas and maybe now some time to relax and enjoy family and friends. We enjoyed having all our family here at our home for our traditional big turkey dinner and seeing the excitement of the 'little ones'.  The photos above and below is our grandd…

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Christmas Blessings to All !

<div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7D965lx-BFC5oi_XJ1tMdHbQOZC43WTfj7tGIwUB1qvfbipBgYFUjaHNXcymbIQ3T4rpkecavbGQNgmJtCN29SDa58r03fSObH_9WhDva6BTMXCE0J9HCeu-SQEFJDIvL01Yq3bz-jiul/s1600/2010-12-17-1308-414-752974.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554033752315469330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7D965lx-BFC5oi_XJ1tMdHbQOZC43WTfj7tGIwUB1qvfbipBgYFUjaHNXcymbIQ3T4rpkecavbGQNgmJtCN29SDa58r03fSObH_9WhDva6BTMXCE0J9HCeu-SQEFJDIvL01Yq3bz-jiul/s640/2010-12-17-1308-414-752974.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">Hello everyone,</div><div class="mobile-photo">  I know you are all very busy with all the joys of the season so I am just giving you a quick tour around today. the photos above are of our bath with a few Christmas touches.</div><div class="mobile-photo"><br /></div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-aulQ2Cl2ibdbbm6YaMoMRECmorIydBtimhsw1HQqzYnPLH-4B5iKO7yTsD0y_fTyGPqvfQtkIZx9NLNAZjGPyg0FcH5q1mtfUV_QoFDTAorSO-_7DfCRGmgkeCjB4rI-ElXG_V37GGGF/s1600/Our+Christmas+House+Tour+20101-754010.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554033758068879906" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-aulQ2Cl2ibdbbm6YaMoMRECmorIydBtimhsw1HQqzYnPLH-4B5iKO7yTsD0y_fTyGPqvfQtkIZx9NLNAZjGPyg0FcH5q1mtfUV_QoFDTAorSO-_7DfCRGmgkeCjB4rI-ElXG_V37GGGF/s640/Our+Christmas+House+Tour+20101-754010.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">This is our family room(photos taken last year but much the same as this year).</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5lyWEfow3sEsM_mK1Q8iH4bvYl6IVSQsilHi8rSoHAcerz8iCwfGk-3lA6pTpJIBiTbz8zXRhyphenhyphenlJy-e68vQwVZHFDsjBfjiSf_yo8Era-PvrgSPLpytlAnkG4QFLeMzs0GYO4N2wyx6s4/s1600/Our+Christmas+House+Tour+2010-755095.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554033762866047026" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5lyWEfow3sEsM_mK1Q8iH4bvYl6IVSQsilHi8rSoHAcerz8iCwfGk-3lA6pTpJIBiTbz8zXRhyphenhyphenlJy-e68vQwVZHFDsjBfjiSf_yo8Era-PvrgSPLpytlAnkG4QFLeMzs0GYO4N2wyx6s4/s640/Our+Christmas+House+Tour+2010-755095.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">Our little garden cottage decked out for Christmas.</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHJsSmJWOyYc7lMcx-CPpzgqtaexCPHr7Q5IK4dtCRoKBzuY9nruvtEaSvgzHFrV5yWeRsTyuT5XI-hr4eTFDactol3USVih2ui-KKDnGSOHuieK5zQjI3WeXMNdv05MzOT7PCoNE66bXs/s1600/IMG_0147-755798.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="267" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554033762511821154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHJsSmJWOyYc7lMcx-CPpzgqtaexCPHr7Q5IK4dtCRoKBzuY9nruvtEaSvgzHFrV5yWeRsTyuT5XI-hr4eTFDactol3USVih2ui-KKDnGSOHuieK5zQjI3WeXMNdv05MzOT7PCoNE66bXs/s400/IMG_0147-755798.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">Our upstairs sun room of the master bedroom and bath. I love the touches of greenery in it.</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG4efguTeUAuvfpnlWTxs-XO8cGbaOlvhERjMKelg1Il7XIiaqWWoOnQkOWj8Rmb7HylIbAANLqOlQ7RMRVWmOCoxDrwmEkt9HUH_yHPJDHuWE0VAoOFq-lBkv16OIQCQ2T9AsQD9L-Qou/s1600/IMG_9348-756579.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="267" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554033763672692946" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG4efguTeUAuvfpnlWTxs-XO8cGbaOlvhERjMKelg1Il7XIiaqWWoOnQkOWj8Rmb7HylIbAANLqOlQ7RMRVWmOCoxDrwmEkt9HUH_yHPJDHuWE0VAoOFq-lBkv16OIQCQ2T9AsQD9L-Qou/s400/IMG_9348-756579.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">Our kitchen before the tree went in the bay window.</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv5Ax9rAfpF_-3fd8OM75aQKE5ui-HQU-W_KwF2E2CywOyE03QWvbdnLHt6F8zc6eGpwDBLZ1g9r0_-vYHIj_Xzr7a8bp5NRoSWx5k4YP0J69JohV5vr9kmFblnMegH4VHRLjreZvGl-e2/s1600/Christmas+slide+show2-757485.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="400" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554033769209930418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv5Ax9rAfpF_-3fd8OM75aQKE5ui-HQU-W_KwF2E2CywOyE03QWvbdnLHt6F8zc6eGpwDBLZ1g9r0_-vYHIj_Xzr7a8bp5NRoSWx5k4YP0J69JohV5vr9kmFblnMegH4VHRLjreZvGl-e2/s400/Christmas+slide+show2-757485.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">our tree</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinRFZHB_UAlJCMgNN8E343PQP_8OnJ2tzypcrWdxhsGTfmH6vR3wR-go4kWvy-K-JXP4hpn3Yl9FtMbEHUpxqOtkuAuq0pneJpB_bNnQIAnVl06NKFHUP8GxApY2IRd1Goc0deXQLA2euF/s1600/IMG_0107-758444.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="267" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554033776251618626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinRFZHB_UAlJCMgNN8E343PQP_8OnJ2tzypcrWdxhsGTfmH6vR3wR-go4kWvy-K-JXP4hpn3Yl9FtMbEHUpxqOtkuAuq0pneJpB_bNnQIAnVl06NKFHUP8GxApY2IRd1Goc0deXQLA2euF/s400/IMG_0107-758444.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">our library-taken from the stairs</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNicR83cRpSmW7ozci4HoynALiPv_Y3kkAFn_AjlyiHUcRYSQS-Mq6xTLmP9_ckbbN-FnlW8X_f03gI2jMxMYnv1otByjezOAqbmvf-1sDv7-yD6gV3Pwev_GzOGwN0yYHfsShyC32s3Cd/s1600/IMG_0112-761422.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="267" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554033788792259154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNicR83cRpSmW7ozci4HoynALiPv_Y3kkAFn_AjlyiHUcRYSQS-Mq6xTLmP9_ckbbN-FnlW8X_f03gI2jMxMYnv1otByjezOAqbmvf-1sDv7-yD6gV3Pwev_GzOGwN0yYHfsShyC32s3Cd/s400/IMG_0112-761422.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">library taken from the kitchen/dining room</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbD1hI6DMP-F1tgUBRMDFx_G4j90kJVYTyLzb5jcFdo5fmbkAdBmQU6dv7U0v_tUm2vo_c28MRFWN31cmcVN73MaY93GscQMMSR-RdfDOfkbAZrVcUcdorrTeCkxjPeYBU3FfH3yqaW_rH/s1600/IMG_0636-762098.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554033789506038082" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbD1hI6DMP-F1tgUBRMDFx_G4j90kJVYTyLzb5jcFdo5fmbkAdBmQU6dv7U0v_tUm2vo_c28MRFWN31cmcVN73MaY93GscQMMSR-RdfDOfkbAZrVcUcdorrTeCkxjPeYBU3FfH3yqaW_rH/s640/IMG_0636-762098.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">our bedroom</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGyyvdw9lMBWahxXFmGMz4MZQLNOt7Z9L1RrNZSjG9wUovU53Tkh7g5TcO3QOaqdESIrOODALMTed6kPoDsTCxfS9UMVy56RYXdg9aWitHU6YDfZPOwrzlVOCeyUcP4akZZIbTpFH9x0H6/s1600/IMG_0604-763029.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="267" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554033793809630930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGyyvdw9lMBWahxXFmGMz4MZQLNOt7Z9L1RrNZSjG9wUovU53Tkh7g5TcO3QOaqdESIrOODALMTed6kPoDsTCxfS9UMVy56RYXdg9aWitHU6YDfZPOwrzlVOCeyUcP4akZZIbTpFH9x0H6/s400/IMG_0604-763029.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">my bedside table</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTmBdD8Mf1AjXzv4bT-CwWy2852kruLosYJNu7EtT0SfJlk2mpthdwenVclnL8EoEdREywhUxLGAqMXeT6AzDAmDo-1vu6abmYlrGNDZY1i6qBXcjMxnV0Sl-LzjDaetKAi__6AudCqoqT/s1600/IMG_8979-764749.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="267" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554033805242653730" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTmBdD8Mf1AjXzv4bT-CwWy2852kruLosYJNu7EtT0SfJlk2mpthdwenVclnL8EoEdREywhUxLGAqMXeT6AzDAmDo-1vu6abmYlrGNDZY1i6qBXcjMxnV0Sl-LzjDaetKAi__6AudCqoqT/s400/IMG_8979-764749.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">our veranda back a few weeks ago when we actually had snow- still raining here but snow flurries at least for tomorrow so they say!</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSjL6Z3YDKAkMX0aQ5IO2rm2E7zLivn675e_Ais8rRUgLsow6zDDcu_bIrhhDfdcH7O_JrT03qvATf_R-E-heDraeKOkGZI9d81S3gdcrmaP-2VD5FyjdCpIZz9_i8cb8sT1BtaOzDMCmR/s1600/IMG_3424-765466.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="267" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554033806290695266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSjL6Z3YDKAkMX0aQ5IO2rm2E7zLivn675e_Ais8rRUgLsow6zDDcu_bIrhhDfdcH7O_JrT03qvATf_R-E-heDraeKOkGZI9d81S3gdcrmaP-2VD5FyjdCpIZz9_i8cb8sT1BtaOzDMCmR/s400/IMG_3424-765466.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">guest bedroom</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCtmHbxCnpaX2eRHMTJQYW8GUS7Rq6ihkyJUym75e4kKcurdFFaaMLVGjFYZL10rI0lUkDL5XubR5lneDdZMYcnSfWjwCLxStRjJCbzfpq_JNWJzX0nZQqc_GKE6zU5NZGP53SW9_ChCaE/s1600/IMG_0565-766460.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554033806328076146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCtmHbxCnpaX2eRHMTJQYW8GUS7Rq6ihkyJUym75e4kKcurdFFaaMLVGjFYZL10rI0lUkDL5XubR5lneDdZMYcnSfWjwCLxStRjJCbzfpq_JNWJzX0nZQqc_GKE6zU5NZGP53SW9_ChCaE/s640/IMG_0565-766460.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">fireplace in  library</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitDeQZP-7zGmeK7Ok6RDUy7F1pI-NPqiF7aE_1AGRnqGsJHbqdMmtUybZHModZ20vdgr-zZRB9eUcRJCzeHlZvsX-4emWoeZgyXKiobhqLNR0UCGBU_d5cugGVCORcO5PdIMPfRRYYhYvk/s1600/Collages181-761811-767456.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554033812659671602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitDeQZP-7zGmeK7Ok6RDUy7F1pI-NPqiF7aE_1AGRnqGsJHbqdMmtUybZHModZ20vdgr-zZRB9eUcRJCzeHlZvsX-4emWoeZgyXKiobhqLNR0UCGBU_d5cugGVCORcO5PdIMPfRRYYhYvk/s640/Collages181-761811-767456.jpg" width="512" /></a></div>Once again I would like to wish you all  Christmas blessings and some quiet time to reflect on the wonderful gift we were given on that first Christmas morning!<br /><br />I am joining Cindy at<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;"> <a href="http://romantichome.blogspot.com/">My Romantic Home</a></span> for Show & Tell Friday.<br /><br />Wishing you and yours all the joy of the season!<br /><br />Carolyn

Christmas Blessings to All !

Hello everyone,  I know you are all very busy with all the joys of the season so I am just giving you a quick tour around today. the photos above are of our bath with a few Christmas touches.This is our family room(photos taken last year but much the same as this year).Our little garden cottage deck…

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A Christmas Tea

<div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggGva71MDSBnAW9l1DFxnGFq3OcoAKDBN293akpu3edo3R38J4Br4ijwvhZRET5Df5wcfPCwK0GezD-fjmOy_tqXRpy9tDbT2EMBZr7rC9AnbYfZ4ZUFujk25GAjzqv3NB-6m58Zhu8PT3/s1600/IMG_1437-789708.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553217440168044322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggGva71MDSBnAW9l1DFxnGFq3OcoAKDBN293akpu3edo3R38J4Br4ijwvhZRET5Df5wcfPCwK0GezD-fjmOy_tqXRpy9tDbT2EMBZr7rC9AnbYfZ4ZUFujk25GAjzqv3NB-6m58Zhu8PT3/s640/IMG_1437-789708.jpg" width="425" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">Hello everyone!</div><div class="mobile-photo">   We are having a wet and very windy day here as a northeaster is stalled over us for a few days. If the temp was a little colder , we would be loaded with snow but alas not a flake of the white stuff! Well, as we always say here at least we don't have to shovel it !</div><div class="mobile-photo"><br /></div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRma9T9ZnJxoGfRbiBUCqCGdYjsAIf_Js5Jt0c5DfQ-Qi5QEb4Tb2cpmLMuufMAYYSHIEUpFGFY0z52kTi_AIGGJPiw8FHM2huZh4W37uxxUyI_I9M_qTz-O6YiWs53wBmyhEl-kZk76Hl/s1600/IMG_1436-790554.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553217439251498258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRma9T9ZnJxoGfRbiBUCqCGdYjsAIf_Js5Jt0c5DfQ-Qi5QEb4Tb2cpmLMuufMAYYSHIEUpFGFY0z52kTi_AIGGJPiw8FHM2huZh4W37uxxUyI_I9M_qTz-O6YiWs53wBmyhEl-kZk76Hl/s640/IMG_1436-790554.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">Since it is a wild and wooly day her I enjoyed spending some time in the kitchen ,making a pot of carrot soup and scones-comfort food. I also made these apple cranberry strudel muffins to enjoy with a good cup of tea.</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPt2Tr6VSDcrWIEoFv5q4Fh1q2HtF03kyAsFfoGsMhoAB0Rg0pI1sRHvd3OqjeSc3nZ87I2eMwUOtGzmKxMsH4djP2prTjSOEROrqHBTTsuJOG7hgu2lA9hQb4SSHIvYLc8jLq3D-mQGxY/s1600/IMG_1439-791243.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553217441243978242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPt2Tr6VSDcrWIEoFv5q4Fh1q2HtF03kyAsFfoGsMhoAB0Rg0pI1sRHvd3OqjeSc3nZ87I2eMwUOtGzmKxMsH4djP2prTjSOEROrqHBTTsuJOG7hgu2lA9hQb4SSHIvYLc8jLq3D-mQGxY/s640/IMG_1439-791243.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo"><br /></div><div class="mobile-photo"><br /></div><div class="mobile-photo"><br /></div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFKZiE7jvcTepWVGdXpJp5K0DKrvWeU9d9x_01MfU5_GmgNY0-AnFa8Rz5jLc8dUR8QBc4lnkVikmIwRDGL-tHKqoA9uZG67q-TW42IqzFKnjU1CaEuGSEjucH6v7rI0OSvNYd4cVe_MyG/s1600/IMG_1453-793510.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553217451650618802" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFKZiE7jvcTepWVGdXpJp5K0DKrvWeU9d9x_01MfU5_GmgNY0-AnFa8Rz5jLc8dUR8QBc4lnkVikmIwRDGL-tHKqoA9uZG67q-TW42IqzFKnjU1CaEuGSEjucH6v7rI0OSvNYd4cVe_MyG/s640/IMG_1453-793510.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">This is one of my favorite teacups- a gift from my sweet husband.</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLqizEZDswzRal6Vlm-OqW7Z-smpLHQzarulRtUmu_bPTWDqP1iKW3yJjs1fHmP82N6VQIlW1bugZ1XYkA5f0_j3HMu-EpIpW0rcpXvIsTR-CLfA0BFX_CZYXW17yXsKMylrkYVmeXJM89/s1600/IMG_1447-794292.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="267" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553217459567837442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLqizEZDswzRal6Vlm-OqW7Z-smpLHQzarulRtUmu_bPTWDqP1iKW3yJjs1fHmP82N6VQIlW1bugZ1XYkA5f0_j3HMu-EpIpW0rcpXvIsTR-CLfA0BFX_CZYXW17yXsKMylrkYVmeXJM89/s400/IMG_1447-794292.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">The teapot is an old one that I bought in an antique shop in Maine on one of our little trips across the border.</div><div class="mobile-photo"><br /></div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwyYOjGRQpT57HcZ0RJv_LYFH74msHvBshznC5NcSjdOO29HOruzsZxvX8urtYIm5L1n-9QutotCs8hrVkUNGKbsMvRkMXfY9iFjAlhDnNcVRNq2BjlEQDuXMyzQ-GFnAFl7W0SqldiAHO/s1600/IMG_1438-795714.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553217464458430578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwyYOjGRQpT57HcZ0RJv_LYFH74msHvBshznC5NcSjdOO29HOruzsZxvX8urtYIm5L1n-9QutotCs8hrVkUNGKbsMvRkMXfY9iFjAlhDnNcVRNq2BjlEQDuXMyzQ-GFnAFl7W0SqldiAHO/s640/IMG_1438-795714.jpg" width="395" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">Go ahead pour yourself a nice cup of tea and grab a muffin or two as well.</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiszHmbDMWJzZ6bRIyjDRNACCanJhylhDwmH1h09_jHC74BeaKolzA6a-U7YlEIx5UHwEU0vzzVQ1slQ_TJYwCsXnKdI3xP2bwugLIJLra2nWqY0nKM8zKJvQvX_khr_-4_UX13u1UHGDEQ/s1600/IMG_1444-797411.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553217467390415042" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiszHmbDMWJzZ6bRIyjDRNACCanJhylhDwmH1h09_jHC74BeaKolzA6a-U7YlEIx5UHwEU0vzzVQ1slQ_TJYwCsXnKdI3xP2bwugLIJLra2nWqY0nKM8zKJvQvX_khr_-4_UX13u1UHGDEQ/s640/IMG_1444-797411.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo"><br /></div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5tvVQblrjYe_EAGtkMKrH9dVwsp30OcUWgmyrgq7iMrAAgUEUPHhrEyuZ4Js6r3iCik2cnTfME70bfD46Gtzst9z6O_J73CJK5rwVHe5ckSDwYrN5NyTMMiYkt2ky703FqZ8m8tLgaYHb/s1600/blog+222-798246.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553217473886925202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5tvVQblrjYe_EAGtkMKrH9dVwsp30OcUWgmyrgq7iMrAAgUEUPHhrEyuZ4Js6r3iCik2cnTfME70bfD46Gtzst9z6O_J73CJK5rwVHe5ckSDwYrN5NyTMMiYkt2ky703FqZ8m8tLgaYHb/s640/blog+222-798246.jpg" width="494" /></a><br /><br />The snowy picture below came from Helene Flont today in my emails.  It put a smile on my face as it may be the only snow I will see this Christmas although some flurries are predicted for Christmas Eve so I am hopeful still. Thank you Helene, I love that you took the time to send this to me! Helene is a lovely artist and you can see her beautiful blogs <a href="http://heleneflont.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">here</span></a>.<br /><br /></div><br /><br /><embed height="640" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" quality="high" src="http://photomaniak.com/upload/out.php/i1098938_JoyeuxNolCarolyn.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="427"></embed><br /><br /> Well, I hope you enjoyed a little break in your busy day. I still have a few presents to buy so I better hit the mall tomorrow. I know you probably have yours all wrapped and ready to go but I can be a procrastinator sometimes- I hope you haven't noticed that!!!<br />  With all this wind I wouldn't be surprised if we lost power for awhile- a tree came down in our garden just missing our power line- phew!<br /><br />Thank you so joining me for a little Christmas tea today.<br /><br />I am joining Sandi again for Tea Time Tuesday at<a href="http://sandimyyellowdoor.blogspot.com/"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">Rose Chintz Cottage</span></a> where she hosts a lovely tea.<br /><br />Carolyn

A Christmas Tea

Hello everyone!   We are having a wet and very windy day here as a northeaster is stalled over us for a few days. If the temp was a little colder , we would be loaded with snow but alas not a flake of the white stuff! Well, as we always say here at least we don't have to shovel it !Since it is a wil…

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Mosaic Monday

<div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZNx6AHIMud_HRONhK4ZZiWn-D4qBkETCZCF8hLv51P_WB3qrnCJ-m3gmUDeS4rsGtE_bHPvkVWwSyu2QRaXMm8ABpK1x1kTwYOIFl4KfSqXDEKbMl47ujLM3S6LHx5qkDbE1GL3FasxS0/s1600/green+%2526+white+room-788433.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552786220319565442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZNx6AHIMud_HRONhK4ZZiWn-D4qBkETCZCF8hLv51P_WB3qrnCJ-m3gmUDeS4rsGtE_bHPvkVWwSyu2QRaXMm8ABpK1x1kTwYOIFl4KfSqXDEKbMl47ujLM3S6LHx5qkDbE1GL3FasxS0/s640/green+%2526+white+room-788433.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">Hello everyone,</div><div class="mobile-photo">     We had a busy but lovely weekend here and I hope yours was lovely too. I have a few mosaics to share with you today for Mary's Mosaic Monday.</div><div class="mobile-photo"><br /></div><div class="mobile-photo"><br /></div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYQ7MX4IOFFUoA_QfpLoSYMGNB3K0VStH3tXG1zx0G75mdMzFt49CZDoqj0amQ4LzEd_0kT2iRlkPioPK-YLLWKgWgd91C-QvI69Qw7s9tBv09z2otTf0lYmrM_GsqtqE0OWpFjQfNsqxM/s1600/2010-11-25-1314-30-789953.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="309" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552786222332644210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYQ7MX4IOFFUoA_QfpLoSYMGNB3K0VStH3tXG1zx0G75mdMzFt49CZDoqj0amQ4LzEd_0kT2iRlkPioPK-YLLWKgWgd91C-QvI69Qw7s9tBv09z2otTf0lYmrM_GsqtqE0OWpFjQfNsqxM/s400/2010-11-25-1314-30-789953.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo"><br /></div><div class="mobile-photo">Christmas decorations</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj56IUlF3B5M9WI9ij0Jtw1DBX8D5SpPc73RAvgHJ0ClR-d_rmdaVj0sS0iLBoJMa8xwitznRhLw04hkPYHbnUoBgtgVIKQqXD7kHnCx1FXIee0D_iRWWlsBU1o-kR9-q2A3gC10jEWAlHo/s1600/Recovered+Autosave1-790693.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="286" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552786223676998322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj56IUlF3B5M9WI9ij0Jtw1DBX8D5SpPc73RAvgHJ0ClR-d_rmdaVj0sS0iLBoJMa8xwitznRhLw04hkPYHbnUoBgtgVIKQqXD7kHnCx1FXIee0D_iRWWlsBU1o-kR9-q2A3gC10jEWAlHo/s400/Recovered+Autosave1-790693.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo"><br /></div><div class="mobile-photo">Our Christmas trees with a sweet doll in the middle.</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjldpJ87Qtto02XvN7wMN-jxGadAxiTPEzoQoYTAX1LDzDYTcD08QckWdnrQNHynpFBIym8xOlkW8vsnf2DOF_A44G8tLYpLJf_HDKVS1ZstcTiiWSrqZPL_LkOp0Pi_IOT8Z0p2_CpWCjN/s1600/2010-12-17-1308-41-791398.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552786228410105170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjldpJ87Qtto02XvN7wMN-jxGadAxiTPEzoQoYTAX1LDzDYTcD08QckWdnrQNHynpFBIym8xOlkW8vsnf2DOF_A44G8tLYpLJf_HDKVS1ZstcTiiWSrqZPL_LkOp0Pi_IOT8Z0p2_CpWCjN/s640/2010-12-17-1308-41-791398.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">Village houses</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwHxW0ErVErESiUGWf5AcoP1JVeR-W1YBPg-5J_t_d5FrL22GkDf103Qe_WmCHrfRWAWnoQFjw6IoE8cLMffuURCgzJYgI2l10RcXNRHxpX5ncI_fK_2AdU_GC8YbFkdoaUBQ3kDTAg1sa/s1600/2010-12-14-1537-361-792173.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552786232823739170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwHxW0ErVErESiUGWf5AcoP1JVeR-W1YBPg-5J_t_d5FrL22GkDf103Qe_WmCHrfRWAWnoQFjw6IoE8cLMffuURCgzJYgI2l10RcXNRHxpX5ncI_fK_2AdU_GC8YbFkdoaUBQ3kDTAg1sa/s640/2010-12-14-1537-361-792173.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">Christmas around our house</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLymEKWsSn6IvsiCiizWqfQgKsz6wjAL6quEjBBPD1X2zr7zG4yIviifm7aQHj2ewkcEJjeB_a5MHtvhU2WmvB3osSHsZbxQoz7sp1Zw7ZzqiI4PKcd37Z8MJHRdkihR14sU7X-0reMkiu/s1600/Christmas+Cottage+20103-793940.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552786239379253010" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLymEKWsSn6IvsiCiizWqfQgKsz6wjAL6quEjBBPD1X2zr7zG4yIviifm7aQHj2ewkcEJjeB_a5MHtvhU2WmvB3osSHsZbxQoz7sp1Zw7ZzqiI4PKcd37Z8MJHRdkihR14sU7X-0reMkiu/s640/Christmas+Cottage+20103-793940.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo"><br /></div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUKOXdhIxXXxtnxyg8cqkwDXN3nbtj3upCVPqKJs6ytyrP7fo-8ieKv9VNKxHvUbMRsb2xHb50tmaKnNLC-qiFk6_mU8IosadpXWv2hjmewihUtYMaZMsX0FBRlPOSRSkRzTAwxl4QuMk9/s1600/2010-12-10-1256-311-794764.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552786246640421586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUKOXdhIxXXxtnxyg8cqkwDXN3nbtj3upCVPqKJs6ytyrP7fo-8ieKv9VNKxHvUbMRsb2xHb50tmaKnNLC-qiFk6_mU8IosadpXWv2hjmewihUtYMaZMsX0FBRlPOSRSkRzTAwxl4QuMk9/s640/2010-12-10-1256-311-794764.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo"> I have been taking some photos of our grandchildren for Christmas memories and these are a few of them so far. Above is 3 year old  angelic Abby.</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz_tnpWYzHZ-utosPdcayhgbChXfEhXdogxFA3hlBC5W1I0MzUo8CPtabb0KnRa9Kdjm127DTRiiOgKg4xjW-4FDhUbWXPxrTKmVXfHrGpjqSm2Lm4C9poVWmkl4HklaesLuNgu9on4pcX/s1600/2010-11-08-1128-141-795430.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552786244660479490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz_tnpWYzHZ-utosPdcayhgbChXfEhXdogxFA3hlBC5W1I0MzUo8CPtabb0KnRa9Kdjm127DTRiiOgKg4xjW-4FDhUbWXPxrTKmVXfHrGpjqSm2Lm4C9poVWmkl4HklaesLuNgu9on4pcX/s640/2010-11-08-1128-141-795430.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">Our grandson Lucas who is a very sweet five.</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmaHhR7ZUOM9F1aNGFFdQ9RcE2zhK1I1Wcixo-w98_EB4I87EShT82Gt8OQvZM4sLgBDzsRuKGxF9eUNjDWXwWvlMsRPrPJCWQ_8Vq2Nl5WfCkUCWjFd2Noeu_f3pyjN9fRHqNsWrP3iL_/s1600/2010-12-18-1508-241-796475.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552786248238186754" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmaHhR7ZUOM9F1aNGFFdQ9RcE2zhK1I1Wcixo-w98_EB4I87EShT82Gt8OQvZM4sLgBDzsRuKGxF9eUNjDWXwWvlMsRPrPJCWQ_8Vq2Nl5WfCkUCWjFd2Noeu_f3pyjN9fRHqNsWrP3iL_/s640/2010-12-18-1508-241-796475.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo"> Noah an active mischievous little four year old.</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxFsNQ0njufcqusoeRUAFLcqS_J36QN5dasgwe8rArI8HHId5K-42lEFR3p32kItgzLKdNfGmJK3_jokbvsZpG_dqu3Cfq9Ra0Cm4MsZ6gmFmP6ZyxnvdauX68fxaKpVN1Rk_jAqEatNyQ/s1600/Collages172-797805.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552786259734912770" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxFsNQ0njufcqusoeRUAFLcqS_J36QN5dasgwe8rArI8HHId5K-42lEFR3p32kItgzLKdNfGmJK3_jokbvsZpG_dqu3Cfq9Ra0Cm4MsZ6gmFmP6ZyxnvdauX68fxaKpVN1Rk_jAqEatNyQ/s640/Collages172-797805.jpg" width="512" /></a></div>and quiet,gentle little Lila will be two in a few months. I still have a few more of the grandchildren to get pics of over the holidays.<br />   Well, I will post a couple more times before Christmas and then a little break for the season.<br /><br /> I am joining Mary at <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;"><a href="http://dearlittleredhouse.blogspot.com/">Little Red House</a> </span>today for Mosaic Monday - always lots of beautiful mosaics to see there.<br /><br />Thank you for visiting me,<br /><br />Carolyn<br /><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Cl49fsLaYNM/TQ-U89_hPuI/AAAAAAAAcjg/dA16F1bdEr4/s640/IMG_0866-702855.jpg" /><br /><br />A preview of Christmas Touches on my <a href="http://christmaspastpresentcom.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">Christmas Past & Present</span></a> blog.

Mosaic Monday

Hello everyone,     We had a busy but lovely weekend here and I hope yours was lovely too. I have a few mosaics to share with you today for Mary's Mosaic Monday.Christmas decorationsOur Christmas trees with a sweet doll in the middle.Village housesChristmas around our house I have been taking some p…

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