Christmas in my Bathroom

Do you think I'm going overboard when I decorate my bathroom for Christmas?

I used a little crystal sandwich plate to display some balls from Walmart.  Don't worry - they are plastic so no one will be hurt if they drop into the sink.

A pretty Christmas ball in a dish.

A lovely set of Christmas towels that my sister, Cheryl gave me.

I'm joining Brenda at Tweak It Tuesday.

"Mom" says Finnie "why are you bending over looking at this towel?  Is there something in here?"

Julie

ps Don't be upset if you can't leave a comment.  I am having trouble with Blogger.  All my comments have disappeared!



Christmas in My Living Room

This is my living room in the evening.  My skiing pillow on the couch.  Finnie cuddled up on the back of the couch, sound asleep.  Snowflake lights burning in the window and amaryllis blooming on the window sill.  It's warm and comfortable and makes me want to cuddle up on the couch with a hot chocolate and my cat.

an amaryllis dance

Julie

Christmas Planter

I decided to throw together a little Christmas planter.  One of my friends went to a local greenhouse and took a class.  She made a gorgeous one.  I might just find the time to do that next year but this year I'm a little pressed.  So I took one of my summer annual planters that I hadn't dumped yet and added some greenery...

...and a few bits and bobs with a hand-tied bow.

As you can see, no snow in southern Ontario so I used PicMonkey...

My amaryllis is blooming...

This last picture is one my friend Cindi took, looking down our main street during the evening.

Aren't the street lights lovely?  I'm joining Brenda for Tweak It Tuesday.

Julie



My friend, Cindi, knitter extraordinaire

My friend, Cindi is the most amazing knitter and she made this gorgeous tea cozy for Christmas.

Isn't it fun?

Julie

A Little Christmas Peek

I was over at my friend, Cindi's place and her Mom, Rose is a decorator extraordinaire.  I wanted to share a few glimpses of her Christmas decorating...

Have yourself a Merry Little Christmas,

Julie

A Real Christmas Tree

My artificial tree bought the farm last year....so I decided this year, for the first time in fifteen years, I was having a real tree.  I was so excited!  Like a kid at Christmas!  I bought a tree stand at Home Depot, strings of lights at Michael's and scoped out the trees for sale last week.  I decided to pick one up on Sunday.  Lo and behold, I woke up to snow on the ground.  Not much but enough to send a thrill up my spine; enough for the kids next door to try to build a snow man.  Yep, Christmas is definitely in the air.  I went through the usual struggle getting the tree in the house and set up in the stand.  Then I started on the lights, only to find that my first strand was defective.  So, a little disappointed but tomorrow will be tree trimming day.  Tonight I can only share the picture of the bare tree but I promise, it will be gorgeous and it smells so "walking in the woods".  A total delight for all the senses.

Julie

Lights in the Night

Outside Christmas lights are up!

Julie

And so it starts...

My first Christmas decor goes up.  I bought this curtain of snowflakes at Ikea last Monday (I'll have to show you the rest of my purchases - oh my)  and hung it in the dining room window.  It looks  gorgeous from the inside and out.  I plan on putting the outside lights up today.  It's going to be fairly warm here in southern Ontario so it's a perfect day for it.  But first, another batch of jam...

Julie

Christmas Commercials

One of my guilty pleasures this time of year is watching Christmas commercials.   I love those sweet ads that bring a tear to your eye.  My favourite one this year is the Canadian Tire commercial.  It is available on Youtube but in case you haven't seen it, here it is...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qR3uYruD84g

I love, love, love the song by Dan Griffin "Stars and Satellites" and my friend, Alex downloaded his CD from ITunes for me.  Here is the entire song...enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SytgcA2iuFk

Julie

Seeing Red....

I wanted to thank everyone for their support after my last post.  I shouldn't be feeling sorry for myself.  I'm really pretty lucky, especially to be living in Canada.  I may be off work sick but I have disability benefits and drug benefits through work and what they don't cover, the Ontario government does.  Unlike some people who have to face bankruptcy or losing their house when they get sick,  I'm alright financially and only have to worry about getting better.

This year, unlike last, I'm looking forward to Christmas.  I'm planning a party, homemade Christmas gifts, baking and gifts.  My thoughts are turning to red and gold.  Above is my Grandma's hobnail amber water pitcher with some discount carnations ($5, nice eh?).

This weekend I'm going to make chili sauce and jam to include in my homemade gift baskets.  Then next week, the Christmas decorating starts in earnest.  I'll keep you up to date.  Have a nice weekend.

Julie