One of my favorite decorating projects, not only for Christmas, but for every season, is the Welsh dresser, which is the focal point in our breakfast area. It doesn't seem that long ago when I was decorating it for Spring ...
And Fall ...
And now, here it is all dressed up for Christmas with some of my favorite Christmas keepsakes ...
Christmas Owl hiding amongst the holly vines ...
We bought this little Santa's workshop when our children were little, and, even though it's gotten a little battered through the years and has been glued several times, it is still one of our most treasured Christmas decorations.
Another very old and much loved decoration is this set of brass Angel Chimes ...
Lighting them has become one of our granddaughter Avery's favorite Christmas traditions ...
Christmas Candy Centerpiece on the breakfast table (another one of Avery's favorite decorations) ...
And Joey, Avery's "Elf on a Shelf," enjoying the decorations from his perch high on the chandelier ...
The two little squirrels you see on the dresser are Ralph and Cindy, named in honor of our son Benjamin's imaginary-friend-robots when he was little ...
Best wishes to you for a week filled with your favorite Christmas Keepsakes, sweet memories of Christmases Past, and lots of wonderful memories-in-the-making.
After I posted this, I went out to blow some leaves off our patio (in 20-degree weather), and was delighted to see this rose blooming on my arbor ...
To think that that little rose could "weather" the cold and bloom one more time, was a "How Great Thou Art" moment, and I wanted to share it with you ...
