Thanksgiving came and went without much fuss, and ushered in the Christmas season with all its glory. I love Christmas. I have made it mine by eliminating stress and focusing on what is important. My daughter, my husband, home decor, and food. At the beginning of December, I sent gifts to my daughter, and baked cookies for gifts: peanut butter and oatmeal/pecan. Just for fun, I made a coconut cake the weekend before the holiday, and for Christmas Eve, we'll enjoy a red velvet cake. By mid-December, the tree was up, and the fireplace was adorned with an evergreen garland, angels, lights, and ornaments. In the morning when Sadie and I come downstairs, and the chores are done, I play Christmas music instead of turning on the TV. It's a wonderful time of year.
I was with my Mom when I purchased the angel tree topper. It was the early '70s, so she's seen a lot of Christmases perched atop the tree.
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Dining Room |
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Sunroom. Candle from Melanie |
The silver is polished and on the kitchen table. The dining room had a pre-Christmas deerscape table setting, and tomorrow I will replace it with Old Country Roses as I get ready for Christmas Eve and day.
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Dining Room: Deerscape |
I love a silver tea set, and my Mom's Johann Haviland, Petit Point tea cups coordinate nicely with it. The tablecloth is April Cornell, Merry Black, and that pretty silver tray was a bargain find at a nearby estate sale. Vintage white linen napkins were my Grandmother's.
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Kitchen: Coconut Cake and Silver Tea Service
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It's Christmas Eve, and our dinner tonight will come to us from D'Franco's, our favorite local restaurant. Starting with a tri-color salad and clams oreganata, we'll finish with mussels fra Diavolo over pasta. To compliment this lovely meal we'll sip a chilled, bubbly Cava. I made peanut butter cookies for Santa today, and we have coconut cake for later. The table is set with Royal Albert's Old Country Roses atop a black velvet tablecloth.
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Christmas Eve and Christmas Dinner |
Surround yourself with what you love...
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