The Best....

Today is my babies birthday...

Not such a tiny girl as she was 31 years ago, 

but still and always will be my little girl...

So Happy Birthday my lovely...

As Ray would sing...

"You are the best thing....that ever happened to me."

Around the house...

Doing a bit of indoor decorating, now that I'm over the flu from last week...

In lieu of a tree, I hang my annual Christmas chandelier...

All of my favorites, old and new above the table to gaze up into...

...this one, the latest from my fellow, young and talented friend Boo, 

who sent this in the mail the other day...

And of course there are birds all around...

A box lamp given as a gift from Irma.

More of her creations here.

During these short, dark days, giving yourself the gift of light is

one of the most uplifting things you can do.

 All of those wonderful things that have hidden in boxes in the barn 

for a year, come out to show off again, all be it briefly...

 

The long tags with writing were a gift from Mosaic Norene...

Seasons greetings in many different languages ...

Cherishing inherited vintage Nutcrackers and remembering those who 

gave us recent ones...

Christmas cactus???

Winter fox...

Each and every one of these things, I remember from the year before.

From where I bought it, when it was made or who gave it to me.

They are all precious to me and I so look forward to

opening those boxes...to remember.

To celebrate the season one more time.

 

Song for Friday...classic

I've been singing this song to our old goat now, when I go out to the barn.

I'll tell you more about him later....

Have a great weekend all!

movie review....

Yesterday we took my nephew to the movies for his 14th birthday.

What we saw was a movie full of magic, intriguing characters,

amazing scenery, beautiful costumes and colours,

and a fantastic storyline steeped in history and mystery.

Plus it was all in 3D!

If you want to escape for a few hours to the wonderful world 

of Martin Scorsese, I urge you to see this film...

Adventure, old books, Paris, train stations, clocks, film history, magicians...it's all here...

Something borrowed...

Taking the long way home means stopping to collect those 

beautiful seasonal bits and bobs...

So much more fun decorating knowing that you scrambled down a bank

for that fuzzy, mossy birds nest...

 Or walked ankle deep in the mud to clip those perfectly cascading rose hips...

 Need some of that mint green lichen?

Yeah, you know just the place to find it...

 It may take you several hours to get there, 

but you know that getting there is half the fun!

The willow and dogwood branches show off their best colours this time of year...

Gathered together in bunches to provide a perch for the birds on your porch...

Hang a few ornaments on them and there you go.

 A great excuse to go for a ramble...take the dogs along and get festive.

And at the end of it all, you add a few fairy lights,

 stand back with rum and eggnog in hand...

A toast to Mother Nature!

 Now all we need is a wee bit of that white stuff...I always dream of a white Christmas.

Song for Friday...for John

It was the anniversary of John Lennon's death the other day.

It's been 31 years.

We are missing a great talent, but he did leave so much behind...

Have a great weekend all.

Thanks John.

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