Above is a photo I took of our living room decorated for Christmas a few years ago. I am already anxious to begin transforming our room into this sparkly magic place. I crocheted the stocking on the far left and far right. The 2nd one in on the left is made of a vintage Hudson's Bay Indian blanket and the other one is one I bought that was just so cute that was all appliqued with Santa and his sleigh. I put peppermint colored candles in my antique ship's lanterns and have Santa and his sleigh on the mantel between two Christmas trees that I decorated with miniature ornaments. Can you envision the sound of the crackling wood fire and the smell of the pine boughs, peppermint candy canes and woodsmoke?
Tomorrow we go shopping for our turkey for Thanksgiving and all the accoutrements - green bean bake with onions, candied yams with brown sugar, cinnamon, pecans and mini marshmallows toasted on the top, mashed potatoes, turkey gravy, homemade yeast honey wheat rolls, ice cold sparkling apple cider, homemade orange cranberry sauce - and Dayle's homemade sage dressing and a big beautiful roasted turkey. OH BOY! :-)
Our 3 children and their spouses and all 6 grandchildren will be with us on Thursday. It will be noisy and crazy and there will be last minute gravy making and potato mashing by me and table setting and candles being lit and cider poured.. and yes there will be photos.
I hope you all have a great weekend and week ahead. ((hugs)) Teresa
I love those pictures of the falls. Your decorations look lovely with the fire in the fireplace.
ReplyDeleteTeresa, your decorating scheme could have come right out of a magazine. Can't wait to see what you do this year! Beautiful photos of the Falls.
ReplyDeleteDenise, I'm glad you enjoy the photos of the falls - I volunteer there twice a month and like to post photos of this majestic falls through all the seasons. I hope people don't get tired of it! :-)
ReplyDeleteClara, you're so sweet! It might look very much the same as that year, but it's always fun and magical. :-)
Your living room looks FABULOUS Teresa, real Christmas magic there, and so much effort put into it all, it looks like something out of a movie! Love Vanessa xxx
ReplyDeleteNow I can't wait for Christmas! Although our Sinterklaas-celebration is also very nice!
ReplyDeleteAs always, beautiful photos! The waterfall is breathtaking!
ReplyDeleteYour Christmas decorations are just beautiful and very inspiring and I love to see the pictures of all the scenery around you. I remember going to the Columbia River and the lighthouse at Cape Disappointment - it was a wonderful trip. Have a very happy Thanksgiving!
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Your pictures are lovely! I love waterfalls... in New Zealand we think that being next to a waterfall washes your problems away.....
ReplyDeleteHave you ever stared at the gushing water for about a minute, then looked at the cliff next to it? It makes the cliff look as though it is breathing! Give it a try!
Have a lovely weekend, looking forward to seeing your thanksgiving pictures, I have no idea what it is and why you do it, so it will be a nice education!!!!!!!
I would love to sit right downin your living room and knit or crochet with you. Sounds like you will have a wonderful Thanksgiving with your family. So much to be thankful for.
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Meredith
Teresa, what a wonderful post. I love the falls! They are absolutely breathtaking. I would love to see them for real even though your photos are so clear. What a beautiful part of the country you live in!!! Sounds like you have a lovely Thanksgiving planned. Hope it is yummy and fun! Your Christmas decorations are so festive, it is starting to get me in the holiday mood. Blessings this Thanksgiving to you and your family, Robin❤
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful pics of the waterfalls!!
ReplyDeleteAnd Oh my to your magnificent xmas day decorations, certainly should be in a magazine
for everyone to see ☺ I definitely can imagine
the sound of the crackling fire and the awsome smells of food etc.
wendy xo
Dear Vanessa, you are so sweet, thank you! I can't wait to get some photos of the decorations this year. It's always SUCH a challenge to get a good photo, isn't it?
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Saskia, can you tell us more about your Sinterklaas celebration? Sounds so fun!
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Melba, I'm glad you enjoy the photos -- have you ever been able to visit Oregon and see Multnomah Falls? So amazing!
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Christine, I'm glad you got to visit here - where do you live? I need to get some photos of Mt. Hood too.
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Alice, I'm going to try your waterfall watching idea and see what happens! I will tell you more about the whole idea of Thanksgiving in a coming post. Love your tea cozy and potholder designs!
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Meredith, I wish you lived close enough to sit by my fire with me and crochet! :-)
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Dear Robin, I am so glad you enjoy the waterfall photos, being that I volunteer there twice a month, I usually post a photo of it to share how it looks through the seasons. I can't wait to get my 2010 decorations up and try to get some good photos!
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Wendy, it will be a fun challenge to get new photos this year.
To all my blog friends, I just love your notes to me!! (((HUGS))) to you all!