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More Decorating

December 14, 2009 at 1:05 am by Claudia

The tree is decorated…the saga has ended, thank goodness. I have to say it is the prettiest one yet. Clear lights have made a huge difference in the look of the tree. Now I am in the midst of the ‘how do you get a good photograph of the tree?’ dilemma. No matter how I try, the photo doesn’t do it justice. So if you can hang on a day, I will have some photos to share with you. I’m going to mess around with the camera and see what I can come up with.

You know my ‘wrought iron thingy’ that is on the table in the kitchen? The pumpkins are gone and this is what I’ve done with it for the Christmas season.

Simple, but pretty, I think. Have a wonderful day.

Where are the Decorations?

December 13, 2009 at 9:15 am by Claudia

Where are the decorations, you ask? Still in the boxes. A brief update on the tree trimming is in order. Friday was our day to decorate. We always like to start decorating after dark. So we pulled out the box with the lights and started stringing them. Halfway through this process, we realized the rest of the lights were no longer working. I ran out to our local supermarket. Nothing. It was now late and the temps were frigid, so we decided to wait until Saturday.

On Saturday, I sent Don out for lights since I was working. We decided that this might be a good time to go with clear lights and start a new look. He called me at work to say he had bought lights at the True Value for $14.00 a box – we quickly realized he had purchased LED lights and that would be too expensive. I made him take them back. Then he went to drug store and purchased several boxes of clear lights. Great!

I came home from work and we started stringing the lights. The cord was white. Okay, we thought, “We can make this work!” but after trying every possible way to hide the cords, we gave up. They all came off the tree and this morning I am venturing out to buy some more lights.

Ah, the joys of Christmas. Cross your fingers: hopefully, we will have a decorated tree by this evening.

Pink Saturday

December 12, 2009 at 1:05 am by Claudia

Time for another Pink Saturday! Our hostess, Beverly, has asked us to speak about our favorite holiday decorations this week. I have a lot of vintage ornaments that I love, but my favorite ornaments are these rather new bottlebrush ornaments. Heidi carries them in her shop and I’ve bought about 8 or 9 of them over the past 3 years. They are big – about 6 inches across – and really have an impact on the tree. Plus, they are just wonderfully old-fashioned, which I love.