It's time to think about Christmas! How I admire my neighbors and my blogging friends who are prepared and decorated for Christmas the day after Thanksgiving. I'm not one of those people. Instead, I tend to savor Thanksgiving for as long as I can before I move on to the next holiday. But I think my week of savoring needs to end and I should move along! Before I know it, Christmas will be here and past! I remember grade school days when mom and dad were busy teachers; sister and I busy students at school. It wasn't until Christmas holiday that we decorated for the season, putting up a Christmas tree decorated with homemade ornaments and paper chains. Once the tree was up, the household took on an air of secrecy, as we were a 'homemade Christmas' family --- and sewing, gluing, hammering, and sawing were the activities that filled the days before Christmas. Home-baked cookies and breads, Christmas lights, caroling parties, new dresses for the holiday, and cups of hot chocolate --- helped make a great holiday.
So. . .it's time to catch the spirit of the holiday! I'm ready.
Photo: Elm Street Antiques
That sounds like my home when I was small. Mom loved Christmas.She would wait because back then they were always fresh and mom would flock ours. I always loved it.
ReplyDeleteWell I admire you for hanging on to Thanksgiving. I might have attempted it if it had been a little earlier. But now the hum of the sewing machine is heard throughout the Haven and I must get cracking having procrastinated much too long.
ReplyDeleteOh I love the pictures you paint with words. I can so appreciate a home buzzing with cozy activities before the holidays...wonderful!
Hello,
ReplyDeleteWe too waited a few days. We have started a new tradition this year. We are decorating real simple. Our tree we are waiting till Dec 24 to put up and tehn take down Jan 4 like our church recommends. We want to savor the holidays.
Hugs,
Elizabeth
oh I started early, with my brother ill and gloomy weather days, it has felt wonderful just to enjoy it all. I really love this time of year and am so thrilled that we do have a Saviour...and that HE is the reason for the Season, the rest is fluff...but such enjoyable and wonderful...we enjoy going out in the evening with a cuppa with us looking at lights...
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your decorating LaDonna, looking forward to your pictures.
Deby
I too love to savor Thanksgiving as it is my favorite holiday...but I soon must give in and get the tree up and start to think Christmas
ReplyDeleteAnd sew we sew...:)
ReplyDeleteenjoy. I long to create that here.
I usually draw it out myself, too. Never the day after Thanksgiving! This year I has a time crunch so everything we were going to put up had to be up by today cuz I leave tomorrow and don't get back here till Christmas day. Enjoy your gathering and decorating and creating :0)
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely picture with the greens and roses. This weekend we are putting up a tree, and preparing for company next weekend. I think many families are returning to a homemade Christmas this year. That may be something that we have all needed to get back to.
ReplyDeleteI just wanted to let you know that I've posted about the second holiday giveaway. Here's the link:
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Carrie
I'm ready to start too, just have to find (make) the time!
ReplyDeleteKatherine
We have Sinterklaas here on 5 december. Nobody is doing christmas decorations before Sinterklaas. I wait till after my birthday. Then I'm ready for christmas :-)
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