Getting Dumped

OK. We had a nice time. We had some laughs. We all enjoyed your blinky lights & the hijinks, but now, Christmas Tree, I think it's time to go.

No offense, but have you noticed how you take up almost a quarter of our living room & block our passage into the dining room? Yes, there I said it. You're kinda big in the middle. I'm sure you can't help it. And I know that we are partly to blame too, loading you up with trinkets & toys until all your branches are loaded down.

I think it is time that we part ways. Please understand that I'll look back on our short time together & smile. We had fun, didn't we? We'll always have that.

I just need some space right now.

Photo via won7ders

A little window shopping

Though I can't say that I am 'in want' for anything, that is not to say that I am without want. Here is the proof. I have a million things to do & I just spent way too much time browsing the Huset shop. I am feeling a little bad now...

But here are some things I saw:

How tall are you now, little one? Our girl would reach the horse's snoot, I think.
A teacup with a wooden lid/coaster:

Lovely bowl with drip drops:

Beautiful notecards:

Christmas Morning

Christmas morning found us...

Dressing our favorite dolly up in holiday duds:
Eating Swedish pancakes with lemon, powdered sugar & jam:

Crafting a few new ornaments (sparkly mushrooms!):

Resting & reading with our feet up on the coffee table (this is our view from said location):

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Clever Tree

Lookie, lookie! Isn't this clever?

(from All the Luck in the World via Hidden in France via the resourceful KMcE)

A flat Christmas tree made with "useless but pretty" odds and ends she has collected over time. So nice for a small space. Or entry. Or hallway. Or...

I don't know if it would be a satisfying replacement for a real tree. I would miss the smell and the depth. I also have a strong distaste for putting holes in my walls. Could this be done as successfully with cork or pegboard? Doubtful. Anybody have any ideas?

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Pablo

I don't understand him, but Pablo Picasso consistantly fascinates me. A brilliant monster, a fragile egoist, incessently restless. I can't stop reading about him.

An old photo from Life Magazine via Nothing is New

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Getting closer!

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