Merry Christmas from our house to yours!

Merry Christmas!

I just wanted to pop in and

wish you a very Merry Christmas.

It is a beautiful day here and the

next couple of days are going to

be very mild so our dusting

of snow won't last the day

but I will enjoy while

it lasts.

Last night we went for a

drive around town to see

the lights and I enjoyed

it very much. Every year

it seems there is more and

more lights to see.

This year we will not be able to

have all of our family for Christmas

because of covid but I am thankful

we are allowed twelve in total.

One of my daughters is hosting

our son and his family along

with her family so I am happy

that everyone will enjoy a

good meal and time with

some family.

Hopefully next year we can

all be together once more.

We took a walk around town a few days

ago and I took a few pictures of our

hometown decked out for Christmas.

So, I will end by wishing you peace,

joy, love and good health!

We are off to church shortly for

our Christmas Eve service .....

wearing our masks and social

distancing but thankful we

can go.

Merry Christmas!

Blessings,

Carolyn

Cosy Christmas at Home

Hello everyone,

Can you believe that Christmas is

less that a week away?

We have been enjoying our

evening here by the fireside.

 

It is not fancy but it is a cosy

comfortable spot to be on

a cool winter day.

    

We enjoy our tea and snacks

in here.

My daughter made us a

lovely pumpkin loaf to

enjoy with our tea.

Christmas tea cups.

I enjoy the cosy rustic look here

in our family room.

Well, our youngest granddaughter has 

just arrived so we have a cosy

evening planned together.

Thank you for visiting and I

hope you are enjoying your

weekend!

Take care ,

       Carolyn

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A White Christmas in the Boathouse

      Hello everyone,

      I hope you are doing well and

             are enjoying the Christmas season.

               I am still waiting for a nice snowfall

here.

I have shared some of these

photos before as these were

taken a few years ago.

As many of you know my husband

and son built the Boathouse by our

pond seven years ago 

This is the conservatory/sunroom

on the back facing south.

We used old french doors for the

windows so it gets lots of light.

I have decorated for Christmas in several

different ways but this remains one of

my top two favorites.

I painted these old vintage skates

grey with a wash of brown to give

them an aged look.

The bed is ready and

a snack awaits.

The outside of the Boathouse.

Wishing for some of that snow

soon.....I do love a white Christmas.

This is another Christmas card

that I thought you might like....

just a way of including a 

photo that I enjoy and

hope you do too.

The above is The Gardener's

Cottage in our garden taken

on a beautiful winter day.

Thank you for visiting!

Take good care,

Carolyn

Christmas Baking and Decor

     Hello everyone,

I hope you had a lovely

weekend. We had a quiet

   one as we have been restricted

a bit more because of a few

   cases of covid 19 that seemed to

   be our first community spread.

        Happy yo say we had no new cases

for the last couple of days.

    Anyway, today was a good day

to do a little  baking.

The Irish Soda bread didn't

make it to Christmas as 

we  tore into it when it

was hot out of the oven!

My family prefer sticky date 

pudding over plum pudding

so I made a small one today

but I will make a couple

mre later this week

and freeze them for

Christmas.

This old rusty oil lamp

was a yard sale treasure

a few years ago.

I changed my plaids from red to

blue this time.

We have had our tree up

in the dining area of our

kitchen for a week or so

now and I do love it !

I thought about putting it

in our bedroom this year

but in the end I thought we

would enjoy it more in the

kitchen ....makes baking

days so pretty.

I must take some  photos of my

red and white transferware dishes

in the kitchen shortly to share

with you! 

Thank you for your visit and to

all who leave nice comments

for me.

Take care,

Carolyn

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A Winter Day by our Pond

                Hello everyone,

            I am back with a walk around our pond.

             Yesterday, I took a walk around our pond

                early in the morning as it was a lovely calm

      morning with just a dusting of snow.

I love when there is a nice reflection

in the pond.

Our little Boathouse

A walk through the pathway

by the pond. The trees have

really grown.

I hope you enjoyed a stroll

around the pond with me

today.

Thanks for visiting!

Carolyn

         Hello everyone,

We have a bit of winter white going

on here both inside and out as we

have a dusting of snow outdoors

with a few flurries coming down.

So I am in the sunroom again

today with some warm winter

whites.

Two of my smaller white

teapots are on display on

this pretty 2 tiered stand.

The stand came from TJMAXX

several years ago .

One side of the sunroom  

I added a couple of small real trees

from my walk this morning from

a spot that needed to be thinned out.

  

A cosy corner

                                                                       

                                                               

This is beautiful Mahone Bay N.S from

an early December vacation a few

years ago when on our last day

I was thrilled to have had a

beautiful snowfall overnight

and then a calm morning.

I think this would make a

great Christmas card for

you!

Thank you for visiting

and please stay safe. It

looks like there is light

at the end of the tunnel

with this pandemic.....

a blessing indeed.!!!

                                                             Love,

                                                                    Carolyn

Winter White Sunroom Tea

                                                            Hello everyone,

                                               

                                                  I hope you will enjoy a winter

                                                  white tea in the sun room today.

                                                  We had a slight dusting of snow

                                                   on the ground when I woke up this

                                                   morning but alas it didn't last long.

                                                   However, it was enough to put me

                                                    in the mood for a winter white tea.

                                                             A cosy corner in the

                                                             our little sun room.

                                            

I have my tray all set up

for tea.

I made a couple of batches

of sugar cookies lately but

they didn't last long.

This is a small teapot but it holds

enough for two.

The tea today is orange

chocolate.

Some mercury glass

ornaments 

You know how I love 

making collages.

My amaryllis is blooming

early this year and I love

the little white houses.

                                                                     

                                                                 

We have had a few new cases of covid 19

on the Island so we  have sticker rules in

place for the next two weeks limiting

family gatherings etc so I am hoping

that we can get it under control again

before Christmas......today there were

no new cases so I am hopeful!

How are things with you? How is

Christmas shaping up?

Take good care and thanks for stopping by

I am happy you can still visit me here

and you don't even have to wear at mask!

Carolyn