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31.12.10

On Vacation... at Home...


 




















 Yes..we are on vacation... at home! Is there any place more lovely..more romantic..more relaxing?  Taking it easy..ignoring the phone..sipping a little bubbly on New Year's Eve...listening to classical music or hubby practicing his Cello. Ahhh..and quilting a stitch or two...cuddling a grandbaby..it's the 'perfect' stay-cation as my new friend at boogieboard cottage called it. Be sure to join her Masterpiece Monday!! It's a wonderful show and tell of everyone's greatest efforts over the last week or so. For me..it was just photographs. Drop by and enjoy the fun!



I hope you are having a lovely stay-cation too!


Linking to My Romantic Home's Friday Show and Tell... 
There are so many wonderful ideas!! You will enjoy seeing everyone's pretty things..especially Cindy's!  Have a great vacation!
PS. This post was inspired by The Clip Cafe...an absolutely lovely photography blog!


28.12.10

Sneak Peek at January’s Posts





Dear friends, I’m on a bloggy vacation, so I’m not going to do an actual post until  Jan. 3rd’s Tuesday Tea.  I just finished up the quilted tote bags for my giveaway winners last night and will be shipping them tomorrow. While I'm spending this week learning how to sew with my new Serger, I thought I’d leave you with a few sneak peeks at January’s posts.  I do hope you are enjoying as lovely a holiday as I have been! 

So what’s coming up for January? Well, here’s the list so far…

sleep sacks


  • Sew a Toddler Sleep Sack in 30 Minutes or Less (pattern included)
  • How to Use a Plastic Snap Tool


kitchen drawers

  • Organizing and De-Cluttering Kitchen Drawers
  • Top 10 Worst Dressed Appliances of 2010 

  • How to Make Your Own Shower Curtain
  • My Homemade Chicken Pot Pie Recipe 

teacup with stevia

  • The Surprising Side Effects of Sweet-n-Low (Personal Testimony)
  • Learning to Use a Serger  
  Christian playing pool

  • Parenting Pre-Teens and Teens
  • Organizing Your Crafts and Sewing



  • An Amaryllis Blooming
  • Goal Setting for The Overwhelmed
  • Sharing Tea with the Women in Our Lives 

antiques

  • Antique Treasures
  • Why the South Beach Diet Actually Works!

Tim on Pawnee Pass

  • Hiking up Pawnee Pass in Colorado
  • Why You Need an Accountant
  • Never too Late to Learn Something New
       salad


    • Yummy and Satisfying Salads
    • Repairing Antique Quilts

    See you in a week!

    Photo Credit for Top Photo~ The photo of me at the top, was my youngest son's idea. He is pictured with the pool stick in  my hubby's office/rec room. He is 16, loves photography and has a photo blog.  I asked him to take a photo of my hands drawing my sleep sack pattern and he said, "Just hold it right there,  Mom, and look up at me." That boy is just a natural photographer I guess. I certainly would never have thought to do a 'pose' like that.  I guess the Lord knew that I needed a 'live in' photographer to help me with my blog. LoL!

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    24.12.10

    Unique Christmas Decor from Germany



     My Romantic Home is hosting a Friday Show and Tell. I had forgotten all about that and didn't want you to miss it. Since everyone was quite happily engaged this evening and I had some spare time, I thought I'd share photos of our home..all decorated for Christmas. If you would like to join Cindy's linky party,  just drop by. This week's party will certainly be festive!





    First, I'll take you to the heart of our home..the dining room. This is one of our advent wreaths. We celebrate advent every week, as you know. It's how we keep from losing sight of the real reason for Christmas..our Savior's birth. The quilted gingerbread place mats were all sewn by my Grandma Wood...whom I miss very much! The quilt belonged to my Dad.

     We bought this Christmas pyramid in Germany while visiting my daughter-in-law's family there. 



    We don't have a mantel, so I cover my cubbyhole shelf, which I store fabric in, with a quilt and arrange our nativity, which my father gave us many years ago, on top. It makes it easier to display our stockings.



       A closer view.


     
     Our nutcracker making nutcrackers.
    He was the most beautiful thing we bought at the Christmas Market in Germany three years ago.



     The display on our piano. The ceramic church was made by my grandmother when she did ceramics. The  girl in the Christmas dress has been mine since I was a little girl..and the Santa's were from my dad. I made the quilted frame years ago..and wrote the poem, Christmas Memories,  when I was a young girl.



     

     Rebekah, my daughter, has owned this ballerina since she was a little girl. 
    She dances to..what else?..'The Nutcracker" of course. :o)



    This tablecloth came from Germany as well.  They make so many beautiful and ornate table linens there , but I especially wanted one just for Christmas. It looks so pretty on my coffee table!




     Snowmen from my friend, Denise, all sitting cozily in Lena's wicker chair.









    And of course, you've already seen my living room with the Christmas quilt from my father. 
     


    A nativity that I inherited from my Grandma Wood.



    This is what many a family's front window of their flat looked like from the streets of Gelsenkirchen. I wanted to re-create this window in my sewing room at home. I just fell in love with the way they did their window displays! These lovely lace curtains and all the pretty stars, angels, and straw ornaments, were all purchased in little shops while we were there. 


    You can't see my schweiboggen, it's behind the curtain but can be seen as you walk up to the front door. Here is one version. Ours is a nativity scene and runs with white Christmas lights.






     And of course, you've seen my Christmas tree already, decorated with help from my teenage sons.

     Tim, Andrew, Elisabeth, Jacob, Rebekah, (Christian hiding), and 
    Klaus, from Germany, with his and our' grandson, August.

    I do hope you enjoyed my little tour.
    And from our family to yours..Merry Christmas!

    And now..I'm off to My Romantic Home to see all the other lovely holiday homes on display in 'bloggyland'. Come join us!  And while you are at it, you might want to visit my good friend, Gloria, of Gloria's Blog Viva La Vida is having a Christmas giveaway of her gorgeous hand-painted bangles. She's an artist so the bangles are fabulous!

    22.12.10

    Christmas Shopping at The Woodlands’ Market Street…Dreamy…

    horse drawn carriage

    LIghted Christmas boxes

     

     

    blue lights

     

    lights blue at night Tommy Bahamas

    Window Shopping

     

    table arrangement

     

    feather bouquet

     

    curbside parking

     

    the fountains

       

    Market Street Cinema 

            street lanterns

     local restaurant

     Outdoor dining  

    Gorgeous Christmas Displays

    “There's nothing half so pleasant as coming home again.” ~ Margaret Sangster

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