Pocketful of Blue

                      - ☙  -   ☙  -   ☙  - ☙  -   ☙  -   ☙  -   ☙  -   ☙  -     ☙  -   ☙  -   ☙  - ☙  -   ☙ -     “And the Grinch, with his Grinch-feet ice cold in the snow,  stood puzzling and puzzling, how could it be so? It came without ribbons. It came without tags. It came without packages, boxes or bags. And he puzzled and puzzled 'till his puzzler was sore. Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before.    What if Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store.    What if Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more.”    ~ Dr. Seuss                       - ☙  -   ☙  -   ☙  - ☙  -   ☙  -   ☙  -   ☙  -   ☙  - ...

Like many of you, I have been busy this week decorating for Christmas. Here's a look at our fireplace. It took a lot of tweaking until I was happy with it. I really didn't have a set plan.  Every year I seem to want to do  things differently, so sometimes it takes me forever to decide what should go where. I love snow globes so I put some of my own together. I think this Santa is so regal looking. ❊   ❊   ❊ More snow globes ~ thank goodness for epsom salt, right? ❊   ❊   ❊ These topiaries add some height and are just the right size for my shallow mantel. Even the logs in my Ol' Man Winter's bucket got dressed up with a ribbon. I think the quilt on the bench adds some coziness, but don't worry, I'll move it before we start a fire! I'm loving all of the beautiful and creative decorations around blogland. I hope you are all enjoying the season so far. Thanks so much for taking ...

WISHING EVERYONE  A VERY HAPPY THANKSGIVING! ❊  ❊  ❊                                                                                           

With crunch time for Thanksgiving here in the US quickly approaching, I thought we could stand a little lighthearted fun. I found some images that might put a smile on your face, I know they put one on mine : ) The perfect Thanksgiving. source And here is Marie's version of a healthy Thanksgiving. She was so proud of her Tofurkey! source But I think she may have stolen the idea. source Gotta love this kids smile - and he's being such a good "helper" too. source I hope the guy in the apron shaved his armpits - just sayin'. source This looks like a disaster waiting to happen, right? source No words needed. source Umm . . I didn't realize Julia Child's cooking show was rated "R". source Apparantly you must have these items to prepare a perfect Thanksgiving dinner. I don't know how Grandma ever did it. source With her size 0 waist, I don't think Barbie ever  ate a Thanksgiv...

This morning after I made the bed, I decided to do a little tweaking in this corner of the room while the sun was shining in. Meanwhile "The Boss" wandered in. I continued playing with pillows and swapping out baskets. This is his "I want some attention" pose. There . . . all done tweaking for now. Okay kitty, I'm all yours. Happy Friday, Everyone! - joining - MY ROMANTIC HOME ~ SHOW AND TELL FRIDAY

This is how our backyard looked this morning. I can't say I was ready for snow but it did look very pretty. The kids got the day off from school. Can't say I was ready for that either. The branches above were so weighed down with snow that they were hanging right outside our family room window. It looks like we may be in for another long winter! Stay warm,

If you like farmhouse style, I think the kitchen I'm sharing with you today  will really appeal to you.            F armhouse Kitchen by North Hollywood Interior Designers & Decorators thea home inc I think the first thing I noticed was the ceiling with exposed beams ~ and look at that gorgeous black stove with the brick surround!              Farmhouse Kitchen by North Hollywood Interior Designers & Decorators thea home inc It wouldn't be farmhouse style without a big farmhouse sink. There's open shelving and tons of counterspace. The windows that spread all the way across the kitchen are amazing.            Farmhouse Kitchen by North Hollywood Interior Designers & Decorators thea home inc Isn't that sliding chalkboard adorable? And I'm guessing that's a pizza oven on the right. I like the little breakfast bar and stools too. ...