December 1st

I'm working my way through that To-Do list and I found time to set up a bit of Christmas decor.
My son bought this huge poinsettia.  It's more than 2 feet tall.

So I put the poinsettia on one end of our dining table.  If more than 5 of us are eating here, then I may have to move it but this way it looks pretty but doesn't interfere with meals. 

The red and white card table cloth was crocheted by my mom years ago.  

And this is me in 1962.  

I'm struck by how pretty our humble little home looks in this photo.  My mom liked Early American style and our home looked so different from our neighbors who decorated with Formica dinettes, ceramic fish on their bathroom walls and panther shaped lamps on top of their TVs.  

We had hard rock maple furniture, milk glass,   braided rugs and cross stitched samplers on the walls.  

I think retro photos are so fun, did you notice the scalloped edge ❤️ 

Nothing interesting......

Hello everyone.  I've not done a bit of decorating in our home for Christmas yet but my daughter and son in law have been busy at their home.  This is their mantle,  simple and very pretty.  

I'm working on getting our home clean and doing some reorganizing.  I didn't even make a pretty list of my chores, just a list in the note section of my iPad.  

Some of it is completed but not as much I'd prefer-   So I better get back to work.  

This a busy time of year, isn't it?