Welcome

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Welcome to my house!  It’s been a little crazy this year with the remodel, so I hope you’ll excuse my relative lack of decorations.  I usually don’t go too crazy anyway, although I do love a good Christmas ornament.  I think next year I may have to expand to multiple trees.    




Entryway Vignette

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Here’s my “new” decoration for the year (using what I already had!)  A little Christmasy vignette on the entryway table.  It has random ornaments, a candle, a pinecone I found outside, and some cinnamon sticks.  It really does make the house smell fantastic when you walk in.

Christmas Cookies

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Come into the kitchen and have a cookie!  You might as well enjoy them, since I can’t!  (Pregnancy-related gall bladder troubles = no Christmas goodies for Zarah this year.  Boo.)

Sparkly Ball

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Step into the living room and see my pretty tree.  It’s white, which makes it nearly impossible to photograph, because all the ornaments show up dark against the bright white branches.  This photo was the best thing I could find to show how pretty it is in person.

Stockings on the Mantel

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The stockings I knit earlier this year are making their debut on my mantle this Christmas!  Aren’t they cute?  They were probably the most difficult thing I’ve ever knit.  (For those of you that can appreciate these things, that argyle section is intarsia, and there is a fair-isle section in there, too. Yikes!)

I have a little nativity scene on my mantel, but it’s really too small for the space.  I’m going to check out the after-Christmas sales to see if I can find some larger-scale items to decorate with next year. 

Thanks for visiting!  To lure you back, tomorrow I’m going to post the much-anticipated pictures of my remodeled kitchen, dining room, and living room.