Just this morning, on our quick grocery
run, I found this lovely white
Christmas cactus...
Now we are three....
A little Mini Garden...;)))
I am so excited to have plant windows
in our newly set-up, side tv room...
The peach one has begun to bloom
prompting me to believe it
likes its new home;)))
It is actually a darker peach than this--
the bright Northern light has
washed out
the pix....
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Here is what my red, green and white
scrap bags have yielded:
A few Christmas Ojos with either white or
[just a few] gold centers...
they need to be paper stripped and
then sewn together.
I was hoping to find more of that
gold--but only
"just" had enough to make
four little blocks..
so I took one of the
blocks with white centers
and put it in the center..
my countertop table runner to match last
year's red dotty placemats...
side, but it is redder than this
;(((((
I hope to add to the white centered
ones if i can dig out more red and green
hiding in other unsorted scrap bags...
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Here is a little nighttime shot of our little tree
in our side tv room...
It just looks so magical to me...
After Christmas, this table
will become another mini garden with
African Violets and perhaps
a nice begonia...
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Here is a long shot of our
living room during our 4 o'clock
cocktail hour last evening...
Our Christmas wreath is now up
by my piano....
Our living room tree is below
either side of this picture window which looks
out upon our back woods, have a cocktail and
watch for deer meandering through....
And here is a little vignette on one
of my kitchen corner shelves
The two Willow Tree statuettes
which were gifts from friends
when Tom retired 20 years ago now!!
AND.....
Where has the time flown????
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And so I leave you with this little
picture of our house at
Christmas.
Very minimally decorated,
but truly enjoyed...
Hugs, Julierose,
La Blageuse
(sipping-away-euse)
Still reading: The Last Remains"--
ReplyDeleteYour decorations, the view, and the blooming cacti are all lovely. You're making me want to go out and find myself a Christmas Cactus, although I'm known for my brown thumb, lol! Love the ojo blocks, too - have fun with them!
ReplyDeleteYour home is lovely. I really like the placement of the wreath and that tree is enchanting. It changes colors, right? I love those!
ReplyDeleteI succumbed and a Christmas cactus hopped into my hands at the grocery store. Poor thing is unaware that its demise is pretty much guaranteed. Seeing your white one reminded me of my mother who absolutely detested white flowers and one Christmas my Resident Chef, who always bought my mother a flower, decided that he simply HAD to get her a white one, knowing full well she would hate it. She thanked him, through gritted teeth, and then did her level best to kill it. She refused to water it...she put it in the wrong light...she stuck it in the basement and forgot about it. Every year for at least five years (or more) she would call me, announcing..."You know that Damned Plant, it's blooming again". The only plant I kept after she died was that Damned Plant and guess what...I killed it in short order. I don't hold out much hope for my pretty pink one...
ReplyDeleteBeautiful touches of Christmas around your house. Enjoy the season.
ReplyDeleteI'm happy you found another cactus. They all look really healthy too. Your tree looks so pretty.
ReplyDeleteYour home looks lovely, perfect holiday touches. And now you have a cactus garden, I hope they bloom for many years to comme.
ReplyDeleteOjos look fun. I have a lot of Christmas fabrics if you need anything to add.
love
lizzy
Your home looks very inviting! I love your holiday decorations. I bought a Christmas cactus today. I also got mine at the grocery store! Your ojos look great and I love the polka dots. Looks like you're enjoying your side tv room.
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful to have the Christmas cacti happy and blooming in their new home. They must get just the right amount of light.
ReplyDeleteYour red and green blocks are fun. It seems like they would use scraps of varying lengths, include the short ones I sometimes save but never know what to do with.
Your home looks comfortable, all ready for Christmas. Do you play the piano often?