Well we did not get out to feast at a fancy restaurant last night to celebrate the Winter Solstice but we did finally decorate our Yule tree. I love all our decorations. They come from so many loved ones in our lives including my family, my husband's, friends, friends from work...
One of my favourites are these vintage houses that are at least 50 years old that my mother-in-law Lorraine gave us. Just looking at them take me to a different world where Christmases were more simple and less hassle. For her they meant baking at home, giving away loaves of fresh bread and everyone getting together to play musical instruments together and sing carols. My husband put an LED light in the back of the house to light it from within. I can imagine those Christmases of his childhood in that little house and it makes me feel all warm inside.
We are still getting pounded by winds of the nor-easter storm but thank goodness there is no snow, we would be screwed! Still, we decided to stay inside last night and I made panko chicken sandwiches on fresh homemade dill bread with a side of cream of mushroom soup made from scratch. Might not be fancy like in the restaurants but it tasted like home.
3 comments:
What a great idea to have a ring of rope lights around the base of the tree skirt!
It's beginning to look alot like.........!!!
Love your tree Suzie. Merry Happy Yule to you & hubby!
Beautiful pics! Thanks for sharing.
Very pretty tree Suzie! We used to have a whole village of those little houses growing up, I loved them and used to play with them. Have no idea what happened to them though. Would be nice to have a few. Wishing you and your husband a very blessed holiday season.
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