I thought I would join in with Amy's 'Five on Friday'
As the theme also seems to be Christmas and I have just started decorating this week, I thought well, why not?!
Initially I didn't really want to put a tree up this year...but on Wednesday I needed some distraction from pain so I thought just go for it, and before I knew it I had both trees up and decorated!
1: Our Lounge.
Just a few of the decorations we have collected over the years. All have special meaning and significance.
2: Outside
The decorating outside hasn't really started yet as my husband has been unable to put the lights up this week due to work commitments so they will have to wait until Monday when he will have a bit more time.
From outside looking in, this Nativity Scene was made by my older son when he was about 7 years old if I remember rightly. (or possibly younger)
This snowman was our last year's bargain at 75% off!
3: Dining Room
On my writing bureau
On top of the wall unit.
4: Kitchen Doorway
5: In my Garden
Not Christmassy, but still gorgeous to look at, it amazes me that I still have some roses and a Hebe blooming at this time of year.
Gorgeous flowers in your garden. Your trees and decorations are very festive. Have a lovely weekend:)
ReplyDeleteThank you for visiting and leaving a comment :-) Best wishes for a lovely weekend to you too.
DeleteWhat a wonderful five. I love that all your decorations have meanings and evoke memories from Christmas's past, mine do too.
ReplyDeleteThank you :-) I think those special memories are what the decorations are all about.
DeleteI think one of the things I like most about the holidays is putting up the tree and looking at the ornaments and the sweet memories that come to visit. Loved seeing some of your ornaments and the sweet nativity.
ReplyDeleteThank you for visiting and leaving a lovely comment. Glad you enjoyed seeing my little bit of Christmas preparations.
DeleteWow, so may lovley decorations ad I just adore that your son made the Nativity scene, how special is that. hope the decorating distracted you well x
ReplyDeleteYes it did help. I love having my children's decorations. The little 'boot' was made by my younger son when he was five :-)
DeleteWow, you have still roses and other blooming plants in the garden!
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful Christmas trees and lovely decorations...
Happy Christmas time
Isn't it amazing to still see flowers blooming in the garden at this time of year - brings a little bit of colour in the dreariness.
DeleteI like your slender tree. I would love to trade ours in for something skinnier to take up less room in our small space. Your collection of dolls on the shelf look like what we called "Ginny dolls." I've just had mine out recently for the granddaughters to see and play with. I wonder if yours are the same.
ReplyDeleteThe slender tree is great...and I was just going to put that up, but decided to put our original tree up as well.
DeleteThe dolls are 'Sasha' dolls made in the sixties and seventies.
Your trees look wonderful! Lots of whimsical stuffies around your home too. I like the mosaic of decorations, and the nativity scene looks so pretty in the window.
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Thank you Wendy for visiting my blog and so glad you enjoyed looking at my eclectic collection!
DeleteWonderful roses, so good to see them. It is looking very Christmassy at your house. Have fun.
ReplyDeleteAmazing to see roses and it is so nice having them bring some colour to the garden. Merry Christmas to you.
DeleteI'm amazed at the Roses you have blooming at this time of the year!!
ReplyDeleteYour trees look great and it's nice the way you have incorporated some of your dolls into the different areas. Have a very happy Christmas.
Isn't it just amazing! I have more buds coming out as well.
DeleteYes the dolls get incorporated into various scenes as well :-) Just has to be done you know.
Best wishes for Christmas and thank you for your continued support throughout the year.
Your Christmas decoration is lovely ! I will do mine this afternoon. I got so many kind comments to comfort me that our son with family is not coming, that now I start to look at the world with another angle, and it doesn't hurt anymore when I see Christmas decoration !
ReplyDeleteSo glad you are going to do some decorating and all the lovely comments you received helped you. That is the wonderful thing about the blogging world, there is so much support and encouragement out there..
DeleteI think your Christmas decorations are quite wonderful. Love the big Santa by the tree.
ReplyDeleteBig Santa is one of our favourites. He has been with us quite a few years now.
DeleteSuch lovely decorations and flowers, and I'm glad your decorating distracted you from your pain...and hope the pain is gone! I also hope your son is having a happy visit in Portland even though we had a bit of snow snarling traffic during his visit!
ReplyDeleteThank you for your visit. Pain never leaves me unfortunately, but it was a great distraction.
DeleteMy son loves visiting different places and I don't think they were too worried about the snow, it makes a change from their last ship which was based in Asia.
Your decorations are so lovely! Very pretty tree especially. Your roses are beautiful too, so nice to see them. Thank you for jumping in to Five On Friday for the first time, it is great to see you here! Happy Christmas!
ReplyDeleteThank you Amy, for both visiting and your 'Five on Friday' it was fun..
DeleteWishing you a lovely Christmas
i loved you heading line so much .
ReplyDeleteyour decorations are taking my heart away .so lovely so adorable .
wishing you a beautiful Christmas dear
Thank you. Best wishes for a lovely Christmas to you and yours :-)
DeleteYour Christmas tree and decorations look so pretty. I like that you have Christmas ornaments hanging from your garland. I wouldn't have thought of doing that! So nice to see flowers blooming this time of year. We are having below 0 temperatures! Brrrrr! Have a Merry Christmas!
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