"It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas; soon the
bells will start, and the thing that will make them ring is the carol that you
sing right within your heart.”
I have been feeling happy, silly, feeling the joyfulness of the season stirring up in my soul; already wrapping up the gifts of time and love within my heart in preparation for the days ahead, and I've been enjoying decorating our little white cottage for the holidays, and now it looks like a house of lights; a big Christmas tree of sorts where each room and furniture is a Christmas ornament and bauble.
I have been feeling happy, silly, feeling the joyfulness of the season stirring up in my soul; already wrapping up the gifts of time and love within my heart in preparation for the days ahead, and I've been enjoying decorating our little white cottage for the holidays, and now it looks like a house of lights; a big Christmas tree of sorts where each room and furniture is a Christmas ornament and bauble.
Outside birds are everywhere, and more active than usual with all their comings and goings in wings of reds. There were so many cardinals reunited in one same tree this morning, that they resembled Christmas ornaments on naked tree branches against the muted colors of the wintry landscape.
Then this afternoon swirls of leaves everywhere... strong winds passing through our neighborhood whipped up a little hurricane of cinnamon and pumpkin-colored leaves... leaves dancing everywhere, heaps of leaves being lifted from the floors and blowing down from trees, instilling in me the desire to be part of this fanfare in which Nature entertain itself.
The Fisherman surely knows how to make me happy and the other day surprised me with the entire universe in red and green. Of course, that's how I see it, but it really is just a star night laser drawing millions of tiny stars all over our little white cottage's exteriors... on trees, bushes, and furniture... even our living room and part of the kitchen gets inundated with the little red and green stars coming in straight from the large windows....
I'm elated, as you can imagine and cannot stop going outside in the purest and most creepy of darkness to just see how enchanting our little white cottage looks outside... out of a fairytale book! Everywhere I look, and all I see, is simply pleasing to my senses...
“Christmas now surrounds us, happiness is everywhere.
Our hands are busy with many tasks as carols fill the air.”
Have you started decorating your home for the holidays yet? In our living room I still have that same old Christmas tree I spray-painted a few years ago; still looking good and still the only one I can fit in there. This year, I wanted something really simple, something maybe unique, but always pretty. So I just wrapped some burlap ribbons around the branches, added lots of pinecorns from our woods
to give it that organic look and feel I love, and top it all with strings of starry glove Christmas lights. I love it so much! A smaller tree sits in my tiny kitchen and another one outside. I'll be showing you more pictures soon!
Hope you're having a wonderful week. Hugs to all!
Dear Cielo, I'm excted too I feel like a little girl geeri g up for Christmas in my mind.. I'm giving the living room a good cleaning then I will start to decorate.. Your house looks lovely as always.. I enjoy your decor all the time... I'm washing the sofa cover and then I will finish dusting and mopping and wipping down then the christmas decor will come... Have a wonderful new week.. With love Janice..
ReplyDeleteOh Janice, how lovely everything is going to look, and feel after all that cleaning! I love how the house feels after all the hard work... the smell of cleanliness too... all worth it! Will have to go by to see how everything look after you're done decorating... ;)
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Cielo
Cielo you've created magic as always. And I totally know that feeling you get when going outside at all hours of night to see the plants, gardens, house lights etc....all the magic we magical beings create teehee....its beautiful. Today I'm finishing up Christmas decorating, which is all I do mostly for Christmas these days, is buy wreaths, garlands, mini trees, and put up lights. When they are all done, I compost all of it. It adds richness and life to my soil which love the new friends of Earth it has for company. No greens here are ever wasted, the Fae have decreed.
ReplyDeleteHave the best Holidays ever!
Oh Lady... you bring such light. I always love when I see you here. YOU, are magic!
DeleteHugs and a blessed rest of the week!
Cielo
Love to hear your stories... I come back here and read and read... thank you for sharing them....
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Your decorating looks beautiful. I've made those oranges studded with cloves, but your fingers get sore. Last year I sliced oranges and lemons thinly and dried them. They look pretty on the tree too. I've seen those lights that shine on the houses like snow. Very neat.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing and for linking to Monday Social. Your home is gorgeous all dressed for the holiday.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Christmas decor and I love your bird pictures!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for sharing at AMAZE ME MONDAY!
Blessings,
Cindy
Such beautiful images captured! I love the petticoat as tree skirt, the cardinal perched on the owl, and the view from your kitchen to LR.
ReplyDeleteRita C at Panoply
Just beautiful ................... Thank you for sharing !!!
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