happy and sad

hello there....

see you can have the holly and the ivy

right there on the hutch

along with lots of candy!!!!

found this plate and had to have it

we sort of went shopping yesterday

but luckily the shelves were bare

seems the local economy is having  a good season

we don't really

"do"

Christmas anymore

no stress of buying everything you see

stuff just for stuffs sake

used to do it but then one year I found out that no one noticed all the things I didn't get done

and when I asked about it

they said they hadn't noticed

so I didn't anymore

for the first time in a long time

I have an amaryllis

blooming

I cheated and bought it in bud already!!!

hey

when you can....

do...

I say!!!!

unfortunately it isn't the

candy cane one from last year

that was really

sweet

but I didn't see any this year

well that's what you get for cheating I s'pose!!

I like it when Christmas things start mingling with everyday things

 

on his trip through the house the other day

the grandson found these in the drawers

and took them out and they got left where he put them

and I put two things from different people together

the card from one

the little jingle wreath from another

need to re-arrange and tidy up a bit

Mr hippo thinks so too

he's done scaring the little girl

'tis the season of goodwill after all!!!

now on to something that made me as happy as a

pig in

mud!!!

Last week

my favourite artist from the big woods

Lisa of lilfish studios

put up in her shop

some of the sweetest little things

I have ever seen

the very second they hit the shelves

they were swooped up by her many other fans and followers

and I missed my chance

but luckily she made a few more

so I pounced

and got...

..........................................

myself

 an

acorn

yes an acorn

 

but

 M.....

I hear you say
M...

you have your own acorns

out there in the yard

outside your window

beyond the roomontheleft

your own

'corns
out there among the leaves and other woodland debris

many of them

lots

tons maybe

in a good year

why would you be buying

acorns

 from the big woods

 up north

pray tell

I will tell

with a big goofy grin on my face

look what the

acorns

from

the

big

woods

up

north

come

with

................................

have you ever in your life seen anything soo adorable

sooo sweet

sooo imaginative

sooo pleasing to the eye

just soooooo

stinkin' cute

????????????????????????????????????

no, no you haven't

unless you visit with Lisa often and always

and see her works of wonder

this is my Christmas present this year

I wanted nothing else

seriously

and

 now 

 I have it

I'm happy

thank you Lisa

(the other things I want for Christmas and the rest of time

you can't make or buy

or even find in the woods

big or otherwise

so I chose this to make me happy for now)

:)

and now to the sad

my flickr friend Mary got  such sad news today

Mary lives in Italy

she makes these adorable little figures for people

along with other things

I showed you a while ago

I entered a giveaway on her blog

but this time I was not so lucky!

 

she sent me this lovely little photo as a consolation prize  and it came yesterday too

 when I wrote to say thank you to her today she told me

she has to leave to go to her mother's side

in Australia

Mary, know I'm thinking of you

take care and even though it's a sad time

take all that you can from it

best wishes

M

xxxx
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hope all is well with everyone

hope you are getting the weather you want

I know my Viking Princess is

******:) :) :) :) *******

Svana is out there in the snow with her camera

clicking each one as it falls

stay warm and dry all

see ya

.....................................

oh and while I have you

go and look at this

amazing thing the husband found today

it's days old...

but we live far out in the country you know,

 it takes the news a while to get to us!!!!!

:) :) :) :) :) :)