little sparrow mountain

Ornaments............. an addiction  I can never give up! My oldest Santa in the back from the old family ornaments and a new thift store find  A vintage looking snowman from one of my ornament exchanges and the Happy Scrooge from the Hallmark collecting days with Shirley. A vintage(now) Navy man I got in memory of my Uncle Jack Another cute snowman Grouchy Scrooge A cute woodland hedgehog  Salt dough Christmas cottage from my ornament exchange days another Santa My two favorite ornaments that my Auntie bought. She always brought us ornaments for our trees. If you went Christmas shopping with her she Always bought ornaments for you even after I was  a married woman so 70's My Mom did these in the seventies too! My last cool thrift store finds!

OH MY I cannot believe how long it has been since I posted here. When the gardening and harvesting slow down so do I.  I did get the tree up. Haven and Chelsea got me started and it took me a week to finish up. I enjoy putting up the tree more slowly each year savoring the memories on so many ornaments and Christmas treasures. Chelsea now has many of the family ornaments and my tree now has mainly memories of so many friends and fun thrift store finds.  I have given up doing themed trees ( Chelsea carries on that tradition) these days in favor of just an old fashioned "free for all" of craziness.......overload really!  Bill loves candy colored lights and each year we have added more & more. My Santa and Scrooge obsession will never end. Many thanks to Debra for these sweet little houses. Haven enjoyed sprending the Mica around on this display.... all over the house.

Maple Malto Meal this morning for our first wintery morning. Little bits of snow on the ground.....super crisp 18 degree air!

My happy tins from my auntie An old pinethat fell with loads of mini cones Beautiful fall color The maple are turning today! My smoke tree which will need some pruning this year another old bird house

A few mums the flowers I still have on the porch. They cannot last too much ,onger ....we have had frosts the last two nights. Some of my childhood dolls look cute in halloween gear Witches and pumpkin heads all around the house The RoseHips are ready to pick and make tea or they just become Chicken feed Freshly fallen pinecones Strawberry leaves and wild rose bushes have great color this time of year. scenes from the back acres My stone St Francis is getting a nice patina.... the final nasturtiums