Happy Christmas Eve Wishes

Greetings lovely friends & readers  🤍

Blackie says - Look Willie I can still manage to get my leg in the air even though its harder these days!

 On behalf of myself & the furry three - Blackie, Pippi & Little One, here at Threadbear HQ, we want to wish you all a most wonderful festive season . . . wherever in the world you are & however you choose to spend it.  

This morning I carried on a tradition my Mum always did on Christmas Eve Day.  She would always pick fresh flowers for the house, mostly Christmas lillies - but although I have them blooming from Mum's bulbs, I haven't picked them to bring indoors because I know they are noxious to cats.  We have pink dahlias & Fairy Roses for the table, sweet peas for the kitchen bench & a jugful of Alstromeria & Penstemons for the Lounge.  They don't last especially long in this heat but I do enjoy them 💗 

We had our Christmas get-together lunches on both Saturday & Sunday.  I was able to place the cradle under the tree with the wee girls stockings beside it as I had hoped to be able to do - not a cat in sight (!!)

The girls didn't seem to have too much trouble sharing the cradle but although I had thought it would be Juno, the elder sister being "in charge", it was the younger one Sadie who soon took it over & became "the Boss"!

I haven't done a Christmas Home Tour this year as my decorating is almost identical to that of last year.   However I did add dried oranges to this small faux tree on my kitchen bench & just love how it turned out.  I have very limited space in my kitchen but this looked just so cheery.  🧡🎄

My favorite festive space of all this year is my outdoor decking table.  I used a similar theme to last year, the same red hessian runner but I added red/white Petite Petunias to my rusty urns & a couple more rustic items.  

My only purchase was this wonderful wooden Reindeer, made from Fir Wood I believe.  I just adore him - he came with a bright red bow around his neck but I swapped this for a more rustic look, Jute twine, berries, rusty star etc.  He is a splendid sight standing there & I have promised him that if he behaves, he can come out again for my winter decorating 😉

Mums red geraniums flowering away & looking festive

Christmas can be a strange & difficult time for many, full of expectations that are never quite met ...  & not all fairy lights & fluffy tinsel.   I came across these words from 2017 & I wanted to share them here as I thought they were very true & well written.  However the festive season is for you, I hope you find some special moments in amongst it all.

Thank you all, with all my heart, for your continued visits here to my little corner of cyberspace.      I love & enjoy my blog, & the friendships I have made so very much ... I look forward to continuing with it & without YOU dear friends - I would merely be talking to myself, just as The Mr tells me I am frequently 😉

Sending blessings, love & friendship out to you all,