Christmas is only 5 days away and I'm still behind.  I'll say it's because Thanksgiving was late this year, because if I had another week all would be good, and less hectic, and I wouldn't be so crazy...so that sounds like a good excuse to me!

Growing up we had a tinsel tree.  It came in a tall box, with a ton of honeycomb sections, and each section had the end of a tinsel branch right there at the top for us to pull up and then stick in the wooden pole.  It was so much fun to putting the tinsel tree together and I loved all the sparkle!  I don't know what became of that tree, but I enjoy this tiny one that finds its place in the kitchen every year.

Simplicity

When I shared about early mornings in the kitchen and making coffee by the light of yummy scented candles and the soft flickering shadows from my antique hurricane, there was something I didn't mention.

Thistle.

Nestled between the candle and hurricane...it most likely went unnoticed.

Because They are Beautiful...

Because they are beautiful

and

make

my

heart

sing.

Lazing, Hanging and Thieving

I was in the kitchen minding my own business,

thinking about this and that as I washed and dried the dishes,

when I looked up and noticed something odd outside the kitchen window.

A blob of something was just beneath the magnolia tree.

I thought to myself, "what in the world is that?"

At the Kitchen Window

I have so many wonderful memories of my Granny's kitchen window,

my mothers too,

and

I am really enjoying our new window.

From the keeping room,

it is so nice watching the birds visit the feeders

hanging from the large maple tree in the back courtyard.

There are several feeders there

so I decided to move one of them around front to the dogwood tree

just outside the new kitchen window.

The New Kitchen Window ~ A Special Place

As a little girl one of my favorite places in Granny's house was her kitchen.

The sink was just beneath the window and had two sides; one for washing and one for rinsing.  Just outside the window was her beautiful green lawn, flower beds, and large garden which ran all along the fence line.

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