AFTER the Christmas glow...

WARNING:
PHOTO OVERLOAD
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 Since I didn't feel up to posting Christmas photos,

I would like to share a few now....

Red is one of my favorite colors and I use a LOT of it during THE season...

 I keep a hot drink bar all winter

but I do put my Christmas mugs away until next Christmas.

I seem to bake a lot more in the winter...

I love frozen pies in the hot summertime,

as in KEY LIME

LEMON

STRAWBERRY...

YUM

♥

These little cuties are brought our every single Christmas

since I bought them in about 2005.

 

 A Christmas favorite besides LOTS OF RED, Santas and greenery

are the stockings....

I always love my house with all the

Christmas lights...

greenery...

Christmas scented candles...

pretty wrapped gifts...

heavenly scents coming from my oven...

♥

As with so many of you like me,

my house looks a little flat..

the lack of all that color seems to make things lifeless.

I do NOT miss this snow during December, tho. 😆

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OK...

now back to how I am working in THE SUMMER HOUSE to

counteract the lack of GLOW in the house after all the holidays.

I started in the dining room as this is my favorite room in the whole house

♥ ♥ ♥ 

I moved in one of the 3 benches Mr. Sweet made for me many years ago.

We used one on each side of our long dining table when our large family got together...

I still do....

 I did a little stylin' on it....

 Seems books and plants makes everything look good....

 and cool pillows are my downfall...

I LOVE pillows....
is there such a thing as
a PILLOW FETISH ???

♥

I've had this black and white sign since last year

but just moved it to a windowsill across the room.

 Any time I want a little bit of greenery on those windowsills,

I start another ivy in water...

it looks good growing

and once the roots get plentiful,

I pot it in an awesome container.

...a new throw in an old basket.

 Deeds, (now 17) painted this lovely scene for me for my birthday...

isn't it just so pretty !!!! 

I am so proud of it...

but mostly, I am proud of HER 💘 
♥
I chose this pretty frame for it..
the tiny scollops on the sides related somewhat to her waves on the shore.

I wanted to show off the painting in this room... 

and decided hanging here, between

2 pretty windows,

was the perfect place.

 I changed up some of this wall hanging..

added this tiny clock on a ribbon and the little wooden angel.

and last (finally) but not least,

a very favorite project just recently done...

 because I don't have a window above my sink,

I added this window mirror and 

JUST. LOVE. IT

 I wish I'd done it sooner...

Mr. Sweet would have just loved it....

I can hear his sweet voice say

"You are so smart to come up with this idea, honey"....

and I know this idea has been around forever....👋 

He was always supportive of anything I wanted to do...

and ALways gave me more credit than I deserved...

he was just sweet that way.💖💖💖
BILL....how I miss that part of my heart.

Much love to you,

bj