Christmas Library Tea

                                                                               Hello everyone,

                                                          It was a beautiful sunny day here today
                                                          with a warmer temperature so I was
                                                          able to plant the last of my tulip bulbs
                                                          in the garden. I was happy to get them in
                                                          as we had such wintry weather I thought
                                                          I might have missed my window of
                                                          opportunity! I also,filled a few planters
                                                          with greenery and rosehips while enjoying
                                                          the sunshine.
                                                                After, it was tea time in the library with
                                                           the sun streaming in..

                                                                      A Christmasy tea.....I am enjoying
                                                                      Holiday Chai tea lately by Stash.
                                                                      I bought mine at the Bulk Barn.

I am continuing to slowly

decorate our home and

enjoying the process plus

the cosy look with all the

lights etc.

                                                        I hope you had some time to
                                                                   relax with a good cup of tea
                                                                   today.
                                                                          Thanks for visiting and
                                                                    thank you to all who left nice
                                                                    comments on previous posts.

                                                                                             Carolyn

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Christmas Transferware Vignette

Hello everyone,

I am still making my way around 

our home adding little Christmas

Touches here and there.

    In our library I changed out the desk for this

cabinet and the desk is in the hall where

this cabinet was......makes sense right?

Remember my mother always said

a change is as good as a rest!

Anyway, I love my red transferware

displayed on top of it with a few 

Christmas touches.

Mason Vista red and white transferware

is a favorite of mine.

                                            I hope all my American friends had a lovely
                                                       Thanksgiving Day! I am sure it will be full
                                                        steam ahead until Christmas from now on.

                                                                           Have a wonderful weekend!

                                                                                                 Carolyn
                                                                         
                                                             

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A Wintry Day Tea

Hello everyone,

With the snowy weather we have had here

lately it is easy to turn my thoughts toward

Christmas/winter.

So my tea time today is in our little

sun room where I can enjoy

the snowy scene outdoors.

I am enjoying Holiday Chai tea

today with my oatmeal scone an

a healthy apple.

The cute mitten cookies are

way to pretty to eat though.

                                                               Are you getting into the holiday
                                                               mood yet?

                      A wintry shot of the garden outside the

              sun room window.

                        I am not sure if this snow is going to stay

                                   as it is early for us and we still had some outdoor

                           chores to do but they will have to wait until

               spring if it does.

                                                                Thank you stopping by and enjoying
                                                                a wintry tea with me.

                                                                                        Carolyn

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A Cozy Fireside Tea

Hello everyone,

It seems like winter has arrived early

this year as the temperature has dropped

and we had a surprise snowfall accumulation

that has stayed and more on the way tomorrow.

So, I am enjoying a cozy tea by

the fireside.

I confess I have already started to

   decorate for Christmas in our family

room as I love the coziness of the 

    Christmas lights on these chilly long 

evenings.

                                                                     My red and white transferware
                                                                     is a favorite all year but especially
                                                                     at Christmas.

                                                           I am slowly picking away at
                                                                      getting the rest of the Christmas
                                                                      decor done but I am happy to snuggle
                                                                      in here for now and enjoy my tea by
                                                                      the fireside.

                                                                            Hope you have a cozy evening!

                                                                                                   Carolyn

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Merry Christmas from our House to Yours !

      Merry Christmas!

Once again December has passed by

quickly and now it is Christmas Eve.

 Since we have a big family it

    is always good to have as much

       preparation for Christmas dinner

         done before Christmas day arrives.

            So, one of things I like to have done

              is to have our tables moved and chairs

            brought up from the basement for all

     so we have seating for all of us!

Our dining area tree.

 

                                                                             
                                                                  I used my red and white transferware
                                                                again this year....it is my biggest collection.

                                                                    We use two rooms.

I keep it simple as no one

wants to spend hours on

cleanup.

There is some stormy weather

headed our way so hopefully

it holds off until late in the

day so travel is good.

                                            I hope you have a wonderful Christmas
                                                       and many blessings in the New Year!
                                                       Thank you to all who visited me this year
                                                        and thanks to all who leave nice comments
                                                        all year.

                                                                            Love,
                                                                                 Carolyn

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Red & White Christmas Tablescape

            Hello everyone,

   I am back again and this time it is

        Christmas in the kitchen/dining room,

              along with my red & white transferware.

 

                                                                        A red and white transferware tablescape
                                                                        is set  for dinner.

I have a lot of my red and white

transferware on display all year

in the dining area of our kitchen.

Yard sale and thrifty cupboards

display my transferware.

                                                                             The Christmas tree in the bay
                                                                             window again this year.

My transferware is a mix of

old and new as well as patterns.

We had the two cupboards built in

about 12 years ago and they are

perfect for storing and displaying

my red and white transferware.

                                                 I confess I love all transferware so
                                                            I have smaller collections of other
                                                            colors as well but that is another day!

                                                                  Do you collect transferware too?

                                                                           Thank you for visiting!

                                                                                    Carolyn

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A Woodland Christmas

      Hello everyone,

           I hope you had a great weekend.

         Our Christmas house tour went

             well and I think everyone enjoyed

             visiting all the homes on the tour.

I am happy to have the decorating

done and  to be able to curl up

and enjoy it.

In our bedroom I went with

a bit of a woodland Christmas

theme.

I love these reindeer.

It is a cozy place to enjoy

a cup of tea or a book.

                                                                             

The stockings are hung

                                                 With Christmas approaching fast I will
                                                            try to share  a little of Christmas throughout
                                                            our home before it is here and gone!

                                                                                  Thank you for stopping by!

                                                                                                    Carolyn

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