YULETIDE AT HOME

 

Well, here are a few snaps of the Casa du Borghese and the decking of the halls about two weeks ago. I'm never one to decorate early for two reasons. One, I like to give Thanksgiving it's due during the beautiful autumn time, and two I generally keep up the decorations till the week after New Years, where most people tear them down, right quick right after Christmas. Of course, longtime readers will tell you the previous Casa du Borghese was for years done in all red lights. Appropriate right? I will go back to that eventually, but the last several years I have been enjoying colored lights again. I have many things still in storage. White lights were for a while ALL OVER, everywhere and I got burnt out of seeing them too. Most of all my decorations we have are all vintage or antiques passed down. And I also enjoy not going to overboard...and I like using natural items like candles, greens and love protea all over the house too. But to be certain, when decorating, it's always like a trip down memory lane. It seems everything has a story attached to it.

A collection of bottle brush and Christmas Pyramids, two of my favorite things about the season.

We use to have a whole set of these angels...but alas, it's all that is still around.

In the kitchen on the table...

Some of my holiday spirit. I MUST talk to Ms Moorcock...the juice bar is looking a bit baren.

A view of the boudoir...

Some of the sand tarts that I made last weekend for neighbors. This year I made three double batches of sand tarts.  Below is the front door wreath this year, in addition to other outdoor lights I put out.

Do any of you recall having any of these items of yester year? They have such wonderful memories attached to them.