
Have yourself a merry little Christmas
Let your heart be light
From now on
our troubles will be out of sight
from the song, Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane, 1944

Have yourself a merry little Christmas
Let your heart be light
From now on
our troubles will be out of sight
from the song, Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane, 1944

8 gingerbread houses
stained glass windows
advent calendars from the 1940’s
licorice and bright white icing
a widow’s walk
lace curtains
echos of childhood laughter
a crystal punch bowl
candy canes and
3 cats


“You see, George, you’ve really had a wonderful life. Don’t you see what a mistake it would be to throw it away?”
Clarence speaking to George from the movie, It’s a Wonderful Life, produced and directed by Frank Capra, 1946

open fields
crimson leaves
fog on the horizon
velvet holiday hearts
running hand in hand
the smell of wet earth
morning mist
red holly berries
still and quiet deer

alchemy
shimmer
gingerbread
clay moons
reflections
tinsel
orange slices
gold dust
conifer
masquerade
looking glass
alembic
candy apples
silver linings

I’ll be taking a small break from blogging until January 4th. I wish you all joy and peace.

Merry Christmas to you and yours.

“Everybody knows a turkey and some mistletoe
Help to make the season bright
Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow
Will find it hard to sleep tonight…”
Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
written by: Bob Wells and Mel Torme
Album pictured above: Vintage vinyl–
The Andy Williams Christmas Album, 1963

“Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful.”
Norman Vincent Peale

sparkle
tinsel
crystal
evergreen
magic
sugar plums
twinkle
yule
eve
candles
frosty
snow
solstice