Pink Saturday and the New Year-Is it Spring Yet?

It's been so cold and now that the holidays are past...I can't wait for spring to arrive.  I know I should be patient and realize that God has given me January and February to organize and get ready for spring but I miss being out in my garden.   Gardening is so much more therapeutic for me than housework.  Go figure?

 I've seen little daffodil tips emerging from the ground  and hope they will not freeze before they have a chance to bloom in  March.  At the moment my yard is covered in snow and I long for green grass! 

Beverly at How Sweet the Sound suggested we show a project we want to finish this year.  So here's one of mine..I want to continue landscaping in front of our latest addition to our yard last year..the garden gate and arbor.  This is now the entrance to my garden and it definitely needs some greenery.   I did manage last year to plant two climbing rose bushes on each side of the gate in hopes they would quickly climb the trellis.  One rose grew several feet and the other lagged behind, so now they are uneven!  I also planted two Nikko blue hydrangeas on each side of the gate as well.  This spring I want to re-evaluate and see how they are doing and add some clematis vines or other colorful vines that I can control.  I did plant some morning glories and as much as I love them - they got a little out of hand for this area. 

I'll repost an "after" picture  this summer when things are growing and in bloom.

   Here's to finishing those projects..I have a whole list at my house.  I also dream of taking old windows and making a greenhouse out of them...wish me luck!

Hope everyone has a great Pink Saturday and properous New Year! 

Christmas Tablescape-Dining by Candlelight

I look forward every week to Susan's Between Naps on the Porch and Tablescape Thursdays.   This holiday season I have been inspired by so many beautiful tables.  This year my table was simple, but thought I would share this week.   

Christmas evening we dined by candlelight in our new dining room.  We still have some finishing touches to complete in this room as time and budget allows.  I love red and white and used my Target dishes purchased several years ago along with my favorite red goblets.   I found the goblets in a gift shop in Grapevine, Texas and just had to have them.   

I just layered a lace tablecloth over my red tartan plaid one for a more formal look.  I used my Wallace sterling silverware  and a few milk glass candlesticks mixed with my everyday  clear ones.

 

I bought grocery store flowers and arranged greenery and added a few candy canes for color.

We got twelve inches of snow and were really "snowed in" but  shared a wonderful family Christmas dinner with my three sons, husband and two dogs. 

Happy New Year!

Christmas Evening Table

 Sunday Favorites

Thanks Chari for all the inspiration you have given me during the first year of my blog!

I love red and white and dining by the soft glow of candlelight.  I set a simple table this year due to time constraints.  Sometimes simplicity is just what I need with everything else I have to do during the holidays.
I just layered a white lace tablecloth over my red plaid one.  The plates are from Target and the red goblets I bought in a little shop in Grapevine, Texas a few years ago. I love the size and weight of them, not to delicate for my guys to handle. 

Another view of the dining room and Christmas tree.  We are enjoying the soft glow of the new chandelier especially since my hubbie installed the dimmer switch. I didn't order my floral centerpiece this year but bought grocery store flowers and greenery and just added a few candy canes for color.

Hope your Christmas dinner was wonderful and shared with your loved ones!

Merry Christmas!

Wishing everyone a blessed and Merry Christmas...we are currently under blizzard conditions in Oklahoma and I'm enjoying being in the comfort of my home with my loved ones.   I'm thankful for a warm home this Christmas Eve and for all the new friends I've met this year through blogging.  Stay warm and safe!    Hope Santa brings you whatever you wished for!

Sunday Favorites-Precious Angels from Heaven

I posted this originally for Pink Saturday but it's perfect for Sunday Favorites too at Chari's place at Happy to Design.  Chari, thanks for your visit today! These are some of my favorite little Christmas decorations.

I love having things around me that belong to my Mom and grandmothers as it reminds me of times we shared when I was growing up.  These familiar things bring a sense of nostalgia, comfort and family and I love decorating with special "family heirlooms" at the holidays.   My mother has given me so many lovely things, and several years ago she passed along these little Christmas angels to me.  They are from the mid 1950's and  have the sweetest little faces.  They are actually older than me and belonged to my grandmother.

I have them on the side table in the dining room this year..but I think they look cute no matter where they are.

Have a Blessed Holiday Season and Merry Christmas!