Thankful For Our Christmas

Hello, Dear Ones! First of all I'd like to thank you all for checking in on me here and on Facebook. Mr. Precious and I are very much improved from Covid. We both had had both vaccines and were boostered. We went to have Christmas with our daughter and her family and a couple of days before we left - she started getting sick. Then I started getting sick and the story goes...

Anyway, we had a great time with these two little knuckleheads.

They are so fun and just love them to pieces and the most wonderful thing is - they love us to pieces too!

We enjoyed going to a beautiful Christmas Eve service with the family. The weather was just so beautiful - warm and sunny!

I spent time with my granddog, Otis. He had grown so much since we'd seen him last. Look at his golden eyes!

Then we ran into this youngster! He just sat there looking so proud and didn't seem to be afraid of me.

We went into the Beau Rivage Casino, not to gamble because we just don't, but to look at the decorations. They were so beautiful. Look at this mama polar bear and baby!

Then there was Santie Claus and his reindeer soaring overhead!

Gotta have nutcrackers at Christmas time.

Here are my little knuckleheads on Pajama Day from their last day at school before the Christmas break.

There's Santie again! 

 I pray you all had a wonderful Christmas. I do appreciate those of you who have come back to see me after I've started blogging again and here's to us and more blogging in 2022!

Be a bunch of sweeties,                                                                                                                        Shelia :)

I'll leave you with a little Note Song ~

Auld Lang Syne

 Should auld acquaintance be forgot

And never brought to mind?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot
And days of auld lang syne?

For auld lang syne, my dear
For auld lang syne
We'll tak a cup o' kindness yet
For days of auld lang syne

We twa hae run about the braes
And pu'd the gowans fine
But we've wander'd mony a weary fit
Sin days of auld lang syne

And we twa hae paidl'd I' the burn
Frae morning sun 'til dine
But seas between us braid hae roar'd
Sin days of auld lang syne

For auld lang syne, my dear
For auld lang syne
We'll tak a cup o' kindness yet
For days of auld lang syne

And surely ye'll be your pint-stowp
And surely I'll be mine
And we'll tak a cup o' kindness yet
For auld lang syne

And there's a hand, my trusty fiere
And gie's a hand o' thine
And we'll tak a right gude-willy waught
For auld lang syne

For auld lang syne, my dear
For auld lang syne
We'll tak a cup o' kindness yet
For auld lang syne

For auld lang syne, my dear
For auld lang syne
We'll tak a cup o' kindness yet
For auld lang syne

~ sung by us bloggers 

Christmasing in the Dining Room

 Hello, Dear Ones! I hope your Christmasing is going well! Do you think Christmas came a little early this year? It seems that way to me! Anyway, let's come into my little dining room today.

We recently had a dinner party with eight folks. I only have six chairs with my dining room table so I had to borrow a couple of little ones from the breakfast room.

For my centerpiece I grabbed this piece of Milk Glass and poked in some Christmas looking red roses and a few picks! I put a candle on each side with a little candle ring around each one. I had poked it all down on a red Christmas runner.

Here is my place setting. There are some Christmas dishes I've had for many a year and I paired the dishes up with my Ruby Red glass - little bowls and glasses. I also have some wine glasses but didn't use them this time. Can you see those darling little Christmas tree napkin rings? I poked in some non Christmas napkins, but they're red so I think they work.

Then on my little buffet, I went kinda simple using my white reindeer.

Aren't they sweet? They have little Christmas wreaths that go around their little necks but I didn't use them this year.

I always seem to keep my silverware box here and just use it to decorate on. Again, just simple - a candle and some frosty pears.

I wanted to show you my beautiful Fostoria cake stand I got recently. Oh, I just love this old Fostoria and this piece has been on my wishlist for some time.

Then on top of my curio cabinet I poked down a Christmas red thingy! My Rooster seems to like it!

For my dinner party I served heavy appetizers - and my guests seemed to like it! This is a bunch of friends who get together every month at each others homes so we can pull stuff like that! ;)

 

I'm joining Susan at Between Naps on the Porch for Tablescape Thursday

Be a bunch of sweeties,

Shelia ;)

I'll leave you with a little Note Song ~

Fum, Fum, Fum

On December five and twenty,
Fum, fum, fum.
On December five and twenty,
Fum, fum, fum.
For a Blessed Babe was born
Upon this day at break of morn.
In a manger poor and lowly
Lay the Son of God most holy,
Fum, fum, fum.

Holidays the good Lord gave us,
Fum, fum, fum!
Holidays the good Lord gave us,
Fum, fum, fum!
Summer feasting suits us best,
Yet, withal His name be blest.
He who doth our needs remember,
Sent us Christmas in December,
Fum, fum, fum!

Little birds out in the wood,
Sing fum, fum, fum!
Little birds out in the wood,
Sing fum, fum, fum!
All your fledglings on the bough,
O leave them now, O leave them now.
Make a soft and downy nest
So the newborn babe may rest
Sing fum, fum, fum!

Little stars up in the sky,
Sing fum, fum, fum!
Little stars up in the sky,
Sing fum, fum, fum!
See the little Jesus crying,
Don't you cry, O don't you cry,
Fill the night with twinkling light.
Oh wondrous stars that shine so bright,
Sing fum, fum, fum!

My December 2021 Home Tour

 Hello, Dear Ones! Hope you're all ready for Christmas - it's here!

Today I'd like to share my home tour with you. I won't bother you with words just snaps...here we go.

Willow and I want to wish you all a beautiful blessed Christmas! 

I'll see you all a little after Christmas and

I want to thank you for popping in to see me.

 

As always ~

Be a bunch of sweeties,

Shelia :) 

I'll leave you with a little Note Songs ~

 

Silent Night

 

Silent night, holy night!
All is calm, and all is bright
Round yon Virgin, Mother and Child
Holy infant so tender and mild
Sleep in heavenly peace
Sleep in heavenly peace

Silent night, holy night!

  ~ sung by all of us

Christmasing On Little Richard

 Hello, Dear Ones! Today I want to bring you into my little entry to see Little Richard is all dressed up for Christmas!

I have this old Nativity sitting here on top.

Lots of to do is going on to honor the birth of Baby Jesus.

My old Nativity comes in two pieces: The Holy family

Then the three Wisemen.

There was not an angel with my Nativity, but this one came to oversee the scene. I put this angel together many years ago. Her head, hands, wings and the plastic cone she stands on came in the kit and then I had to pick my fabric and make the dress and then her cape. I still think she is a pretty angel and she is the correct size to fit with this Nativity.

Among the pines and ribbons, sits my little Bible that I carried to church when I was a little girl. If you will look closely at Jesus' face you'll see I gave him some very luscious eyelashes! It's so old and falling apart but I use it each Christmas season.

I've opened my little Bible to this beautiful painting of the birth of Jesus. Dear Ones, we all get caught up in buying presents, wrapping them, getting together with family and friends and of course decorating! All these things are wonderful but the main reason we celebrate this time of year is because of the birth of our Savior Jesus! 

Merry Christmas to you all!

Be a bunch of sweeties,                                                                                                                               Shelia :)

I'll leave you with a little Note Song ~

Away In A Manger

Away in a manger
No crib for a bed
The little Lord Jesus
Laid down His sweet head

The stars in the bright sky
Looked down where He lay
The little Lord Jesus
Asleep on the hay

The cattle are lowing
The Baby awakes
But little Lord Jesus
No crying He makes

I love You, Lord Jesus
Look down from the sky
And stay by my side
Until morning is nigh

Be near me, Lord Jesus
I ask You to stay
Close by me forever
And love me I pray

Bless all the dear children
In Your tender care
And fit us for heaven
To live with You there

~ sung by us all 

Christmasing On My Piano

Hello, Dear Ones. I just couldn't leave my piano out from getting all Christmased up so I went to town decorating my lovely piano. Hope you like what I've done.

When we bought this house, although it's a little smaller than I would like, this area sold me because it would be a perfect place for my baby grand piano!

Okie dokie, on with the Christmasing. For some reason I just love that floral arrangement you see on my piano. It's there every single day all 365 days of the year. I made it many many many years ago when we lived in Galveston, Texas, took it to upstate New York and then back down to southern Texas again.

I was wondering what to do here and I had a bright idea! I downloaded and printed out some pretty vintage looking Christmas music, rolled them up and tied them with a red ribbon. I grabbed my rose bowl and put a few pieces of the sheet music in there and laid a couple down on my old lace table cloth. That table cloth belonged to my grandmother who passed away when I was three years old. I barely remember her but I cherish this piece of lace.

Guarding my sheet music is a couple of glass angel candle sticks. I put this one up on a little pedestal.

Well, the sun has gone down and now the stars are out. You can see I poked down a few little fairy lights. Now they were supposed to be white but they look like they are blue!

One more thing...this is not my piano as you can see but this is the little table that sits at the end of my piano.

I just poked down a Christmas pick and those dogs! Another pair of my Staffies are always here. They are very musical and really do appreciate my music. These Staffies look so dignified don't you think?

Be a bunch of sweeties,                                                                                                                         Shelia :) 

I'll leave you with a little Note Song ~

Christmas Time Is Here

 

Christmas time is here

Happiness and cheer

Fun for all that children call

Their favorite time of year

Snowflakes in the air

Carols everywhere

Olden times and ancient rhymes

Of love and dreams to share

Sleigh bells in the air

Beauty everywhere

Yuletide by the fireside

And joyful memories there

Christmas time is here

families drawing near

Oh, that we could always see

Such spirit through the year

sleigh bells in the air

beauty everywhere

yuletide by the fireside

and joyful memories there

Christmas time is here families drawing near

oh that we could always see

such spirit in the year

~ from A Charlie Brown Christmas