Bruno came on Tuesday afternoon and trimmed our pecan trees!
The harvest is all but done and it was time to cut off some dangerous limbs.
He did such a great job!
Louis Dean continues his pecan 'peeling' day after day.
It's turned somewhat chilly lately so he is shelling in THE only room in the house that he's allowed!
Finally the foyer is done!
One night it was 4:00 in the morning when Louis Dean finally went to bed and he slet until 2:00 in the afternoon! I didn't want to wake him up so I slipped on my robe and houseshoes and took my first cup of coffee outside. I laughed outloud when I looked down!
Friday I was tweaking the foyer - again!
This light is so pretty!
I continued the angel theme and used a lot of gold.
I'm loving this tree!
This was a thrift find and Louis Dean loves it!
It's taking me longer than usual as I am deep cleaning and purging as I go.
Gone is the bulky stereo - that only played some CDs SOME of the time and the radio FM quit working.
Today I ordered a new small scale system that got good reviews. One guy said he bought it for his elderly parents and it was easy for them to use! Win! WIN!!! That will work for me!
My current room 'under construction' is the living room.
My stereo arrives tomorrow and I will start playing my Christmas CDs.
The tree is up and lit and partially decorated.
Still need to get the Santa wall up and more to be done but I am trying hard to finish it by the end of the day tomorrow. That would put me with 6 areas decorated and 6 left to go!
It's been a quiet cozy week here with chilly mornings and lots of Christmas movies.
I'm on the 'H's' in my Christmas cards and will be mailing out the first batch on Monday.
I'll do the random number generator on Monday morning and plan to go to the post office for stamps and to mail the Santas.
My goal is to be decorated for Christmas by December First - freeing me up to enjoy the season's baking and cooking and a little bit of entertaining.
I'm letting go of some traditions - as in making sugarplums - and parting with over 12 tubs of decorations. I'm giving them to Summer to decorate the cabins at Bar-J ranch. It feels good.
There's now 31 days to Christmas!
I pray you will enjoy each and every one.
Jesus is the reason for the season -
let's not lose sight of Him in all that we do.
Your tree is gorgeous!!!!
ReplyDeleteSuch a beautiful tree and all of your decor is stunning.
ReplyDeleteThat man of yours is something else..Peeling Pecans for all he's worth..wow.
Good for you to purge while decorating. Giving things to Summer is a fabulous idea.
Sue
Everything is so beautiful! Once you are finished you need to have an open house so people can come and enjoy the beauty of it all! I wish I could just fly right out and see it and YOU too! Poor LD< his fingers must be raw by now from shelling so many pecans! I don't know how he does it! He's amazing. Love seeing all you are doing. Such beauty to behold!!
ReplyDeleteHi Linda, all your trees are so beautiful. Loving all the festivities. I'm taking a break from FB and am deciding whether I will go back or not. But at least I get to see what your up too via your blog. I wish you were nearer to me as I would love to see your house in all it's glory. Take care. And my goodness LD is so special. Cracking nuts is no easy job.........Bless his heart. ~ Carol Talbot Smith
ReplyDeleteLove your house. It is so pretty. You are so far ahead of me in your decorating. I am holding on to autumn as long as I can. It is such a great idea to donate things to Summer. I am donating a lot of things to Goodwill these days as I go through the boxes that were packed when we moved. It does feel good to get rid of things we no longer want or need.
ReplyDeleteWow if I didn’t know better I’d think you are Mrs Claus. Everything looks so nice. I bet it’s gorgeous in person.
ReplyDeleteEverything is ready for Santa...and I believe he will Approve!!
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Donna
I am amazed at how much to enjoy decorating but more power to you. Love the Santa picture.
ReplyDeletethe gold tree is gorgeous and LD looks so happy with his pecans. I keep suggesting things for mine to do but no luck yet. the thing is LD has always loved projects, bob never did. you are almost done and it looking a lot like Christmas at the Chapman Homestead.
ReplyDeleteOh, Linda, I love the glow of your Christmas lights! So pretty! :)
ReplyDeleteEnjoy listening to your Christmas CD's; I've been enjoying listening to mine, as well! Always puts me in a joyful, festive spirit when I'm decorating or busy about the house.
Blessings to you and Amen, Jesus is the Reason!!! Net
i would like to have the house decorated by 12/1 also, but i have not started. i don't do nearly the amount of decorating you do, so i think it will be done. i use red and green in the family room, but a lot of gold in the living room and home office!! your tree is gorgeous, as is everything you do!! you an id are so lucky to have each other, with so many of the same interests!! when you go to the post office, could you please mail me some of your energy!?!?
ReplyDeleteWhat a pretty tree that is and I can see why LD loves that one ornament.
ReplyDeleteHe sure does look happy peeling those pecans.
Hi Linda, I must confess that I've been by a number of times to see how your decorating is going but I have not taken the time to comment. Sorry. I always wish others wouldn't do that and then I go and do likewise.
ReplyDeleteI always love your enthusiasm!!
I hope you like your new, smaller, stereo. I've been listening to my Christmas CD's for weeks already 💖
Just one month to go! Meanwhile, have a wonderful Thanksgiving.
I have my parents
ReplyDeleteChristmas albums
I especially enjoy
Johnny Mathis
and Frank Sinatra
Linda, Bless that sweet LD getting all those wonderful pecans ready for baking. Glad you are getting a new cd player. I like to listen o music more and more. Your home is so Christmas pretty. Love it. Hug your sweet family for me this holiday. Blessings to all, love you, xoxo, Susie
ReplyDeleteYour home is so beautifully decorated for Christmas. It is definitely decorated with love!
ReplyDeleteI love your Santa picture! My goal is to be done with decorating by or before Thanksgiving. I am trying to downsize too. Thanks for visiting my blog!
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