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A Little Christmas Magic

blueskies — Sat, 07 Dec 2013 00:32:43 GMT

Hi everyone. This thread is starting late, and most people already have craft projects or recipes planned. I thought we could still enjoy some beautiful holiday photos though. Please feel free to share anything you'd like .... photos, recipes or crafts related to Christmas . Enjoy the next few weeks most of all , and remember to take breaks for yourself ! Take care

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Baba2-2 — Thu, 02 Jan 2014 05:46:29 GMT

Happy New Year to all.

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Baba2-2 — Sat, 04 Jan 2014 04:14:16 GMT

We had 6" of sNOw over the weekend, we will have 8-9" inches starting tonight into tomorrow.

Only 74 days until Spring.

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blueskies — Sun, 05 Jan 2014 07:40:47 GMT

Happy New Year Everyone !!! Hi to Baba2-2 , KittyKatKay , Predsfan who recently visited . Are you all getting the snow & cold ? We ended up getting 8-10 " snow over Thursday into Friday ( The Big Bad Blizzard , OMG , The Sky Is Falling ) according to our meteorologists , who caused us all to race to the stores to buy milk, eggs & bread ( to presumably make French Toast to survive on , once the power went out ! ) .....good luck with that !! .......never got the 35 mph winds either ( my 6 year- old niece can drive faster on her tricycle ) ......oh my . So all is well here . It did get to zero ( they predicted 8 below with wind chill of 14 below ) ....sigh . The furnace is going GLUG $$$ GLUG $$$ every 5 minutes . Other than that , all is well . I uncovered my treadmill from the pile of empty qvc shipping boxes ( Xmas Gifts ) and promised I'd walk like a turtle ( it has a turtle icon for slow walks ) ......tomorrow ......but I think I'll wait till Monday . .......I'm starting a BLOG for procrastinators on Facebook .....soon .........someday . So , wanted to say HELLO to you all & ask if you've all made resolutions for the New Year ( tho it's none of my business actually ) ....but if you want to share ! Have you all taken down your Xmas trees ? I love our decision to use a strand of our old fashioned C-1 Colored bulbs on the tree this year , the tree is just too cheerful to pack up & put away . I'm going to leave it up for another week I think . It's a very slim alpine tree & only 6 feet tall , so it doesn't take much room . It took 1 strand of lights too , so not much electric .......just love the change from all white , tho that's pretty , but we did that for years ......and the big colored lights remind us of our childhoods . fun times when Santa Claus was real .......Good Night ladies & take care on slippery roads !!!! And stay warm in this bitter cold !!!! Ttyl

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Baba2-2 — Mon, 06 Jan 2014 04:29:08 GMT

Hi Blueskies----More sNOw today, near 12", yikes. The wind is starting to blow now. The sNOw is suppose to end Monday morning. Wind chill tomorrow -28 or more. 72 more days to Spring. LOL

I had to take my tree down, it began to really shed its needles. It was so pretty and sad it had to come down so soon. Still have all the other decorations up. We had the same rush to the grocery stores yesterday.

I remember those big lights on trees. Loved them. It does remind up of our childhood. My favorite were Bubble Lights. I have the old string here, can't use them because I don't trust the wiring. I did purchase a new set this year. My DGD just fell in love with them.

LOL, do not make New Year resolutions, never did.

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Baba2-2 — Fri, 17 Jan 2014 05:31:53 GMT

Blueskies----missing your posts, hope your feeling well. The weather here turned warm did melt some of the sNOw, but most of it is still on the ground. Temperatures going back to normal---COLD---Looking forward to Spring. More sNOw today and tomorrow UGH---Dog is really loving it though. LOL

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Susan Louise — Fri, 17 Jan 2014 05:43:30 GMT

On 12/7/2013 blueskies said:

photo credit: facebook / The Rose Cottage

Thanks for sharing so many great pics! This one is my fave...in my dream world, DH and I can afford to move up around Jackson Hole, or somewhere on the north side of Yellowstone...in Montana...and build a log cabin. This is the type of atmosphere I would love to have in our home...AHHHHhhhhhhh

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Baba2-2 — Sat, 18 Jan 2014 06:44:56 GMT

On 1/16/2014 Susan Louise said:
On 12/7/2013 blueskies said:

photo credit: facebook / The Rose Cottage

Thanks for sharing so many great pics! This one is my fave...in my dream world, DH and I can afford to move up around Jackson Hole, or somewhere on the north side of Yellowstone...in Montana...and build a log cabin. This is the type of atmosphere I would love to have in our home...AHHHHhhhhhhh

Looks so warm and cozy.

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blueskies — Tue, 21 Jan 2014 06:29:01 GMT

On 1/16/2014 Baba2-2 said:
Blueskies----missing your posts, hope your feeling well. The weather here turned warm did melt some of the sNOw, but most of it is still on the ground. Temperatures going back to normal---COLD---Looking forward to Spring. More sNOw today and tomorrow UGH---Dog is really loving it though. LOL

Hi Baba ! We had bubble lights on our tree years ago too . Weren't they neat ? Staring at the bubbling water inside for minutes at a time , lol. I can see why your DGD loved them ! Isn't it nice they are manufacturing those " old-fashioned" lights now. People really seem to like retro styles in lots of areas. Well, would you believe that I still have the tree up , because we're enjoying the colored lights so much , lol .......they're just cheerful . It's a skinny artificial alpine tree but I've never kept a tree up this long before . Even the wreath is on the front door . Lol. It's got to come down this week . I've been sick again so I think that's another reason Xmas decor isn't packed away yet . Haven't been on the forums much either . We're getting snow tomorrow ; think it's the storm you people just had !? Supposed to get 7-10 in. ........course, they predicted a blizzard last weekend & it didn't happen . On another day they said only rain , but awoke to big fluffy snowflakes . It was a pretty snowfall tho .......big flakes falling very slowly . ............thanks for visiting regularly ! I'll try to get here more often . Take care & stay safe in that cold weather / driving !

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blueskies — Tue, 21 Jan 2014 06:37:29 GMT

On 1/17/2014 Baba2-2 said:
On 1/16/2014 Susan Louise said:
On 12/7/2013 blueskies said:

photo credit: facebook / The Rose Cottage

Thanks for sharing so many great pics! This one is my fave...in my dream world, DH and I can afford to move up around Jackson Hole, or somewhere on the north side of Yellowstone...in Montana...and build a log cabin. This is the type of atmosphere I would love to have in our home...AHHHHhhhhhhh

Looks so warm and cozy.

Hi Susan Louise , yes , that is a nice picture ; very warm & cozy for sure ! Glad you liked the photos . Yellowstone & that area is such a beautiful part of the Country . Never been out there , but have seen it on tv & photos . All the best on your dream home ! Hope it works out for you & your family . You definitely have to build a fireplace like this in your new home someday ! Good luck

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stevieb — Tue, 21 Jan 2014 18:29:47 GMT

On 1/20/2014 blueskies said:
On 1/17/2014 Baba2-2 said:
On 1/16/2014 Susan Louise said:
On 12/7/2013 blueskies said:

photo credit: facebook / The Rose Cottage

Thanks for sharing so many great pics! This one is my fave...in my dream world, DH and I can afford to move up around Jackson Hole, or somewhere on the north side of Yellowstone...in Montana...and build a log cabin. This is the type of atmosphere I would love to have in our home...AHHHHhhhhhhh

Looks so warm and cozy.

Hi Susan Louise , yes , that is a nice picture ; very warm & cozy for sure ! Glad you liked the photos . Yellowstone & that area is such a beautiful part of the Country . Never been out there , but have seen it on tv & photos . All the best on your dream home ! Hope it works out for you & your family . You definitely have to build a fireplace like this in your new home someday ! Good luck

There's something very warm and enchanting about a dream cabin or cottage in the snowy woods...

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Baba2-2 — Wed, 22 Jan 2014 00:21:17 GMT

On 1/20/2014 blueskies said:
On 1/16/2014 Baba2-2 said:
Blueskies----missing your posts, hope your feeling well. The weather here turned warm did melt some of the sNOw, but most of it is still on the ground. Temperatures going back to normal---COLD---Looking forward to Spring. More sNOw today and tomorrow UGH---Dog is really loving it though. LOL

Hi Baba ! We had bubble lights on our tree years ago too . Weren't they neat ? Staring at the bubbling water inside for minutes at a time , lol. I can see why your DGD loved them ! Isn't it nice they are manufacturing those " old-fashioned" lights now. People really seem to like retro styles in lots of areas. Well, would you believe that I still have the tree up , because we're enjoying the colored lights so much , lol .......they're just cheerful . It's a skinny artificial alpine tree but I've never kept a tree up this long before . Even the wreath is on the front door . Lol. It's got to come down this week . I've been sick again so I think that's another reason Xmas decor isn't packed away yet . Haven't been on the forums much either . We're getting snow tomorrow ; think it's the storm you people just had !? Supposed to get 7-10 in. ........course, they predicted a blizzard last weekend & it didn't happen . On another day they said only rain , but awoke to big fluffy snowflakes . It was a pretty snowfall tho .......big flakes falling very slowly . ............thanks for visiting regularly ! I'll try to get here more often . Take care & stay safe in that cold weather / driving !

I'm so sorry to hear that your still not feeling well. Don't worry about your decorations. I think I know what Alpine tree you are talking about. I have seen them, I think they had three sizes. I really like them. Its more like a "Winter" tree in my opinion, so see now problem keeping it out, something I would do.

I heard about your sNOwstorm on the news. Pretty much of what we had. In fact its still on the ground. We are expecting more frigid weather this week. Stay safe. Big fluffing sNOwflakes are pretty, have not seen any this year. Just heavy sNOw and lost of it. LOL

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Baba2-2 — Sat, 25 Jan 2014 04:13:12 GMT

Another week with frigid temps. No school for the kids today, and possibly Mon-Tues. The wind chill factor is nasty. Brrrrr

We are expecting more sNOw also. We will surpass our record sNOwfall for January.

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alicedee — Sat, 25 Jan 2014 04:48:05 GMT

On 1/20/2014 blueskies said:Well, would you believe that I still have the tree up , because we're enjoying the colored lights so much , lol .......they're just cheerful . It's a skinny artificial alpine tree but I've never kept a tree up this long before . Even the wreath is on the front door . Lol. It's got to come down this week . I've been sick again so I think that's another reason Xmas decor isn't packed away yet .

Blueskies, just a note to let you know I enjoyed this lovely thread you started, and checked it out often over the holidays. Also, I just took down my tree a few days ago, so you weren't the only one enjoying those Christmas lights a bit longer!!

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Baba2-2 — Thu, 30 Jan 2014 00:56:15 GMT

Blueskies, thinking of you, hope your feeling better.

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blueskies — Fri, 31 Jan 2014 23:05:38 GMT

Hi everyone ! So happy to read you enjoyed the photos , etc . over the holidays . Hope it was a good holiday & so far not too bad a Winter for all of you . Isnt this cold something !? The poor people down South this week , with the ice storm , stranded on highways , schools ........ what a nightmare . We went thru that in the Blizzard of 78 . About 5 feet of snow where it drifted . People stuck at work, colleges , etc. for 3 days before the local roads were a tiny bit passable for a little traffic . The highways were full of abandoned cars , trucks for at least a week if my memory serves me . Fatalities too . My son & other younger people don't remember ; my son rolls his eyes when I say to stock the car with emergency supplies each Winter , just in case . ...........best advice is , when in doubt , stay home if at all possible . ........thnx for your good wishes . Having good & bad days . Btw , I want to share an idea I just had , for anyone of you who have a faux fireplace heater ( like the ones on the Q. ) ....or a gas fireplace . They dont have the sound of crackling wood fire , however ......I just downloaded an App that has the sound of a crackling wood fire & placed my tablet near our electric faux fireplace in the living room . Omg, it's the next best thing ! Lol. I had downloaded a free App that has " white & pink " sounds , to help insomnia . One sound is a crackling fire . I put the volume on high & placed the tablet near the fireplace & it looks/ sounds pretty real . It's soothing too . So, i thought it might be something , some of you might want to try ?! I know I always wanted a real fireplace , but this is the next best thing , IMO , lol. ...........well, take care & stay warm & safe !!! Don't take any chances if you get a storm . Stay home & safe . I'll drop back in when I can . Thanks again for all your comments .

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blueskies — Fri, 31 Jan 2014 23:22:41 GMT

On 1/24/2014 alicedee said:
On 1/20/2014 blueskies said:Well, would you believe that I still have the tree up , because we're enjoying the colored lights so much , lol .......they're just cheerful . It's a skinny artificial alpine tree but I've never kept a tree up this long before . Even the wreath is on the front door . Lol. It's got to come down this week . I've been sick again so I think that's another reason Xmas decor isn't packed away yet .

Blueskies, just a note to let you know I enjoyed this lovely thread you started, and checked it out often over the holidays. Also, I just took down my tree a few days ago, so you weren't the only one enjoying those Christmas lights a bit longer!!

Hi Alicedee ! Lol, I finally took down the tree a few days ago too . And the front door wreath . Those colored lights were so cheerful , think we'll use them next year too . Nice thing is that there are flameless candles, etc., we can enjoy till then ....even tho they're white , they do cheer up a house on these long winter days don't they ! ? I've got a BL or Candle Impressions lighted topiary , small floral arrangement , lanterns , flameless candles , in every room i think ! Love the ones on timers ......glad to hear that other people kept their Christmas trees up longer this year too !

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blueskies — Fri, 31 Jan 2014 23:52:30 GMT

On 1/24/2014 Baba2-2 said:
Another week with frigid temps. No school for the kids today, and possibly Mon-Tues. The wind chill factor is nasty. Brrrrr

We are expecting more sNOw also. We will surpass our record sNOwfall for January.

Hi Baba ! Yes , that wind chill is unreal ! Especially where you live . Good that your local/State school depts. decided to keep the children home . I guess it's that polar cold coming down to the lower 48 . Now we know what Alaskans/Canadiens go thru , lol. Omg , couldn't live there . Too dark & cold for too long . Brrrrrrrrrrrr ! Saw the natural gas & propane price gouging in the midwest States . Unreal . They're talking about investigating . Glad to have oil forced hot water , even tho I can hear the tank go " Glug, Glug " all day . Lol. I'm using the 2 electric fireplace/stove heaters , at each end of the house , to offset the oil usage . Oil prices have remained the same as last year around here tho . The low temps just deplete the oil fast , even setting keeping the thermostat lower . Looking forward to Spring ! Have you watched any of the Cottage Farm or Robertas Shows ? Omg, beautiful plants . Want one of each !!! Lol. ..............was tempted by the climbing snapdragons yesterday , but took too long to decide & they sold out . I really don't want to buy any plants right now tho. If I start feeling better I may buy 1-2 plants I can't find in the local nursery . ........watching the Spring shows , even clothing , seems to chase the cold away for a Lil while , right ? ............and you mentioned the alpine Xmas trees being like winter trees ....I totally agree & was thinking that when I took it down a couple days ago . Was tempted to place it in the dining room , near the French doors out to the deck . Only reason I didn't was have 3 lucky bamboo plants there already . But wouldn't that be a great idea ? Using a slim Xmas tree after the holidays , as a " Winter-themed " tree ?! .........we could put a birds nest in it ......a few tiny birds that are around all Winter , like chickadees , bright red cardinals ......faux snowflakes /snow ......icicles !! .......for lighting , how about tiny white and/or light blue light strings ?? What do you think ? Could start a new decorating trend , lol. It might be pretty & like bringing the outdoors inside .

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blueskies — Fri, 31 Jan 2014 23:57:55 GMT

On 1/21/2014 stevieb said:
On 1/20/2014 blueskies said:
On 1/17/2014 Baba2-2 said:
On 1/16/2014 Susan Louise said:
On 12/7/2013 blueskies said:

photo credit: facebook / The Rose Cottage

Thanks for sharing so many great pics! This one is my fave...in my dream world, DH and I can afford to move up around Jackson Hole, or somewhere on the north side of Yellowstone...in Montana...and build a log cabin. This is the type of atmosphere I would love to have in our home...AHHHHhhhhhhh

Looks so warm and cozy.

Hi Susan Louise , yes , that is a nice picture ; very warm & cozy for sure ! Glad you liked the photos . Yellowstone & that area is such a beautiful part of the Country . Never been out there , but have seen it on tv & photos . All the best on your dream home ! Hope it works out for you & your family . You definitely have to build a fireplace like this in your new home someday ! Good luck

There's something very warm and enchanting about a dream cabin or cottage in the snowy woods...

Definitely . Reminds me of some of Thomas Kincade's paintings .

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Baba2-2 — Sat, 01 Feb 2014 02:58:46 GMT

SOOOO GOOD to see you Blueskies---We are expecting 5-7" of sNOw tomorrow. Still have so much sNOw still on the ground. Temps in the low 30's today, it was a relief. Had to run to the store and it felt like a Spring day. LOL

Many, many years ago we had a great Nursery/Craft store, now closed, that I loved to shop at. I purchased a wire type tree and kept it up all year round. My DS was just a little guy then. I used to decorate it every month. (Feb. hearts, April Easter etc.) I used to make some of the decorations myself. DS loved it. When he got older I took it work and changed it monthly. Patients enjoyed it. I still have that tree and the decorations. I bring it out once in awhile.

I think I would keep a tree like yours up all year. They are lovely. Take it out on the covered porch for the Summer.

What a great idea downloading that fireplace app.