The Merriment Chain ~ Day 17: Let There Be Light(s).....

....And on the 17th day (of The Merriment Chain), there were lights on the little dining room tree in Nod.....

For those inquiring minds out there, sorry to have left you hanging on Day 15...but the "Jaws of Lights" doesn't work quite as swiftly as does the "Jaws of Life."

But, with some doing, the infamous lights were, indeed, extricated from my Nodian mailbox.

After a good thaw, they even worked!

 And for the 5th time (see Days 4 and 15), I undecorated...

  and redecorated the little tree in my dining room.

 And I even remembered to put the plug end of the light strand at the bottom of the tree.  ;o)

Ta da!!

Thank the Good Lord for bubblewrap and box cutters.

And for all of those who thought my degree in Archaeology wasn't practical....Ha!

May your day be merry and filled with LIGHT(S)!!

The Merriment Chain ~ Day 16: The Mantel

On Day 16 of the Merriment Chain co-hostessed by Miss Misi

and Miss Robyn, I'm finishing up our fireplace mantel (running behinder than ever this year!)

No wonderful colonial mantelscape here, I'm afraid....(one of these days I'll get "there.") Just a few things I love.

 

This guy is one of my all time favorites....

Made by the talented Eve from Lee Hill Primitives.

Old bulbs.  

(Maybe it's a crow's predilection for all things shiny and bright that makes that Colonial simplicity so elusive???)

 And a little bit of whimsy....

Just because.

Off to find some stockings that need hanging!

Be ye merry!

The Merriment Chain ~ Day 15: My Merry Is Wearing A Little Thin....Or, The Continuing Saga Of The Lights....

Well my Bloggies, I'm sure you were expecting this day would be coming eventually....

The day when my "merry" is stretched and my "cranky" shines through....

It's just that, among other things, it's end of term (finals, papers, grades, etc.), beginning of new term (syllabi, lesson plans, prep, etc.), and "holiday" time (I don't have to explain that one).  And, well, things are just never easy in Nod....

So, my"merry" is just wearing a wee bit thin today.

But, I'm trying.

  (Display on chest in living room)

 

 If you're wondering what's testing my merry today....well, it's the "lights."  Remember Day 4 and the "lights" issue?  Yeah, I thought so.

And, after decorating and undecorating my little dining room tree on Day 5 I went shopping for lights and came up empty handed?  (Coming back to you?)

And on Day 10, I gave up and moved on and redecorated the tree for the second time with lights I wasn't happy with?

Well, my sweet and fun gal pal, Olde Lady Morgan, knew which lights I was searching for, made a special trip to get some for me, and sent them to me.

YEAH!! What's not to be merry about??? (Thank you BUNCHES OLM!!)

Well, they came yesterday.....and are....

STUCK in my mailbox!!!

:o(

 Apparently our mail carrier mistakenly thought that just because "what goes up, must come down," "what goes in, must come out."

So not true....

Turned it on its side, but it's just not coming outta there...and I have the scars and frost bite to prove it....

It was still there when the mail carrier came again today...and nope, she couldn't get it out either.

Waiting on Crow Daddy to bring me a box cutter....

'Tis the season for drastic measures.....

Stay calm and merry on!!!

The Merriment Chain ~ Day 14: Feeling Punchy

It's Monday and Day 14 of Misi and Robyn's Merriment Chain....

and I am feeling "punchy."  

Here are a few of my Christmas punches:

 

   

And for those of you longing for some merry white stuff, I'm happy to share....

Out our door last evening:

The scene this morning: 

 

Snow Dog Hugs!

The Merriment Chain ~ Day 13: S'More Snowfolk....

In honor of the white stuff falling here in Nod, I'm sharing some more snowfolk today....

 

These fellas are the delightful creations of the talented Kimberly Bouffard from Pumpkin Hill Farm (The Red Cupboard Post).

Wishing you all a merry kind of day!

The Merriment Chain ~ Day 12: A Midnight Skate....

There is something about this time of year that makes me feel closer to "yesteryear" and simpler times than any other time.

To think one could bottle all the magic of those Christmases past....

On Day 12 of The Merriment Chain, I've decided to share with you one of my very favorite things....

Antique skaters' lanterns.

Be Merry!

The Merriment Chain ~ Day 11: Technical Difficulties....

Day 11 of The Merriment Chain graciously hostessed by Misi
and Robyn.  

I'm experiencing some "technical difficulties" with my display....

 

  

 So I gave up.

What I see is what you get.

(And, yes, that IS our dining room table they are on....)

:o)

Merry, Merry, Naughty Kitties!

The Merriment Chain ~ Day 10: My Window Seat

It's Day 10 of Misi and Robyn's

Merriment Chain...and I'm still here! (Bet you didn't think I'd make it this far....Yeah, me either.)

I gave up on finding the lights that went kerpluey on Day 4.  I did get some replacements, but they are not what I was looking for.  Oh well....I'm moving on.

The lights were for the little tree that sits in my window seat. 

 

 

This tree has some of my favorite ornaments....

And on top sits a very special bird.  She's a little tattered and missing a wing, but she belonged to my great aunt, Laura. We had very little passed down from my father's family.  His parents and only brother passed away before he was even married (both parents died when they were only 42 and his brother passed away at age 20).  But my father was close to Laura....and this treasure came to live with me when she passed.

 Carry on with your merry!

The Merriment Chain ~ Day 9: All Is Calm, All Is Bright

All is calm, all is bright....

 

....in my bedroom late at night....

The Merriment Chain ~ Day 8: Still Building Snowmen

Day 8 of Misi and Robyn's Merriment Chain finds me still building snowmen.....

 

 Merry Tuesday!

The Merriment Chain ~ Day 7: In The Meadow....

....We can build a snowman.....

 

(Well, maybe not today....it's pretty foggy in the meadows of Nod....Where is Rudolf when you need him?)

The Merriment Chain ~ Day 6: He Sees You When You're Sleeping...

Day 6 of Misi and Robyn's Merriment Chain.....

 

 He sees you when you're sleeping....

...but nobody said anything about when HE'S sleeping!

;o)

Get your merry on!