Christmas Home Tour - Day One and Welcome To Our Home

 

 

Welcome to our home.

 

We are ready for Christmas.

 

 

I am a traditionalist at heart,

 

and it holds true for me at Christmas.

 

I love the reds, greens, golds and whites.

 

 

I will be sharing our holiday home

 

with you over the next few weeks.

 

I hope you will enjoy it as much as we do.

 

 

Here is Beatrice to welcome you.

 

You can read more about Beatrice

 

here and here.

 

 

I am one of those people who become

 

sentimentally attached to things,

 

and I like seeing them year after year.

 

 

I might spruce up or tweak things a bit

 

here and there, but after I get things

 

the way I want them, I keep them that way.

 

 

Just like this Santa and his sleigh.

 

I have had them for over twenty years.

 

This year the packages got "rewrapped".

 

 

We love our front porch.  It is the perfect

 

place to relax and watch the world go by.

 

 

If it isn't too cold, we can sip our

 

hot chocolate and visit for a while.

 

 

Here is something I haven't shared.

 

The parrots are named Bill and Ecie.

 

I give family names to interesting things

 

around our home.  Bill and Ecie were the

 

nicknames of my in-laws.  Their real

 

were Philip and Lillie which I think are

 

such nice names.  I suggested using those

 

names, but my husband insisted on

 

Bill and Ecie.  It just seems right.

 

And, isn't it nice that they are

 

Christmas green and red?

 

I enjoyed your visit.

 

Please come back tomorrow,

 

and we will take a peak inside.

 

 

Today I am joining

 

Susan at Between Naps On The Porch for Metamorphosis Monday

 

and

 

Cindy at Dwellings for Amaze Me Monday

 

and

 

Kim at  Savvy Southern Style for Wow Us Wednesday

 

and Judy at DIY by Design for Fall Into Fall

 

and Richella at Imparting Grace for Grace at Home.