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This tea caddy is in the hall with Christmas house lanterns and trees.
The banister is one of the first things to get decorated.
Here's the BIG tree in the living room (this picture shows about half of it). It's got ornaments from years of collecting and saving.
The Winter White tree in the dining room has the only snow we'll see in Tampa.
The Nativity my grandmother made when I was a young bride has a special place on the buffet
Here's my favorite Christmas china...a birthday present from two darling daughters.
Beeswax ornaments that
smell so sweet!
My little kitchen tree with toy cooking utensils for ornaments.
Our chocolate Advent calendar.YUM!!!!!
The mantle is ready for it's close-up, Mr. DeMille
Thanks for visiting........come back anytime!..........please enjoy the family recipes below. There's more a few posts down.
Merry Christmas to ALL!
50 comments:
Your home is absolutely lovely! I really like your idea to use the tea caddy like that...very clever.
And I LOVE your beeswax ornaments.
From one Floridian to another: Merry Christmas!
wonderful, love the Christmas China and the Beeswax Ornaments. Seasons Greetings.
Thank you for the lovely tour. I think your kitchen tree is great! Blessings..
:::petting our host::: "Nice doggie, love your fur coat!"
And I especially love the beeswax ornaments. How cool is that?
Mine's posted. I have two versions.
A thumbnail short version
and
a
slide show long version.
Very festive! I love your kitchen tree, very clever! Merry Christmas!
You have such a beautiful home, and a lovely blog, too! I love your kitchen tree...very festive!
Merry Christmas,
Andrea
Your home is beautiful!
I love the white tree and the beeswax ornaments!
Ooooh...I love your feather tree, and your china...and that sweet little paper house with the kitchen tree!
Thank you for sharing your lovely home!
Very pretty! I'm a GA girl too. Fun to see how everyone decorates this time of year.
Merry Christmas from AL!
RHOda
Thank you so much for opening your home to us and letting us have a glimpse of all your beautiful decorations! I so love the little tree in your kitchen, brilliant idea to decorate it with cookie cutters and such! Merry Christmas to you and yours. xo
Oh to be in warm and sunny Florida. Thankyou for your lovely tour. I loved your kitchen tree.
Greetings to you and yours from Northern Ireland.
Such a regal looking dog, I love her already. Oh, your decorations are wonderful, and that tree with baking utensils, and how about those gorgeous beeswax ornaments. Everything looks amazing. Merry Christmas, Karen
I love your kitchen tree - how adorable!
Those beeswax ornaments blew me away. You're amazing. Merry Christmas!
Your home is lovely and I think your tree is great!
you have a beautiful home..
Thank you for inviting us to tour it.
Merry Christmas
Just beautiful!! Thanks so much for the tour. Love your kitchen tree! I have some miniature kitchen ornaments on my tree.
I have been enjoying MERRY AND BRIGHT, a harp CD I bought after I heard it playing here on Sonific. :)
Best wishes,
Laura
I had to scroll up and down about three times to see everything again. I don't know what I liked best it was all lovely!
Enjoyed my visit. Merry Christmas!
your home is beautiful! Love the Beeswax ornaments. Did you make them?
Thank you for visiting my home.
Wow! So much fabulousness! Love any home where you are greeted by a poodle!
Mwah! (air kiss) Merry Christmas to you and yours!
Love your tree and that tea caddy is perfect to hold collections. Great idea!
Merry Christmas! You really have some awesome and different decorations (my kind of gal!) Thanks for the tour. Your poochie is a cutie!
What a lovely, lovely job you did decorating your home. I loved the pictures and my stop at your blog.
What a gorgeous gift your received. I love all your trees! Merry Christmas!
It was a lovely tour, thank you!
Love the pictures of your doggy at the front door...how neat! You have a lovely home and thank you so much for sharing it with all of us! Blessings to you and your family! Thanks for the great recipes...love cheese grits!
Beautiful! Love the pup!!
Thanks for inviting us into your beautiful home. Love your kitchen tree and I have to make the glazed pecans! Stop by and visit our slice of paradise at
http://www.baycitygeneralstore.blogspot.com
DJ
I'm in love with your doggy and your beeswax ornaments and your kitchen themed Christmas tree...and I could go on and on. Have a Merry Christmas!
O how pretty!! I grew up in Tampa and love it there, I thought I'd see snow moving to NC- but not this year!!
Your home is beautiful!
It was nice to be greeted by your doggie. I love really big trees covered in ornaments, yours is so pretty.
We are so honored to see the silhouette found a home next to your grandmother's nativity! The fun feather tree caught our eye, and the neat beeswax ornaments! thank you so much for inviting us into your home!
Merry Christmas blessings,
kari & kijsa
Everything is lovely, but I really love the white feather tree and those beeswax ornaments!
Thanks for letting us be a part of your Holiday Home...
Cassie
I'm just peeking back in to admire your elegant white tree again! I just love that....and your nativity and beeswax ornaments, too! Just beautiful!
I hope that you have a very Merry Christmas,
Andrea
Beautiful! Love the greeting by the dog!
Sue
Now be sure to write about how FL just got 8 feet of snow last week. Otherwise there will be more people moving down here! LOL
Loved seeing your wonderful home all decked out for Christmas.
Thanks so much for sharing it.
Donna
so nice! thanks for the tour. Merry Christmas!
Just here from the Cottage Industry tour! I love your beeswax ornaments. And P.S. I love grits, and I'm from Oregon! :-)
~Angela :-)
Had such a pleasant tour of your home..thank you for opening it up for us to see and ooh and ahh over. :-)
I am originally from Florida myself (Port Charlotte...which isn't too far from Tampa...I got relatives in the Tampa / Brandon/ Plant City area).
Merry Christmas from Dawn in Germany!
I love your decorations and your blog. Great recipes. Merry Christmas to you!
Thank you for letting us visit your sweet home.
I love your blog! Your home is just beautiful!
Thank you for inviting us in to see your lovely home. What beautiful decorations!
First, Roxy is just the cutest! Thanks for sharing your beautiful home with us. You have lovely decorations. I really love the beeswax ornaments and the nativity! Merry Christmas to you & yours!
Jennifer
What a precious puppy!!! Your home is just absolutely beautiful, Holley....I had to stop by and wish you a very Merry Christmas and a happy, healthy New Year!! xxoo, Dawn
I think the tea caddy is my favorite! Thanks for the lovely tour.
--Meredith from Merchant Ships
I love those bees wax ornaments. Thanks for the tour.
Merry Christmas.
Nan
Your Christmas china is beautiful. Thank you for a beautiful tour.
Thanks for the tour of your lovely home. Love the welcoming poodle!
Welcome to Writer...Interrupted. I noticed you have an archaeology link on your side bar. My current WIP features an archaeology professor!
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