Monday's Postcard 2014: A Happy Disney New Year!

Happy New Year with some fireworks from Disney World and Disneyland!! Thanks to everyone over the years who has sent me postcards, I love getting them!!

Monday's Postcard 2014: Merry Christmas

These postcards definitely have a Christmas theme to them!

They are both from my Granny

Monday's Postcards 2014: Christmas Lights

I think this postcard of Santa Fe looks so Christmasy with the lights and I love this artist that does these interesting pictures of animals in the desert.

Monday's Postcard 2014: Recipes

I'm not the best cook, but I do enjoy these postcards with recipes on them!! I might even try to make this stuff one day. :-)

Christmas Decorating

Well, in my family, the holiday decorations weren't just about putting up lights and adding a tree to the living room. My granny and my mom were famous for replacing everything in the house with a holiday equivalent.   So here are some of my photos of stuff around the house.

Dish Towels, Remove the Lobster and Replace with Santa

Soap Dish, replace Fish with Santa

Replace Raven in Foyer with Wooden Santa I bought in Thailand

Book Potholder replaced with Santa and Snowman

Pillows on the Sofa

Candles on the Mantelpiece

Photos on the wall replaced with Cross-Stitch Snowman

More artwork replaced with Christmas themed art

Another piece of art in the hallway, replaced by embellished Christmas Tree art

My plain black work socks replaced with Christmas socks

Even my pot scrubbers in the sink get a Christmas up grade!

And I have holiday sheets, dishes, glassware, vases for flowers, place-mats and napkins in addition to the wreaths, garlands, lights and trees that I put up around the house. I don't have to replace all the pictures and artwork on my walls, but I love my holiday decorations and it reminds me of my mom and Granny. They enjoyed Christmas and decorating for the holidays so much. It keeps their memories close in my house during the season. The newest ornaments on my tree:

From the Burke Museum here in Seattle

Felted Heart from Montana

I love these, you just put them on top of the lights, I have three of them and I wish I had bought more

Monday's Postcard 2014: Postcards from Mom

Today is my Mom's birthday and here are two cards I received from her while she was traveling around the USA