CHRISTMAS AT PAPER CHASE FARM........
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| I ALWAYS WANTED A CHRISTMAS HOUSE.... A HOUSE THAT WAS MEANT TO BE DECORATED FOR CHRISTMAS.... |
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| I HADN'T DECORATED IN OVER TEN YEARS SINCE WE SPENT EVERY CHRISTMAS IN JERSEY WITH DAUGHTER AND FAMILY.... |
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| BUT WHEN WE MOVED INTO PAPER CHASE FARM LAST YEAR IT WAS TIME TO BREAK OUT YEARS OF PACKED AWAY ORNAMENTS AND OTHER CHRISTMAS GOODIES... |
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| THIS YEAR I TALKED THE BOSS INTO PUTTING UP THE TREE IN OUR ENTRANCE HALL.... HE EVEN ADMITS THIS AREA WAS MADE FOR A CHRISTMAS TREE... |
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| NOTICE THE DEER..... JUST HUNG TODAY AFTER WE HAD A MAJOR DISASTER TRYING TO HANG MY BELOVED MOOSE HEAD.... STORY ABOUT HIS DEMISE AT ANOTHER TIME... |
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| THE ENTRANCE TABLE..... GREAT FRENCHY VASE FOUND AT THE POTTERY BARN OUTLET... |
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| PART OF MY MILK GLASS COLLECTION... LOOKING BEAUTIFUL THIS TIME OF YEAR DECKED OUT IN RED AND GREEN... |
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| JUST A FEW OF MY OVER 100 PIECE COLLECTION |
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| MY TABLE SET FOR MY BLOG LUNCH THIS COMING MONDAY.... PICTURES TO FOLLOW OF US LADIES CELEBRATING NOT ONLY THE HOLIDAY BUT ON BECOMING FRIENDS THROUGH THE MIRACLE OF BLOGGING.... |
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| HINTING AT WHERE THIS FAMILY WILL BE SPENDING THE HOLIDAYS.... |
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| OH WAIT......HOW DID MISS LIBERTY GET A SPOT OF HONOR ON THE TABLESCAPE.... |
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| WELL....WE ARE STARTING OUT IN NYC...... FOR CHRISTMAS WITH OUR GIRLS... |
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| AND THEN US FOUR FLY OFF TO PARIS FOR NEW YEARS EVE.... MISS "B" IS EVEN TAKING FRENCH CLASSES SO SHE CAN BE OUR INTERPRETER..... THAT IS IF WE NEED TO KNOW COLORS AND NUMBERS... AND SHE CAN INTRODUCE HERSELF IN FRENCH TOO!! |
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| PAST YEARS ORNAMENTS FROM "MISS CHATTY CRONE" EVERY BODY'S FAVORITE DAILY BLOGGER.... SHE WILL BE IN ATTENDANCE ON MONDAY... |
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POTTERY BARN FROM A PAST YEAR..... |
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| THE KITCHEN TABLE DECKED OUT IN SNOWMEN.... |
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| NOT LIKELY OF ANY SNOW IN GEORGIA SO THESE ARE THE CLOSEST WE WILL GET TO SNOWMEN... |
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| SOFA TABLE IN THE GREAT ROOM.... |
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| PINE CONES AND MISS LIBERTY...... MY FAVORITE BUD FROM MIDDLE SCHOOL.....SUE FROM JERSEY JUST SENT ME THAT GREAT BLACK GLOBE..... SHE ACTUALLY PAYS ATTENTION TO MY OBSESSIONS AND SENDS ME WONDERFUL GOODIES ALL THE TIME.... THANK YOU SUE!! |
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| A LITTLE WORN AROUND THE EDGES BUT ONE OF MY FAVORITE PIECES... |
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| ON THE COFFEE TABLE.... MORE GLOBES! |
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| ON THE HEARTH..... PINE CONE ANDIRONS.... |
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| NUTCRACKERS!! |
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| AT ONE TIME I HAD ABOUT 75 NUTCRACKERS..... AND THEN I DISCOVERED E-BAY.... I KEPT A FEW.....SHOULD HAVE KEPT MORE... |
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| THE FIREPLACE..... THE BEST THING WE HAVE EVER BOUGHT.... GAS LOGS.... YES THEY DO GET HOT ENOUGH TO WARM THE ROOM.... NO CLEAN UP....NO SOOT.....ONE TURN OF THE KNOB...AND I DON'T MISS THAT REAL FIRE SMELL.... |
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| NO BIG SCREEN FOR ME IN THIS ROOM.....I HAVE A SMALL 17" T.V. TUNED IN TO "BRAVO" ON THE BOOKSHELVES... THAT'S ALL I NEED.... A NICE FIRE AND THE "HOUSEWIVES" |
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LOOKING FROM THE FAMILY ROOM INTO THE ENTRANCE FOYER... |
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| ONE LAST LOOK AT THE TABLE IN THE DINING ROOM.... |
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MAYBE TWO..... |
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| CAN'T EXPLAIN WHY SOME THINGS LOOK CROOKED.... IT'S LIKE DON'T DRINK AND DRIVE.... IN MY CASE IT'S DON'T EAT SPAGHETTI THEN PHOTOGRAPH.... |
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| THIS IS THE HUNT TABLE THAT THE BOSS REFUSED TO MOVE LAST YEAR THIS USUALLY SITS WHERE THE TREE IS THIS YEAR... |
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| I HOPE YOU ENJOYED MY LITTLE TOUR..... I WAITED OVER 40 YEARS FOR A "CHRISTMAS HOUSE".... I THINK I GOT IT!! I AM LINKING TO KIM'S "SAVVY SOUTHERN STYLE HOMESPUN CHRISTMAS VIGNETTES AND MANTELS...." APPLE IS BEING UNCOOPERATIVE IN PUTTING HER LOVELY BUTTON ON THIS PAGE BUT PLEASE HIT LINK BELOW TO SEE ALL THE OTHER BEAUTIFUL BLOG POSTS.... |
Comments
And I am lucky and blessed to get to know you and I am coming over Monday - I am so very excited.
I want to see things up close and take some photos!
Love, sandie
Your Christmas and New Year plans sound great. Enjoy your trip. My mother-in-law is heading to Paris next week for two weeks, then off to the south of Spain to spend Christmas and New Year's with her sister.
Love those blogger luncheons too!
Cindy
Hope you have a great luncheon with your pals, who will, no doubt, be oohing and aahing at the sights in your gorgeous home! ;-)
XO,
Sheila
Love and Merry Christmas,
Sue
Love and Merry Christmas,
Sue
How fun that you pulled it all out again. The kitchen vignette is so cute with all those snowmen.
Blessings,
Linda
thanks
Poor Lady Liberty--her island got wacked by Hurricane Sandy and is closed indefinitely :(
Paris for Christmas sound slike a dream! Enjoy!
I still can't get over that $200!!!
Hugs,
Cindy
Your home is lovely! That's some entry hall you have! I think it's great that you broke out the tree and decorated it along with all your other Christmas goodies! Paris sounds wonderful! Lucky you to meet other blogging friends in person! So far everyone I blog with lives at least 500 miles away!
be a sweetie,
Shelia ;)
The house is lovely!
You and I must take different vitamins. Yours has an energy shot mine doesn't.
Blog lunch sounds so lovely! One of these days I'm going to come a' knocking!
The Paper Chase Farm House looks beautiful! I love all your collections and how you've displayed them. I wish I was close enough to attend your luncheon. I have no doubt everyone has a wonderful time.
Your Friend,
Deborah
PS PARIS?! You are _so_ spoiled! :) Send me a postcard.