Simpler...

but still too much.  And I left two trees in the attic!   My trees are small, the biggest is the six foot with the Santas, but it's still becoming a real chore to decorate them.  Do you follow the same scheme every year?  I think if I did, it would be a lot easier than changing things every year.  Next year may be fresh greens on cupboard doors and shelves, pomanders, no trees.  Who am I kidding.

 

This little tree was a tall alpine last year and I pulled the trunk off the stand, cut a foot off, trimmed the branches by several inches, and I like it now.  With all the PS Santas on one tree, I simplified the mantel this year.  Instead of spreading the other smalls around, I hung them from the large basket.

How?  These are all .... what the heck do you call little puffy things that can't hang ..... tucks?  Pillows?  Little puffy things? 

This is how I hang my stitchery because I'm always changing my mind and don't want to have sewn in hangers showing.  But for the basket, this was easier.  The safety pin is vertical and I can use the wire hooks which are easily bent to the height I need.  The further down on the back, the flatter it hangs.  Such an easy no sew way to allow changes.  And I'm all about changes.

 
 
 
 

I started stitching Niky's little free design that you can find here. So small and quick and cute.  I need something like that before I start a sampler.   I want to order her Primitive Christmas pattern too, but as usual, I procrastinate.

 I have all the gifts bought and finally found a cup holder for my cousin's wheelchair that is stable and sturdy, plus other accessories to make it easier for her.  I had everything shipped direct to CA so that's taken care of.

I can't wait until Frazier is back on at night and Lucy in the morning.  The new comedies are not funny to me.  I guess I'm just old, but their situations and constant mention of smoking weed are so gratuitous and really not funny.  Give me Frazier and Raymond and Seinfeld and MASH and Cheers, back when writers had talent and networks didn't have agendas.  I wish Hallmark would run Gleason's Honeymooners once in a while.  Yes, I'm old!

 

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