Coastal South Carolina might be the only part of the U.S. there is that gets to experience the beauty of fall and Christmas at the same time.
What a treat!
We picked some berries and boughs and brought armloads of the fall color and pine scent home to deck the halls ...
and the porch ...
and the fireplace.
There are so many of the beloved annual Christmas traditions that are out of our reach this year because of Covid. We can’t dwell on those, though. Better to find delight in the ones we still can!
Loved your pictures and that sentiment. Yes, lets cherish the bits of Christmas it's safe to.
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Dear Cynthia, I so agree with you--we need to look at what we have and let go of our desire for what we don't right now. And you have a special ability to do that--to find the good wherever you are or wherever you travel. By the way, your previous posting on reading and your friend Alice was a delight to read. How disappointed she must have been not to take the ice cream treat home to give away to a loved one. Are you still in touch with her? I have one friend from grade school/high school days with whom I talk every two or three months. We met in second grade and immediately discovered that we shared a "funny bone." How we laughed together.
ReplyDeleteAnd finally, this year you had to say good-bye to your beloved feline companion. I hope your memories continue to enrich your life. So much to be grateful for . . . just as you said. Peace.
Very true.
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Good attitude for this time.
ReplyDeleteSomeone said Social Distance this Christmas so we can all be together next Christmas! Your decorations are very pretty! Not much snow here less than two inches on the ground and it is kinda chilly:)
ReplyDeleteI can just imagine the holiday smells in your house. Good for you.
ReplyDeleteYou definitely right - being alive is much better than people wanting to go visit family somewhere, but it must be hard all the same :)
ReplyDeleteTake care, be careful and your decorations look lovely.
Great pictures of the late-autumn colour. That snow seems to have stretched as far south as my cousin's house in WV and right up into Canada. I've just heard that a crisp, sunny day is forecast for Christmas here, so at least our traditional Christmas morning walk seems to be a possibility.
ReplyDeleteYes autum colours are so good for making photos. And the house looks very festive decorated!
ReplyDeleteLet me confess that I am not a big fan of decorating a house with tinsel, crepe paper, assorted "festive ornaments" etc. but your house with all these natural components that you picked yourself would appeal to me very much. And I can only imagine that the fragrance must be wonderful. Having lunch would be like a picnic outdoors!
ReplyDeleteWhat an interesting observation about fall and Christmas falling together due to your more southern location. Hope you have a healthy and happy holiday. And hope we all get back to normal again in 2021.
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful to have the beauty of the outdoors brought inside, so natural and yet festive.
ReplyDeleteYou're right about the dumping of snow up here in New England. Didn't realize your area was still hanging on the fall leaf colors.
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas.
They are lovely natural decorations.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful scenery AND I got it in the mail!!!!!!!!!! A BOOK on THE WAR AND IT WENT RIGHT TO THE TOP OF MY T.B. R Stack. Thanks
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Addicted reader of books starting in First Grade.:)
It's very nice to see the colors of autumn, especially on the eve of Christmas. Very nice!
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