Blogmas 2023: 12/15

Today's Blogmas post has me thinking and making plans for Christmas 2024!!! Yes, you read that right, we are ready for 2023 except for a small amount of baking and there are just so many good gift inspirations being shared now that I decided to start gathering ideas for Christmas 2024!!!

I'm making notes, gathering patterns and making plans ... Christmas 2024, here I come!

This teacup and saucer normally sit on a dresser in my home, so when it came time to decorate that area for Christmas, instead of packing the cup and saucer away, I just added this little cross stitch pillow and some jingle bells.  When Christmas is over, I'll pack away the bells and cross stitch pillow with the other Christmas stuff and go back to enjoying the beauty of the teacup on its own.

When you live in a small house, you learn to work with foundational pieces, such as this teacup and saucer and the grapevine wreaths that hang on my doors!  When space is an issue, you learn to get creative!

(This mooey cross stitch pattern is a free one that I got HERE.)

  Why I do Blogmas:  

It's no secret that I love everything about Christmas!  From the day after Thanksgiving till the last box of Christmas decor is packed away and put back in storage for the next year, I love every bit of it!   My husband and I are senior citizens who generally spend the holiday season alone.  While we do have lots of very good friends and our church family nearby, all of our children live far, far away and have children of their own to make holiday memories with within their own homes.  They are very thoughtful to include us in as much as possible via technology and we are so grateful to them for going beyond the extra mile to include us.   

I started doing Blogmas because I had a choice, either lose myself in sorrow over what I could not change or embrace the love I have for the season and share it with others.   I chose to share my joy in the journey not only with my children and grandchildren long-distance, but with others who love the season as I do and who just might find themselves spending the holidays alone as well. I hope in some small way you get a glimpse of holiday joy through these Blogmas posts and that it spills over into your life this holiday season!

Meet you back here tomorrow!

mrs. patsi @ A Working Pantry

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