a bit o' this 'n that

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just stopped in to post a few shots o' some o' my holiday doin's. ...too exhausted for much more.

that top picture is this year's replacement for the poinsetta...see - our lil cocobelle will try n' chew just about anything so poinsettas are no longer acceptable. these'll look nicer out in the garden for a while too so it's better all the way 'round.

the second shot is the result o' havin' only two sizes of boxes - really big and really small...but havin' a medium batch o' presents needin' to be shipped off to someone near and dear. i had no choice but to make a medium sized box. mini triple taped it once i built it. SO...whoever receives this masterpiece - if it indeed survives and arrives - please know your box may be ugly but alot o' love went into it.

three, four and five are just a few o' the fireplaces here in our big ol' house - all gussied up with lots o' leaves from the magnolia tree out front. while i do still long for a mantel or two to set up some lil snowly villages or miniature trailer parks on, i think i made the best of a manteless situation.

i do so hope your holiday preparations are goin' well and that you get everything you wish for from good ol' saint nick! xoxoxoxomo