The Christmas Church

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hi everyone! Church has always been the most important part of Christmas for our family. Being a musician also meant that so much of Christmas has been centered around the beautiful carols of Christmas. To honor that tradition, I searched for a vintage (not made in China:-) ceramic Christmas church this fall. When I found one in my price range, $9, I was lucky enough to win the bid. However, when it arrived it was broken into several pieces. Never fear, because I am great with Elmers, and I glued it back together:-)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7JA_A6y6BIHej6_UXzW7g1vj3aJRibXQCnnmXTCJxMM12G7WPqoushFv134e367ddNl-fNyGDH1Og0fFzYDgqxjC6pW6EzfCkE25GDAQ7T-Boa87GclUdOVmEx6o_IL4LCH4lZb94_Hw/s1600/2012christmaspiano3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiIDATACtT4dRbQt2rpXXlZO3vi694EvlYIE6Pa2j8WPx8VOxcOrK24H46m6lHI0vVvn94FupT-MnPEpsUYiIEtOr58ocy35TKoGeb3KXMVPc6IlwB_KekIWSiFjO8hJvwAcGAnSm9wOE/s1600/2012christmaspiano2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiIDATACtT4dRbQt2rpXXlZO3vi694EvlYIE6Pa2j8WPx8VOxcOrK24H46m6lHI0vVvn94FupT-MnPEpsUYiIEtOr58ocy35TKoGeb3KXMVPc6IlwB_KekIWSiFjO8hJvwAcGAnSm9wOE/s1600/2012christmaspiano2.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Oh how I love this one made in 1965 right here in the USA. I created a very simple setting on the piano placing it on a burlap and lace runner I made for my etsy shop, surrounded by little Christmas trees and candles. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiIDATACtT4dRbQt2rpXXlZO3vi694EvlYIE6Pa2j8WPx8VOxcOrK24H46m6lHI0vVvn94FupT-MnPEpsUYiIEtOr58ocy35TKoGeb3KXMVPc6IlwB_KekIWSiFjO8hJvwAcGAnSm9wOE/s1600/2012christmaspiano2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7JA_A6y6BIHej6_UXzW7g1vj3aJRibXQCnnmXTCJxMM12G7WPqoushFv134e367ddNl-fNyGDH1Og0fFzYDgqxjC6pW6EzfCkE25GDAQ7T-Boa87GclUdOVmEx6o_IL4LCH4lZb94_Hw/s1600/2012christmaspiano3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7JA_A6y6BIHej6_UXzW7g1vj3aJRibXQCnnmXTCJxMM12G7WPqoushFv134e367ddNl-fNyGDH1Og0fFzYDgqxjC6pW6EzfCkE25GDAQ7T-Boa87GclUdOVmEx6o_IL4LCH4lZb94_Hw/s1600/2012christmaspiano3.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I filled this wash tub with arborvitae branches because they are so fragrant. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7JA_A6y6BIHej6_UXzW7g1vj3aJRibXQCnnmXTCJxMM12G7WPqoushFv134e367ddNl-fNyGDH1Og0fFzYDgqxjC6pW6EzfCkE25GDAQ7T-Boa87GclUdOVmEx6o_IL4LCH4lZb94_Hw/s1600/2012christmaspiano3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFbj6knxIiRY6tzfOyd1MnOqmiEHv5aOXj8O1TejDFrFZzk7zyYZlP4GY-gACbnilNIetdNzTcPjNyXVSUoybe0otYjv3m9mRGJNcc7MoV-O1vdudiDlc94UT4FlIDTggIGRcbW-2gSmo/s1600/2012christmaspiano1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFbj6knxIiRY6tzfOyd1MnOqmiEHv5aOXj8O1TejDFrFZzk7zyYZlP4GY-gACbnilNIetdNzTcPjNyXVSUoybe0otYjv3m9mRGJNcc7MoV-O1vdudiDlc94UT4FlIDTggIGRcbW-2gSmo/s1600/2012christmaspiano1.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I placed my grandmother's red Church Hymnal here along with a photo of her holding my mom in 1943 when my grandfather was away in Europe during WWII. She was the music leader in her church for many, many years. It had not really dawned on me until I created this vignette, that I have followed in her footsteps. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiIDATACtT4dRbQt2rpXXlZO3vi694EvlYIE6Pa2j8WPx8VOxcOrK24H46m6lHI0vVvn94FupT-MnPEpsUYiIEtOr58ocy35TKoGeb3KXMVPc6IlwB_KekIWSiFjO8hJvwAcGAnSm9wOE/s1600/2012christmaspiano2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNMP8sbQA44z0d6Aa69fAXzvpnvzk5v9Yh9yN-VMQ6ie_RgLAI_Zx5Q4EtCkwpJfHmsxI7qpQ2tI4umwQ4B-OBTN023gV07Af6nTw2nY56cr6BtweCs5Tg3CdMPwEWzdeUI7nwrAuDqsw/s1600/2012christmas7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNMP8sbQA44z0d6Aa69fAXzvpnvzk5v9Yh9yN-VMQ6ie_RgLAI_Zx5Q4EtCkwpJfHmsxI7qpQ2tI4umwQ4B-OBTN023gV07Af6nTw2nY56cr6BtweCs5Tg3CdMPwEWzdeUI7nwrAuDqsw/s1600/2012christmas7.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These pine cone candleholders are from the 1960s...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlzZARD9BWLoSVDb2VZwyVblEg31x26it0_WR0HT0dvtOM37On05gVtPrhbVHrP6BUROdz-2bxgbGLqU6gHwa5Xn9fXnQPt7bfDzDADKJQuLK38vZpEA1yL2u0Zr6FNCtGWyTEiUO0viI/s1600/2012christmaspiano4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlzZARD9BWLoSVDb2VZwyVblEg31x26it0_WR0HT0dvtOM37On05gVtPrhbVHrP6BUROdz-2bxgbGLqU6gHwa5Xn9fXnQPt7bfDzDADKJQuLK38vZpEA1yL2u0Zr6FNCtGWyTEiUO0viI/s1600/2012christmaspiano4.jpg" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZU4sBmh6aTqiF3P9gu9Rds4R7QYFBEEnvpR0QlMmNDhqqXYZl6fyuzpuBOiuF4d4o345sshNrt0TcYM8GRD8VyefyOU-dh3Z2WouTq6ltRxXFrQ7Gh41XuaiCl3g_OdQDvrNfJzWt7ak/s1600/2012christmaspiano.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZU4sBmh6aTqiF3P9gu9Rds4R7QYFBEEnvpR0QlMmNDhqqXYZl6fyuzpuBOiuF4d4o345sshNrt0TcYM8GRD8VyefyOU-dh3Z2WouTq6ltRxXFrQ7Gh41XuaiCl3g_OdQDvrNfJzWt7ak/s1600/2012christmaspiano.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's a nice place to gather, or for one of us to be practicing something on the piano. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks so very much for stopping by:-)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Anita</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'll be joining</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://savvysouthernstyle.net/">Wow Us Wednesdays</a></div><br />

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Vintage Treasures...

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hi everyone! I hope you are not tired of the overload of posts from me:-) I wanted to share some vintage treasures that mean so much to me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I write about things that have come from my great grandfather's house quite a lot here, so I wanted to share more about that. Here is the house in winter...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim50KnOiYUUjUDoZdhKw6IdkDf91gqFMKGuJrh7DByp8OqiY267DuNkXvT7UxFSDuu_1CLwhLGqq1nl8Shzbc-VmNoG2S7RT51d3q03RW5ebrF7jUO8sqHvJe8H09IKqomvSl4kL8TOeY/s1600/oldhousewinter052.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim50KnOiYUUjUDoZdhKw6IdkDf91gqFMKGuJrh7DByp8OqiY267DuNkXvT7UxFSDuu_1CLwhLGqq1nl8Shzbc-VmNoG2S7RT51d3q03RW5ebrF7jUO8sqHvJe8H09IKqomvSl4kL8TOeY/s1600/oldhousewinter052.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I never saw the house as it was torn down and replaced with a new brick rancher before I was born. My dad has told me so much about it as they lived there until he was in high school. The little guest house that I have featured, was behind this house. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuI6LKpMTtcpfN8JAsoes6rw-b-U6sQdVJhZ0tQuTGbY1B727I_UnyYfsM6WGJhZvYtUv5fSPz8pbLLBE9tQFYOKz5roodtV_0dERlB1VA4JwW3SmzKFAD6QLinbvKmo8JQHJ_QD0NCb0/s1600/oldhouse030.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuI6LKpMTtcpfN8JAsoes6rw-b-U6sQdVJhZ0tQuTGbY1B727I_UnyYfsM6WGJhZvYtUv5fSPz8pbLLBE9tQFYOKz5roodtV_0dERlB1VA4JwW3SmzKFAD6QLinbvKmo8JQHJ_QD0NCb0/s1600/oldhouse030.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This house was filled with beautiful *never-painted* wormy chestnut woodwork that my grandfather carefully removed and bundled, then stored. If you have visited here much, you have seen us reuse and repurpose that wood. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Luis started building a corner china cabinet a couple years ago from a walnut tree my dad had cut in the 1970s. We are finishing it with the wormy chestnut trim from the old house, but have yet to get the doors done. They will be made using the eight-inch baseboard mouldings. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWMZs1rd-Tp_lulIAvjeWkKE7CYe-Atn9RYcvOUNanPYsQT2NkXQ-n3_gqSc_y2It2gnsKP8AkM9YhrARuqqbJaTeC0TWojYGeiAwFc45BgcFGfkbXkQ6xbdA2MhVAxxb6gA0nAOiqXnQ/s1600/2011xmascabinet19.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWMZs1rd-Tp_lulIAvjeWkKE7CYe-Atn9RYcvOUNanPYsQT2NkXQ-n3_gqSc_y2It2gnsKP8AkM9YhrARuqqbJaTeC0TWojYGeiAwFc45BgcFGfkbXkQ6xbdA2MhVAxxb6gA0nAOiqXnQ/s640/2011xmascabinet19.jpg" width="408" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Since it is really large and doorless, I have accessorized it to remind me of the old store, which my grandfather owned here, with things from the store and the old house.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvYHFhzkEQRtfvR_fuZ_u_ZLrUegSj_Z-skHopB8GMxgf3x4547MO8AZIVfogJqrx8GwA4EKmbfsY51xKnrf2IXziVi2YP3_NTD1Uxhg08ZOsVJjIiIINidFTvoS2zOpIqpgXk9mRsNmA/s1600/2011xmascabinet3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvYHFhzkEQRtfvR_fuZ_u_ZLrUegSj_Z-skHopB8GMxgf3x4547MO8AZIVfogJqrx8GwA4EKmbfsY51xKnrf2IXziVi2YP3_NTD1Uxhg08ZOsVJjIiIINidFTvoS2zOpIqpgXk9mRsNmA/s1600/2011xmascabinet3.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The cathedral photo belonged to my great grandmother who lived in Washington D.C., for a time, but I don't know what it is. I'm pretty sure it's not the Washington Cathedral, but maybe another Washington church since it came from there.  I also lived there, so it is special to me. All the books are from the late 1800s/early 1900s and belonged to my grandfather or his mother. All are inscribed with my great grandmother's handwriting. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0SqDGkG-OJB8F1_cV4_mQ_8XMZ1TL66U-0kGT73Os2NtnQmT7Gs_2LRkqtNOTQ2CZjOxxSjSFRlqt5-tFswMbDRdnaBHzaz-L-3hVTN02l92RmxPf-3qckdrULOexkBUufXaOmOhJPnk/s1600/2011xmascabinet2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0SqDGkG-OJB8F1_cV4_mQ_8XMZ1TL66U-0kGT73Os2NtnQmT7Gs_2LRkqtNOTQ2CZjOxxSjSFRlqt5-tFswMbDRdnaBHzaz-L-3hVTN02l92RmxPf-3qckdrULOexkBUufXaOmOhJPnk/s1600/2011xmascabinet2.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This old, electric iron of my grandmother's is so heavy I cannot imagine using it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgGwUF8PqMGkjLR2_7Bj5XTkMLQ1xf1O_1xIKn7NNN7sOmH3liNPiVm-S2sDbUBTbBBFYe1V4-lgpifrgg1C8ZCrKCf6UKE6clTo2kbUTON0xzeFIEIN492zZsVo3SZ1Sx82rA3N3qy1k/s1600/2011xmascabinet6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgGwUF8PqMGkjLR2_7Bj5XTkMLQ1xf1O_1xIKn7NNN7sOmH3liNPiVm-S2sDbUBTbBBFYe1V4-lgpifrgg1C8ZCrKCf6UKE6clTo2kbUTON0xzeFIEIN492zZsVo3SZ1Sx82rA3N3qy1k/s1600/2011xmascabinet6.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The box came from the old garage that is on the property here.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXdQ5uESi1KuO3fvWUMJZsPOPkKSI5PWGU8IQ9J27x0XxP9VzwS3ZT4ECL_sZZ8Am-YnjJIVrijArcab7QxX5yX0_FNm5OkLdrAH4kiV_9IjgXZjKPZOaXOQ6kTe2sz92YGR20MHrpz5c/s1600/box5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXdQ5uESi1KuO3fvWUMJZsPOPkKSI5PWGU8IQ9J27x0XxP9VzwS3ZT4ECL_sZZ8Am-YnjJIVrijArcab7QxX5yX0_FNm5OkLdrAH4kiV_9IjgXZjKPZOaXOQ6kTe2sz92YGR20MHrpz5c/s1600/box5.jpg" /></a></div><br />You all go to antique markets...I go here:-)<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXb4FjQSyEvtDDz2llI1Z5cQgN3cUGAkY9Q8mroNZmgVUghFa4S88YluGe-G3ZReVDs6hguQMjRIlejb7MWw3sK8SPPQ9wd1k7ey8NoeHtde_8BL3kHIy76pSafw16AIq8y76PwAJa9B0/s1600/box6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXb4FjQSyEvtDDz2llI1Z5cQgN3cUGAkY9Q8mroNZmgVUghFa4S88YluGe-G3ZReVDs6hguQMjRIlejb7MWw3sK8SPPQ9wd1k7ey8NoeHtde_8BL3kHIy76pSafw16AIq8y76PwAJa9B0/s1600/box6.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The trim moulding here on top was in the house, I found the coffee can in the smokehouse, and the photo is my late great grandmother with her children and sister. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM4n1MCwejs6GolKQpD77jpRx5IWHITMo15EUDkFc9htYmUOLMOGX1ZvZxMV2GtThyphenhyphenJAwvlATzJ18QtnwQugYniqNPlqYEtKS9iMsFeVGqYCdlmV2Vp65XBm5pZpe3tGdBksx09KHVQWU/s1600/2011xmascabinet1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM4n1MCwejs6GolKQpD77jpRx5IWHITMo15EUDkFc9htYmUOLMOGX1ZvZxMV2GtThyphenhyphenJAwvlATzJ18QtnwQugYniqNPlqYEtKS9iMsFeVGqYCdlmV2Vp65XBm5pZpe3tGdBksx09KHVQWU/s1600/2011xmascabinet1.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9hmj3gjvWz77_jJH1EsvC2J6XPCa91hbVeagehuW-7iIu533jROQCvfCvc5bG7M0Y0ZAVZ6na0jJCPV9hVoil-uTHoCl1_ohG0h6AIuZB_RBZKSP2UCrkV-pw2C7a7_UXYFXsVlEOuSw/s1600/2011xmascabinet4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9hmj3gjvWz77_jJH1EsvC2J6XPCa91hbVeagehuW-7iIu533jROQCvfCvc5bG7M0Y0ZAVZ6na0jJCPV9hVoil-uTHoCl1_ohG0h6AIuZB_RBZKSP2UCrkV-pw2C7a7_UXYFXsVlEOuSw/s1600/2011xmascabinet4.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My mom let me "borrow" the scales just for the photo. The date on these is 1912. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYcYZ2dMOy4itcO4bv9N41f5TJn_2mcejjHMgPECFP9wzpf3iUKCQsxuQCZJMCMZf1wJoaJTXqIgNb2Gbl13N6dXsrcWMk8cErZTfgwq4476iDRKh06EmlQWf6QcQMoKLs1u8RCxnfZN8/s1600/2011xmascabinet7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYcYZ2dMOy4itcO4bv9N41f5TJn_2mcejjHMgPECFP9wzpf3iUKCQsxuQCZJMCMZf1wJoaJTXqIgNb2Gbl13N6dXsrcWMk8cErZTfgwq4476iDRKh06EmlQWf6QcQMoKLs1u8RCxnfZN8/s1600/2011xmascabinet7.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are the same scales (top) in the old house, with my grandfather at the sink. Notice the window is the same as I have hanging by my piano. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4qSoYYH_Exc6ReHr3uY0WQS5SyGdxzz_jvU4_jCNCwgKcI3esiBeMFeXjVSdMisLkp8gQm321FZ3yT9kTpxzShovgxnJa0qw-4iqCHXyNxOAuoIPPeQJ1e_853_3Nm_2FtNJJxV7ZK_U/s1600/oldhousekitchen032.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4qSoYYH_Exc6ReHr3uY0WQS5SyGdxzz_jvU4_jCNCwgKcI3esiBeMFeXjVSdMisLkp8gQm321FZ3yT9kTpxzShovgxnJa0qw-4iqCHXyNxOAuoIPPeQJ1e_853_3Nm_2FtNJJxV7ZK_U/s1600/oldhousekitchen032.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I thought the storage jars would be nice here with the balsam pine sachet my grandmother made for me...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGWSv-nYVrxwMEHMmciOs4zS-MTFq2qP13HbPFbbkp_Zfsdgxvrgi6sQE_n8HeuCv58sJyicA1uYazU1rrbIYBcpXMtqcgFvlj70fDOL4mSt03mUa-zmRK2ehpAGxEt2m1-FNSERRwJTw/s1600/2011xmascabinet5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGWSv-nYVrxwMEHMmciOs4zS-MTFq2qP13HbPFbbkp_Zfsdgxvrgi6sQE_n8HeuCv58sJyicA1uYazU1rrbIYBcpXMtqcgFvlj70fDOL4mSt03mUa-zmRK2ehpAGxEt2m1-FNSERRwJTw/s1600/2011xmascabinet5.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We will eventually get the doors made--solid wood at the bottom, and seeded glass on the top. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHstzSlPDOyljefTsmA47i9ifDkbnfPMxO6iZh7NE4xNpEvN3p3VBt7RPQvH401ccaLFspvGo29C46MclqJudN1rQafP8-_6c7WpBo-KRBfKU6nxSmK2IEd8mxn5X0KQou9wRC9CxnY7E/s1600/2011xmascabinet9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHstzSlPDOyljefTsmA47i9ifDkbnfPMxO6iZh7NE4xNpEvN3p3VBt7RPQvH401ccaLFspvGo29C46MclqJudN1rQafP8-_6c7WpBo-KRBfKU6nxSmK2IEd8mxn5X0KQou9wRC9CxnY7E/s1600/2011xmascabinet9.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks so much for stopping by!! You all know how much I love anything that belonged to my family, so I appreciate your bearing with me as I share it all. Most people would just throw away a lot of these things, but even the tiniest, most worn out item is so special to me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'll be joining  Courtney for <a href="http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/2011/12/feathered-nest-friday-holiday-vignettes.html">Holiday Vignettes</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Debra for <a href="http://commonground-debrasvintagedesigns.blogspot.com/">Vintage Inspiration Friday</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://linda-coastalcharm.blogspot.com/2011/12/nifty-thrifty-tuesday-no92-and-giveaway.html">Linda at Coastal Charm for Nifty, Thrifty Tuesday</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">so be sure to stop by!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Anita</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoCKbTcHO8iGc1QGIinMzWInpxZX2YDBREBNRpPl49TAQBJbG01wgQStU9u4GhFuVJXt5ggu0Xp2kYt_f76Z46q2TnxDUe_9n_4CD3U748Fj3KyMvY31FJ1lQEZYWgc4w1Axq2cydxWP8/s1600/christmasblockpartyfinal.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoCKbTcHO8iGc1QGIinMzWInpxZX2YDBREBNRpPl49TAQBJbG01wgQStU9u4GhFuVJXt5ggu0Xp2kYt_f76Z46q2TnxDUe_9n_4CD3U748Fj3KyMvY31FJ1lQEZYWgc4w1Axq2cydxWP8/s320/christmasblockpartyfinal.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>

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Christmas Kitchen...

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hi everyone! I wanted to share a little Christmas cheer in the kitchen! We spend a lot of family time here, and really enjoy it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifX77gNCAzZaLE0JV6QCWS6e9rHunGkRuy-CYy0YSyzXaxCzJDcOTGCNKR8Nsz17wMv5H5VtdS5_zlg8pjlF0ZKrnXQoZw5R188E7hTPNRZYp-FP9YPmEaWq523HceDJ_0KmiuDzvbgpY/s1600/2011xmaskitchen1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifX77gNCAzZaLE0JV6QCWS6e9rHunGkRuy-CYy0YSyzXaxCzJDcOTGCNKR8Nsz17wMv5H5VtdS5_zlg8pjlF0ZKrnXQoZw5R188E7hTPNRZYp-FP9YPmEaWq523HceDJ_0KmiuDzvbgpY/s1600/2011xmaskitchen1.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have used a mix of old and new--just things I love.  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS-Zd_cOXiQc-LUVGYbHbuycNCLRfJ1Z8CuFAKB8ilql8zN_LI01lQUaWHPdjohQJ8NUZA8Q5Auc0wjbPpROxcYIGpHAxN3BzMbJJzt5At7aDIDmlfJ13m9ZHJBWkW0t6uHfIiJ-9YkQM/s1600/2011xmaskitchen26.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS-Zd_cOXiQc-LUVGYbHbuycNCLRfJ1Z8CuFAKB8ilql8zN_LI01lQUaWHPdjohQJ8NUZA8Q5Auc0wjbPpROxcYIGpHAxN3BzMbJJzt5At7aDIDmlfJ13m9ZHJBWkW0t6uHfIiJ-9YkQM/s1600/2011xmaskitchen26.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWzw_Q3RM_IQDtJAwFevMAMEd0DJhQ4RuZYvbGKzBixI8701I0ZZ8STLLCdtxBuW2K6bY2JRQfqYggEv-0L8YymbubYD-EK3XNWjrNLJYkwTKsxfqYljgCN1v2xrcp-WkR3fRwlgc7Wy4/s1600/2011xmaskitchen25.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWzw_Q3RM_IQDtJAwFevMAMEd0DJhQ4RuZYvbGKzBixI8701I0ZZ8STLLCdtxBuW2K6bY2JRQfqYggEv-0L8YymbubYD-EK3XNWjrNLJYkwTKsxfqYljgCN1v2xrcp-WkR3fRwlgc7Wy4/s1600/2011xmaskitchen25.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8pvVH3bbAGx79konsRpX-UCpSy4ykAbwUHX41PBt6urqEkbjdDWJnqm824nKvgBcw5m4__oJd4oZkhJ1A5qWJtEQWUeKHurPR47AXFt-pN7vsnnWTdQryrHP0xS1o3GUY4wu1PNvQ_wQ/s1600/2011xmaskitchen20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8pvVH3bbAGx79konsRpX-UCpSy4ykAbwUHX41PBt6urqEkbjdDWJnqm824nKvgBcw5m4__oJd4oZkhJ1A5qWJtEQWUeKHurPR47AXFt-pN7vsnnWTdQryrHP0xS1o3GUY4wu1PNvQ_wQ/s1600/2011xmaskitchen20.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I painted the backsplash. I am NOT a painter at all, but I got the idea from a mosaic tile backsplash, and thought I could achieve the look with paint. I actually layered joint compound on, textured it, then painted the red. After painting all the leaves and vines, I put mocha and a lighter cream glaze on top.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpA3Cs1T2VT5DU0X4Ox_rpZzISQ9armP88eq1is0oYmfB3kEMGKp79fp6isInZUO7NMT-ngCPVvsWDcPV5YXIVkms5eYcIRpZe8nw8GPJqdq332llAC3qnI54Cr2q86q88H7rw5XEpqSk/s1600/2011xmaskitchen2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpA3Cs1T2VT5DU0X4Ox_rpZzISQ9armP88eq1is0oYmfB3kEMGKp79fp6isInZUO7NMT-ngCPVvsWDcPV5YXIVkms5eYcIRpZe8nw8GPJqdq332llAC3qnI54Cr2q86q88H7rw5XEpqSk/s1600/2011xmaskitchen2.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwUVF8AVizj6NL78luLBxZN_coEEcwp_iKJmIS7DG35t7Phk2U0sYttuABfmzab-2SGk0AMOew_EuczzMWglWs7YhceHV5gQhFqtUIZ77jVLWfqzUu31u_5qzPs3boMnDB1z0Ng61uGjM/s1600/2011xmaskitchen8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwUVF8AVizj6NL78luLBxZN_coEEcwp_iKJmIS7DG35t7Phk2U0sYttuABfmzab-2SGk0AMOew_EuczzMWglWs7YhceHV5gQhFqtUIZ77jVLWfqzUu31u_5qzPs3boMnDB1z0Ng61uGjM/s1600/2011xmaskitchen8.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwkBO2zTndsLgmrF4kBxYtcnIPi7tgLlCLLHk7Xl4Edk22tZDfH8dZXX5F1DYKG2IYWyFn7SMKklDS0pERosIIVUflvkjNupumQpvOhCdHP858ORNO2umMF8fAFQJAXXXwq4EWo-vkpJ0/s1600/2011xmaskitchen9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwkBO2zTndsLgmrF4kBxYtcnIPi7tgLlCLLHk7Xl4Edk22tZDfH8dZXX5F1DYKG2IYWyFn7SMKklDS0pERosIIVUflvkjNupumQpvOhCdHP858ORNO2umMF8fAFQJAXXXwq4EWo-vkpJ0/s1600/2011xmaskitchen9.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBFJwUed-Ao5Rmq8A0Mz5hTusLsMiqYJ8n8LZKnsLQ0m2LVfTP_aOfmIL9giaPxt_Ku8XhLaQx0Qz-f2_uddxS0BBpUU8PfSvZHLvpVnvmrpyABhYONQrYysPLIr-vr7XBX1-1Hb3_xTM/s1600/2011xmaskitchen22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBFJwUed-Ao5Rmq8A0Mz5hTusLsMiqYJ8n8LZKnsLQ0m2LVfTP_aOfmIL9giaPxt_Ku8XhLaQx0Qz-f2_uddxS0BBpUU8PfSvZHLvpVnvmrpyABhYONQrYysPLIr-vr7XBX1-1Hb3_xTM/s1600/2011xmaskitchen22.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These little angel candleholders and the candy cane were my grandmother's and she always had them on the dining room window sill. The candles are wood. The hanging lantern is one of three I bought in Turkey.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRYRNpiNCYIiAZAZ7ODqcDedO3WK-kT-rqATnDj7fQeonVMSqotUARkuxqete2rPsxPEPl7TbBbZ2poS7h4Ll3hLiD11bpABoXAsTGu0jV0XGh7R5KFMx2f2nhXY9joC4AFADicF-WThs/s1600/2011xmaskitchen29.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRYRNpiNCYIiAZAZ7ODqcDedO3WK-kT-rqATnDj7fQeonVMSqotUARkuxqete2rPsxPEPl7TbBbZ2poS7h4Ll3hLiD11bpABoXAsTGu0jV0XGh7R5KFMx2f2nhXY9joC4AFADicF-WThs/s1600/2011xmaskitchen29.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgegrX_uwOs2sD0E9E4Lz8cUwxGKknWIJudR-BK445Enrlb6QQh3yMIjgA41zKD7L418pXDCg1IZlun20fqYez0sBeWAvUX3rj5wpkUyEKOL4C9ozL9-PMbCZa-uphEYojMsKYXgGUEs0s/s1600/2011xmaskitchen30.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgegrX_uwOs2sD0E9E4Lz8cUwxGKknWIJudR-BK445Enrlb6QQh3yMIjgA41zKD7L418pXDCg1IZlun20fqYez0sBeWAvUX3rj5wpkUyEKOL4C9ozL9-PMbCZa-uphEYojMsKYXgGUEs0s/s1600/2011xmaskitchen30.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg1RDo3lbCb-liAe4RVNEIwCgoNzOwAmPBoyhoQQIdb4FysZ6UNHe6tXH5HdmoWnIObnnYbRB2I55SspE07FSxnKaNuMDYbWwS62bU9tdjWyZKWUQIsRIwdx8NBSSYq2_pV_6529-8YtM/s1600/2011xmaskitchen23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg1RDo3lbCb-liAe4RVNEIwCgoNzOwAmPBoyhoQQIdb4FysZ6UNHe6tXH5HdmoWnIObnnYbRB2I55SspE07FSxnKaNuMDYbWwS62bU9tdjWyZKWUQIsRIwdx8NBSSYq2_pV_6529-8YtM/s1600/2011xmaskitchen23.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr9yZ4670wmW-9Ku4QSk8akOkADSQsaYGDm1WPmbgg2o7u5UqXeFw7v8Q1BBkiQoBfBRd__yWvzQjHXGql16-vwBEtrUAZOOBr6lZ8ZDYm-d9YO0_aXcP7TTr6cqAnY5sQ3I73UYxTdnY/s1600/2011xmaskitchen4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr9yZ4670wmW-9Ku4QSk8akOkADSQsaYGDm1WPmbgg2o7u5UqXeFw7v8Q1BBkiQoBfBRd__yWvzQjHXGql16-vwBEtrUAZOOBr6lZ8ZDYm-d9YO0_aXcP7TTr6cqAnY5sQ3I73UYxTdnY/s1600/2011xmaskitchen4.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5-tmDpX8_LbEDWR1NWSB8TZXZU5Kd9LE4h2Z0BBBM2NJXau80Bd94wvBxmD1xNbrArWbY3wjfbCk2aF3UHmm5j1YTPRhIKeRui2ousRGYNKIu4n8ZqwZB35IE_GnmdUL0ZjbTkgXnPpk/s1600/2011xmaskitchen10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5-tmDpX8_LbEDWR1NWSB8TZXZU5Kd9LE4h2Z0BBBM2NJXau80Bd94wvBxmD1xNbrArWbY3wjfbCk2aF3UHmm5j1YTPRhIKeRui2ousRGYNKIu4n8ZqwZB35IE_GnmdUL0ZjbTkgXnPpk/s1600/2011xmaskitchen10.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5OXOnj3_qQkAL6Z2U9vNVRv3VFmLTTlhvmkN8t9yO2I_xS9YjjgZ_TKyS2pIHyw4iWLvl07ZsEgl5ylULqnEGVub5iyYLAib_eeyxgZjdCRzh6vKzg2G_q9bTZUufxSCEWJVYcTJNhpI/s1600/2011xmaskitchen12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5OXOnj3_qQkAL6Z2U9vNVRv3VFmLTTlhvmkN8t9yO2I_xS9YjjgZ_TKyS2pIHyw4iWLvl07ZsEgl5ylULqnEGVub5iyYLAib_eeyxgZjdCRzh6vKzg2G_q9bTZUufxSCEWJVYcTJNhpI/s1600/2011xmaskitchen12.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The marble slab came from my grandfather's store. I'm hoping to have a larger piece of it cut for my mom's counter for Christmas. She loves to cook, and could really use it for breads and such. We are planning on tearing out the bar and reshaping it as a rectangle and one level, but have not gotten around to it. It's great, but really wastes some space that we need. The wrought iron basket came from Turkey also. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO19OFcDjbGzXSjX3opnq_Fa9JvL3g_QxwEUSaOtegmnbTxdFNIkvTTBa1wG7-4S3yC97vGyyqMqIL931DWpLtcojgRxBfF1PV-LqUtJqPvhhRP0UNTz1GLSTIcJ1qBm1uqb5vi4dLXJM/s1600/2011xmaskitchen13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO19OFcDjbGzXSjX3opnq_Fa9JvL3g_QxwEUSaOtegmnbTxdFNIkvTTBa1wG7-4S3yC97vGyyqMqIL931DWpLtcojgRxBfF1PV-LqUtJqPvhhRP0UNTz1GLSTIcJ1qBm1uqb5vi4dLXJM/s1600/2011xmaskitchen13.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiH8rV4kB53TvYYAnhDMz7RP68ZtEoFhTMoJrcIIgonCIRD_MEOG2uaL2QsaB2I-7n0saiutcc8zIpeycE5-FhaeXHEKsD1b0l4RZcp8EwoFPtSknk0ZLDff83jpn0N8qszdbUkJUmJsk/s1600/2011xmaskitchen6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiH8rV4kB53TvYYAnhDMz7RP68ZtEoFhTMoJrcIIgonCIRD_MEOG2uaL2QsaB2I-7n0saiutcc8zIpeycE5-FhaeXHEKsD1b0l4RZcp8EwoFPtSknk0ZLDff83jpn0N8qszdbUkJUmJsk/s1600/2011xmaskitchen6.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks for stopping by my Christmas kitchen!! It's a family place we love to be together in. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'll be joining <a href="http://www.atthepicketfence.com/">At the Picket Fence </a>for the <a href="http://www.atthepicketfence.com/">Christmas Blogger Block Party</a>, so be sure to go by there. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Luis and I are off to play at a Christmas luncheon, then a rehearsal this afternoon with one of my piano students and my 12-year old who plays flute...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Anita</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdZi05zAbu4xW9_8qeBzlw2PTn5EUOuvkJv1ThtcLQCPeNVILZ6_wdS5jj-KCyQRYhyMISBDrtljgZrR8AwCnnOCAAY9Yx0UG2-U4UwnWTNln0OW3EUWAPZ3MTxqZwJEV0BCIYiLJ46Y4/s1600/christmasblockpartyfinal.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdZi05zAbu4xW9_8qeBzlw2PTn5EUOuvkJv1ThtcLQCPeNVILZ6_wdS5jj-KCyQRYhyMISBDrtljgZrR8AwCnnOCAAY9Yx0UG2-U4UwnWTNln0OW3EUWAPZ3MTxqZwJEV0BCIYiLJ46Y4/s320/christmasblockpartyfinal.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>

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Romantic England for Christmas

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hi everyone! I know I am in post overload, as I am way over my 'once a month if I'm lucky' quota, but there are so many great blogger parties going on I wanted to link up to! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Today we are dining with the J & G Meakin "Romantic England" red transferware. It goes so nicely with the English country cottage style I am embracing this season. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX_0grKlPCIRD8gd32KwkIwKc_lNbc8iiuchW2-ECkhpgJK-a8PsD_44vU0aYNdIlcFVBzx7ZvE_KHtmIOuVh97UXmlkZoPx2AWIY_k2VskPQLJlDikoNlL2Dlpbs8dumsVyxefK9NGg/s1600/2011xmastableEngland5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX_0grKlPCIRD8gd32KwkIwKc_lNbc8iiuchW2-ECkhpgJK-a8PsD_44vU0aYNdIlcFVBzx7ZvE_KHtmIOuVh97UXmlkZoPx2AWIY_k2VskPQLJlDikoNlL2Dlpbs8dumsVyxefK9NGg/s1600/2011xmastableEngland5.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Oh how I love this pattern!! I mentioned back when I got it that both my dad and my husband love it also. I never thought about using it for Christmas, but it really is just perfect.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHWgIOgrIES37SihSV7kTvfqyDnRiFkKSIU7l03h1BMlVzftcMR9S-nGY0af1kn1NSyJD_TY2UB4_kYLr0gaYX7pytYBonn-2GpKBpMXyYU-uURQCJqoHTbyH2hVd82AYZlQjX7IqXKw/s1600/2011xmastableEngland10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHWgIOgrIES37SihSV7kTvfqyDnRiFkKSIU7l03h1BMlVzftcMR9S-nGY0af1kn1NSyJD_TY2UB4_kYLr0gaYX7pytYBonn-2GpKBpMXyYU-uURQCJqoHTbyH2hVd82AYZlQjX7IqXKw/s1600/2011xmastableEngland10.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Odnnc1FA6myHw6ENFM0nkAmL_Tg33Mul99FRA2_g6BVJqu7vUwv6TqRy7RqdSgw-yLiyDgNARkFdwGhPw9WyI3WvI5uXj77sLhZxaS67wnL5k2RUyo-8XLY6t_dIjC5yme11D-fpLQ/s1600/2011xmastableEngland9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Odnnc1FA6myHw6ENFM0nkAmL_Tg33Mul99FRA2_g6BVJqu7vUwv6TqRy7RqdSgw-yLiyDgNARkFdwGhPw9WyI3WvI5uXj77sLhZxaS67wnL5k2RUyo-8XLY6t_dIjC5yme11D-fpLQ/s1600/2011xmastableEngland9.jpg" /></a></div><br />I am mixing the rustic and organic elements with silver and crystal I do so frequently, including the walnut-stained woven chargers, the bamboo napkin rings, the Durand Cristal D'arques "Longchamp" crystal, and the Wallace and Sons "Louvre" sterling flatware from 1893.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1vQcyTrj478Pc1MsV59GSA6Bxh3h6lGNijq-bHhO3hL3ToPU2L7CpNc3VQYp2jgMuJwASVN_uc1kvHEtUxhJY4tRivSYgy5iPO95GGy5MbuBwhW4Pc3T3VNRnc3DKRgFczvUSrKYvVg/s1600/2011xmastableEngland.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1vQcyTrj478Pc1MsV59GSA6Bxh3h6lGNijq-bHhO3hL3ToPU2L7CpNc3VQYp2jgMuJwASVN_uc1kvHEtUxhJY4tRivSYgy5iPO95GGy5MbuBwhW4Pc3T3VNRnc3DKRgFczvUSrKYvVg/s1600/2011xmastableEngland.jpg" /></a></div><br />I filled the box we made for Thanksgiving with a layer of florist foam, then small pots of floral oasis filled with fresh Balsam, white pine, arborvitae, cedar, boxwood and pine cones. I added faux red berries along with the holly.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF8HKwJUjJrXt7P73shxYB3XjHIwNlpwF3URqCo8xeYB6GPE4zTueIO0DQ9PUdwshWJr5A30vsKF11A_M1uAHZ-3Tr-H2AghbdUJxMQxyO4aAj1Ly8nPm9E4uCpox3yY1mzTXygUFyzQ/s1600/2011xmastableEngland8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF8HKwJUjJrXt7P73shxYB3XjHIwNlpwF3URqCo8xeYB6GPE4zTueIO0DQ9PUdwshWJr5A30vsKF11A_M1uAHZ-3Tr-H2AghbdUJxMQxyO4aAj1Ly8nPm9E4uCpox3yY1mzTXygUFyzQ/s1600/2011xmastableEngland8.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg60tHuCFKytGDt_QBeNe3_73gjw9WB6IGkC5ongE03976LXfuEp3HlZXSJHb50ICaG5xkcPIQjzxABgdT37jo_HxxHQRMmBA5gENzNaL70Ku5He-WIIF4kIwS6ePJnMQbZoTspiqX0XA/s1600/2011xmastableEngland2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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We are certainly enjoying this pattern. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The most important thing for us is to sit for meals together, whether it's at the breakfast bar or at the table. We are always reminded, however, that not everyone has that opportunity and make it a priority to help out where we can with meals, food or volunteering. Share what you have and receive a blessing this Christmas season:-)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thank you so much for stopping by! I am, as usual way behind in getting around to visit, but I will get there eventually. I so appreciate your very kind comments.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Anita</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'll be joining:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/">Between Naps on the Porch for Tablescape Thursday</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://nominimalisthere.blogspot.com/">No Minimalist Here for Holiday Dining</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLRKEGIbwvh8rHMe-qEi-j0KXPhZRG6Y8uXVqsIF1zWHirC81FWIWqrAV8X4FRTEVWWNd_8uW3aL-vZuLzDiadYDkb2v9emyZle4AsbNxwaU09NY3p-kvMTMGjbDlEzN8PuT_mS5vsZck/s1600/christmasblockpartyfinal.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLRKEGIbwvh8rHMe-qEi-j0KXPhZRG6Y8uXVqsIF1zWHirC81FWIWqrAV8X4FRTEVWWNd_8uW3aL-vZuLzDiadYDkb2v9emyZle4AsbNxwaU09NY3p-kvMTMGjbDlEzN8PuT_mS5vsZck/s320/christmasblockpartyfinal.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Romantic England for Christmas

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