Outside the wind howls its tempest warning
and in the dawn’s advancing light..
inside all is hushed and sleepy quiet.
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With a click.. our Christmas Tree’s gentle glow
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lights the room..
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and it begs me to stay..
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wrapped in blankets and puppy love..
just to hunker down
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and not let the wild day’s snow ride take hold..
and for the moment I yield
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settle in
hot coffee mug in hand
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before the sun’s light touches the steeple beyond
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our kitchen window
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and the morning stirs to life
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Every year I think this will be the year we buy a fresh Christmas tree..
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I so love the fragrant pine scented boughs!
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But I love having our tree up so very early every year..
just to enjoy mornings like this one!
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And for the same reason, it’s well past December 25th.. before we put “Christmas” away.
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It just makes sense to have this same steadfast tree to brighten our mornings and evenings..
and to decorate with scented, fresh boughs just before Christmas Eve.
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I’ll be back soon with a little healthy Christmas treat!xx
It’s a lovely tree Barbara, and I wouldn’t have even noticed it wasn’t real if you hadn’t said! I think that’s a great idea to make the very most of the season.
gorgeous, such a delight your tree must be. unfortunately i could not get all your images to load, my internet is so slow, but i do love to visit anyway.. take care out there.. c
Gorgeous…. just as I expected, full of elegance, style, pure beauty!
Gorgeous! I too like to enjoy my tree as long as possible, so I can’t get a real one either! Plus, the heat we have will not work well with live trees. I decorate mine similar to yours, mostly white with touches of red.
Beautiful touches!
What a magically beautiful Christmas tree! Such an inspirational post. Thank you for sharing!
It certainly is a very beautiful tree. We like to have a real one for the scent it brings into our home so alas, we can’t have our tree up for as long. We won’t be able to buy it until around the 14th because with the heat etc, they don’t last! Your decorations are gorgeous xx
We’ll be gone for most of Christmas week so we’re contemplating a small potted tree. I’m wistful for one that touches the ceiling. Your tree is gorgeous!!! We enjoyed the tree market in Montreal. I do love the scent of greens and will cut some this week. xo
Thank you for sharing your tree, and all the beautiful decorations on it. As soon as I saw the title of your post, I knew I’d be in for a visual treat. My tree has been up for over a week now, and it’s so soothing to spend time in its company. I also love coming home to the sight of its lights in the window. As busy as the Christmas season can be, there’s something about the tree itself that is calming.
Oh how beautiful!! We have yet to put up our tree, project for this coming Saturday.
What a beautiful tree Barbara!
Beautiful and inspiring. I will be working on my decor this weekend. The season is right here right now. Came quickly as always.
Do you do something different yearly? I’m ready to switch things up a bit but have such a hard time letting go of old ornaments.
xo wendy
When my children were younger, Wendy, we always had the same tree decorations:) I was a teacher so my tree was filled with all of the ornaments my students had given me. Then we would pile on the ornaments my children made and we’d throw lots of that tinsel on it. It was a very lovely Charlie Brown’s Christmas sort of tree. I may have to do this again next year.. or wait til they’ve both moved out and are back one year. It would be such a neat way to reminisce:) Now they tolerate my redecorating urges, lol!
Exquisite! (Please say it like the French do, nothing less will do.) Then say it again and again, in hushed little awed whispers! Exquisite! xox
It is absolutely beautiful and we too like to put ours up early… and then the playing of Christmas music adds to the enjoyment… Diane
What a gorgeous tree, Barb, but, then again, I doubt any of us came here expecting anything less. You’re a quite talented interior designer and Christmas brings out the best in you.
It is a very beautiful tree, Barb. I don’t see many quite this exquisitely decorated. It defies the word “artificial” and just seems like it is meant to be part of the heart of your home for weeks and weeks. I love it!
An absolutely gorgeous tree!!! You obvious love to decorate at Christmas. 🙂
Beautiful as always! I hope that your Christmas is lovely and sweet!
I just sat entranced, with my early morning cuppa, Smidge, beholding your lovely Christmas tree. Ours is a real one and I have spent the last many mornings in its company. Not long now, though, as all has to be whisked away late on New Years Day, ready for an early start to the Algarve next morning. I’ve never done this before but it seems a good way to banish the post-Christmas blues 🙂 Hope 2014 is kind to you.