Early Christmas Gifts

Merry Christmas ! I trust that everyone is just about ready for the big day. I got a few early gifts that I wanted to share.

For the longest time, I have wanted homespun curtains for my dining room looking for that right color & pattern. My husband had a business meeting in a distant town that I knew carried homespun curtains. Much to my surprise , that day before leaving that town, he ask me if I wanted him to stop and see what they had. I said," Sure". He pretty much knows my taste and he knew the mustard/black/tan/red color I was looking for. He got there and saw them immediately. He knew he was in trouble , especially when he saw the price tag. He called me and bless his heart, even had the salesman get on the phone to describe them to me. They sounded perfect. The salesman said that we could bring them back if I did not like them. I fell in love with them , when he brought them home. They matched the dining room perfectly and the furniture. I also had the yearly cookie baking event with my family. This year I made 10 1/2 dozen gingerbread cookies. I had the younger ones helping me decorate & a future brother-in-law helping me cut them out. Just to show you a bit of the pile below. It was a lot of fun, even though we had 1 oven & 7 families making things.

Anyone that is close to me knows how much I love log cabins. We have a very talented friend that paints, among his many talents. I walked into their house last Friday & ask him if he painted that picture. He said, "Yeah , you want it?" He didn't have to ask me twice, so now it proudly hangs on a stairway wall.

This is another pic of my curtains. For those who ask in the last post about my Santa's being salt glazed? They are. I have had them for many years. The Santa with the star, is a bell. Thanks for asking.

Hope that all have a very Merry safe & Blessed Christmas!