UNDER OUR TREES

I'm not a scrooge by any stretch of the imagination

in fact, you won't find a person more into the season

whatever that season may be!

And I consider myself very lucky to be mother to children who share the same holiday spirit

we don't do black Friday, or Cyber Monday or shop till you drop Christmas

our holidays are simple and without any kind of flair except

lots of cooking, wining, decorating and hanging out

and so....I do love to decorate 

under my trees you won't find presents

but you will find the greatest gift

The garden tree

now located in the atrium

features lots and lots of nature ornaments

Jesus

Others

You

brings the greatest feeling of 

beneath it is this nostalgic manger scene from years and years gone by

In the music room you will find a heavily flocked tree also with nature ornaments

Me and Pops have owls on our shoulders...fun!

My mother made this bejeweled nativity in the late 1960's

Baby Jesus has gone missing...so I just place a tiny gift here

I think it's the perfect answer, don't you?

In the entry are a grouping of 3 trees that have mirrors, tree ornaments, peacocks, fancy chairs

and gold and green balls

and this very old manger scene that we bought an estate auction

Why is Baby Jesus always missing?

So we can find Him!

In my kitchen at the baking station where no one bakes

a tiny glittery nativity

and my grandmother's handwritten recipes

yummy goody ornaments

Nutcrackers and baking utensils

even in the powder room

a wooden tree

with a teeny tiny nativity from Peru

I know why Baby Jesus is missing...little bo peep loves to play with Him

And perhaps my very most favorite nativity in all the world

We found this under some rubble as we were tearing out the old garage apartment

covered in dust an other bad stuff

It lives in an art niche in a prominent place to remind us throughout this season

why we celebrate

EVERY 

season 

and that yes

oh yes....

Wise men 

still 

seek Him