Peace......

Peace be with all of you on this day.

Middle of the Week.....

The tree is just for show. I want it to be seen from the road and it does look good from the outside. I place the larger ornaments that are glass blown on it and the bubble lights seem to fit in with that theme.

My Christmas geese always put out a great attitude.  They are some of my favorites. They remind me of the geese I would see walking in line heading toward a pond. We would drive by and there was always something moving around. The farm was a traditional one with lots of chickens, ducks and geese wandering freely.  I am sure the geese had been up to a feeding area and were then headed back to the pond for a swim.

We watched our "Polar Express" movie already. It just is something we do at Christmas time. I am reminded from the movie that "it doesn't matter what train you get on, it is important that you choose to ride. "  The bell that is found by the boy that had fallen off of the reindeer bells set was actually a shinny silver bell and not a brass bell that were used on horse drawn sleighs in Iowa.


The trains that are running up at the Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad, are giving the kids a silver bell with a red ribbon on it to replicate the one that is illustrated in the Polar Express story book. They call their rides the Christmas Train. I hope their heating systems are sort of working because it is cold this time of the year.

A few birds are hanging around for seed but they don't have to worry about snow cover at this time. I thank you all for stopping by today.  We will be off shopping again today.

One Batch is Shipped.....

This guy is on his way to Maine. We packed presents around him to keep him steady. It was heavy to ship as I think his feet had sand in them to make him stand up right.

The choir sings on night and day in our Christmas village park. The merry go round in the background does light up and can be made to play music when you push the right button.

The display just works better for us with the new board that I placed on the table. It isn't crowded and is displayed as if it is on a four corner square.

A shell that has traveled far from where it was found. We were visiting on top of Mt. Arbel in Israel.  I looked down next to a couple of big rocks and there it lay. We are on a high mountain and it had to be carried in with the loose soil that was spread out there. I am  not sure of its being there but I know it had to have been carried up there. It probably had an interesting story but I don't know it. The area was in a field and it could have dropped out of someone's pocket. The nearest water was the Sea of Galilee fifteen or more miles away from the tall mountain.

 Houses built on top of the tall rounded hills of Jericho make a small community.  The have camels and sheep up there and they run their own school for their children. I will share ore about this on my Israel blog but it will be in a while. I had so many photos that are sort of in order but there is so much for me to tell about them that it takes a long time.

Thank you for stopping by today. I wish you all to be well.

Monday's Moments.....

A replica of an old indent ornament brings back many memories. I am glad they are making them again. That indent decoration was so magical to me when I was a kid. Technology was not so great back in the sixties but this whole shape being blown into a mold was a real magical product.

This fish was made with more modern technology as they were able to capture the shape and texture of the fish. I am sure some poorly paid work was the one who painted on parts of the fish. I would not want to be the one who sole placed on the dots.

A hand painted ornament from Maine is a special one from our kids who live there.  Ornaments with special stories are always great for the tree.

My wife's colletion is carefully placed under her angel tree.

I preview my past blogs in December and I was surprised as to how much I miss our dog.  Barney was still with us last Christmas and I had pictures of him posted. It won't be a year in February but it seems like just yesterday that we lost him. He was such a good dog. I didn't post much the past few days but I am back up and running again.


Thank you for stopping by today.

Old Man Christmas....

Saturday's Shots.....

Our tree sat here last year. It looked great there. It is fun to move it around though and this year it has its own room to be spotlighted.

We are enjoying all the different reflections that the sun room creates with the tree. I put out a plastic tree outside this year in the front and I have the deer to get set up.  I am almost done with that work but it really seems too cold for me to go out there.  I wish you all to have a good day.  Thanks for stopping by today.

What's in the Files.....

Just like checking the cupboards to see what we can fix for supper, it is the same way with blogging some days. I look at the random photos and just see what I can put together. This house ornament is a new one that I haven't shared this season. I like Victorian houses and when they make one into a Christmas ornament I do try to buy it.

This ceramic house is also a classic in design. It looks good against the snowy background of outside. I like how one can see people in the window inside of the church.

One more thing decorated today. All of it is intertwined so all I had to do was attach it. When lighted it looks good but not so good in the daytime.

The ceramic camels now remind me of the ones we saw in Israel.  Camels do live in the Holy Land so it is a perfect decoration for Christmas.

It is a gray day today but it has warmed up a bit.  I was outside for a while this morning and really didn't have to bundle up for it.  Thanks for stopping by today.