A Little Bit of Christmas

Times have been busy at My Blue Cottage!  But I found a little time
to put up a few decorations on Saturday.  Would you like a little
tour?  I would love to show you around!  I finished the tree on
Saturday.  It is a just right tree for my family.  Not too fancy.

My mantle decorations are simple, too.  Candlesticks, baskets, and
this and that.

 

I love wreaths.  I didn't take pictures of all of them.  Here are just

a few.

 

Every year we have to have something tacky!  This year we hung

snowflakes off the roof next to the deck and a blinking star! LOL!

Of course, every year we have deer in the front yard.

 

Thank you for visiting with us today!  I used  to decorate "bigger",

and I don't know what happened.  I guess I feel very happy with 

what I have now.  No need to go "bigger".

I do love going on house tours, especially at Christmas.

Thank you for sharing your homes on your blogs!

Blessings,

Lottie

Take the Road Less Traveled

We have lived here thirty-three years and always turned right on this
country road.  Today DH and I were wanderers.  When we came
to the crossroads, we turned left and took the road less traveled
by (us). Two miles later, we were crossing a new bridge! Beside it
was the old bridge that has been converted for fishing.

DH thought the rusty old bridge was beautiful!

Wow!  When I looked at it through his eyes, it was beautiful!
"Look for beauty and you will find it!" ....Sara Teasdale

What a beautiful day we had together. "I took the road less
traveled by and that has made all the difference."  ...Frost

Next time, turn left instead of right and see what you will find!
Love,
Lottie

Jack's Trees

It is difficult to realize how great a part of all that is cheerful and delightful in the recollections of our own life is associated with trees.  ~Wilson Flagg

This is what I see everyday when I walk to my mailbox.

I think they are a particular type of maple, but I just 

call them Jack's trees.  Jack was my neighbor who set

these trees out when he moved across the street.  He was

in his 70's. 

 At the time I thought it was a silly thing to do.  After all,

he had plenty of oak trees in his yard already.  Why clutter

up the yard with more trees?  But according to Jack, he

loved this particular tree because it was so pretty in the fall.

He was right.

 Jack is in heaven now.  I'm sure of it!  He left more than 

beautiful trees in the fall.  He left smiles on a lot of people's

faces! :-)  If you were in your driveway and he walked out his

door, he would holler "Hello" such that everyone for miles

heard him.  He was just that way!  I miss Jack.  

 Jack's family misses him, too.  He had lots of grandchildren.

This little tree was planted a few years ago across from my house.  I can almost hear a big "Hello" when I see it!

Wouldn't it be nice to be remembered by other people by our

big "Hello" and the beautiful red maple trees we planted?  

Have a wonderful Halloween!

Love always,

Lottie