Dreaming of a PINK Christmas!

Dreaming of a PINK Christmas!

Christmas Hugs,

Christmas Past

Christmas Past

I've still got this Bride Doll ~ she is placed in our bedroom near my wedding cupboard. Think this might be what started me on my addicition to wedding memorabilia?!?

Mother made my sweet Raggedy Ann stocking for me. I do wish she would find it ~ hint HINT!!

I still have the chalkware Santa that is sitting on the middle of the "fireplace" ledge.

I've got a small collection of plastic Christmas trees. This one is the perfect shade of green to go with my Santa Cookie Jar.

I love decorating with my antique mirrors. This one is especially fun to use during the holidays due to its awesome green colored glass edges.

One of my favorite cloth Santas ~ I think I fell in love with him because of the terrycloth bunny. I thought Amy of Bunny Rose Cottage would enjoy this picture!

A newer bottle brush tree with a mica covered bear & Santa


Christmas Hugs,

Santa Claus is Coming to Town

Santa Claus is Coming to Town

One of my fondest childhood memories was all the wonderful decorating my mother always did for us at Christmas time. I didn't know anyone else who had such a neat front door with Santa peeking out & waving!

Can't you just see how mesmerized I was by "all things Christmas" even back then?!?

Gee, I wish I still had those huge candles !

I'm still busily unpacking all my Christmas goodies ~ this is my child's Spode Christmas Tea Set. I used to love to pretend to have tea parties when I was little & Mother would let me pour water for hours until I spilled it all. Not to worry though, as she always placed a very absorbant bath towel under my tea tray!!


My Spode German Christmas Santa

I bought this sweet Santa doorstopper at a yard sale back a couple of years ago & am just now getting around to painting & glittering him up for the holidays.

Christmas Hugs,

My Love Affair with an Older Man

My Love Affair with an Older Man

 I must confess, I've always been attracted to older men. First (and always) it was my sweet Daddy, older boys in high school, even my DH is older than me. But one of my longest older men relationships has been with this handsome man in the red suit!

He came to MY house on Christmas Eve in 1960 & if I was slightly smitten with him before, I became head over heels madly in love with him that night! I'm quite sure I was the envy of the entire neighborhood in my small Texas town!! Notice my giddy little smile!! Also notice the pink drapes & the aqua tree ornaments on the silver tinsel tree ~ was my mom ahead of the game waaaay back then or what?!?

So this blog is devoted to my dearest of childhood memories & collections.

And I have A LOT of both of them!!

Christmas Hugs,