Last Looks 2021

Darling daughter snapped a few photos 

on her way out.

The house is once again quiet,

both soothing and sad.

What will 2022 bring to this world?

 

Waiting

Waiting for the kids and 

his pooch cousins.

Let the merriment ( chaos) begin!

 

Christmas 2021

Enjoying every minute

Sometimes you fall back in love with your home.

For so many years - decades - I've always felt I would be

moving soon mostly because of "I need to".

Then came years of "I want to" to be closer to Darling Daughter

and Dearest Son and now Darling DIL, but that couldn't happen, 

dear lord, the cost in CA!

I've pared way down, but to you it looks like still so much,

but the closets and almost all drawers are empty. I store only 

holiday decor and tools, supplies etc.

The holiday decor is plunked down into existing decor 

and snow is thrown over, and greens added in abundance.

Many of these greens I've had over 20 years.

After 29 years in this house,

 I have made few major changes, other than paint

here and there, but I am getting inspired to maybe 

add some architectural changes in 2022.

Carpet is to go - for new, or perhaps

manufactured woods- depends on cost.

Anyway, my point is, when I came back from CA

and walked into my home I felt such joy and peace.

I like this place. I've kept only things I love

and enjoy- so many are memories of my folks

and of PA that I still miss, though I haven't been

back in 18 years, and even then it wasn't to my home town.

I was back to spend the last weeks of life for my parents. 

I am so blessed to have found a way to stay in my home.

I need to continue to care for her and to make 

her a haven for my family, and friends, but most of all

for me.

Holed up here for 15 months alone with Walter

was weird but not really awful

because as I just said-

It is a refuge, a place of peace and nurturing solace.

I pray you all have the same. 

Z

 

It's a bottlebrush and deer holiday

Bottlebrush, deer and greens 

make decorating 

so easy.

Just doing wee bits at a time and 

my holiday storage I designed years ago

makes no mess at all.

The tree is the smallest I've ever done 

but I'm happy with it.

It has cotton balls on stems and frosted 

eucalyptus and lambs ears tucked in all over,

and then a few green and white paper ornaments

join some vintage mercury glass and

the requisite birds nest.

The red is only in the den. Last year it was

the porch, but change is good.

The lighted village is on my coffee table,

 so nighttime is very cozy.

The bedrooms I will do after Thanksgiving,

while I blast holiday music and most likely 

the new Adele. I still get chills when 

I remember her concert that was treated by Hannah.

SO much has changed for all of us since then. 

I'll get some clear shots 

with my camera in daylight soon,

if I can find the thing after 2 years of non use. 

I was never good at it anyway, and it's old.

Z