It's Beginning To Look Alot Like Christmas............

The garland has been hung.

The lights have been strung.

It's Christmas!!!!

Much as we try to tone down......

Simplify.......

Be a little more tasteful

and elegant......

Some things .....

absolutely,

positively

must stay the same!

All ,of which,are pure elegance to me.

Neiman Marcus could never have anything as special as these........

The pinecone ornament made by Michael,The Elder,in kindergarten.........

His first attempt at wood carving............ because he knew his Mom loves carved wooden Santas.......

and he was gonna give it a try.....

Paper chains made in kindergarten.......

With their name handwritten on them.....

(as if we didn't know who made them.Ya gotta love it!)

Macaroni ornaments made in pre-school.......

by Erich,The Younger.......

New this year,are.....
seashells
spray painted silver.............

Instructions given here........


Not new,but incredibly special........

Antique family ornaments.

Over 100 years young.....

Too delicate to be hung on the tree,where the" killa katz" might harm them.......

Now,displayed in an apothecary jar,on the kitchen bar..........

and in the guest bathroom,

the cutest Santa,

EVAH!!!

From the front.....


From the rear...........

Appropriate for a bathroom,don't you think?
Even Santa needs to wipe..........


Stay tuned for more ............