Christmas Get-Away

Christmas eve eve, Mr D and I did a local, twenty-four hour get-away, with a part of it gifted to us from our children LAST...yep - 2010...Christmas! Being a homebody myself, this get-away was enormously fun and was just a twenty minute drive away but felt like we were in another state.

 A delicious Italian meal served to us with all the flourishes of the elite! A fun and interesting event, which is what this twenty-four hour get-away was all about!

Romantic? Yes, indeed! The entrance to our little cottage.

 We took these goodies home with us. I ate most of the chocolate coated pretzels, leaving the ends for Mr D...I know, I know, but it sure was de-lish and I love me some choclate more than what he does! :)

'Twas The Night Before Christmas...

Well, almost! The last cabinet man left last evening at five PM and I put a few simple Christmas decorations up this morning in the kitchen. Fun, fun!

Shepherd with his sheep and the angel worship the Christ Child displayed on an aged piece of wood.

Mantle in the living room.

 My first banner - well, the second one...the first was enormous!
Decorating is made simple by adding greens to what is already there.

 Mother and Child.

These last minute Christmas decorations are simple and I don't mind missing out on all the link parties that were happening all around blogland. There's always next year!

Wishing everyone a very blessed Christmas

and a wonderful New Year!

Kitchen Sneak Peek Three

I know, I really thought it would be a complete show; however, we ran against time and other plans for the week end. So I'm back to another tease!

The tile is coming next week - yea for that!