" Deck The Halls & A Winner "

Good Morning! Welcome to a Christmas Tour of our home on Swiftwater Farm! Don't be expecting a " Southern Living " house as my decorating is simple and comforting rather than fancy! Most of the stuff is old but holds lots of memories. If you entered by the the front door and most people don't, you'd see this very old wreath, made by me............











If you came through the carport, which most do, you'd see another old wreath made by me....

And....you'd see this on the left of the door..........

We're going through the front door and into the foyer for a look at the decorated Cabin Hubby made me........

Now this is my favorite decoration this year!

I should have cleaned up around it before snapping a pic........ :)

Hubby made me a 6 foot table to put my Dept 56 Dickens Village on.........

I have two more houses coming via the mail...........

2nd from the left is BOZ's BOOKS, a Christmas Present this year from my daughter Melanie

Here we see Dickens Birthplace, The Old Curiosity Shop, & Boz's Books..........

Here is my " Skinny" Christmas Tree....... I still have umpteen presents to wrap which is not one of my favorite things to do............

Even the clock gets a bow!

A few Santa's for Scarlett & Rhett...........Don't ask why I didn't turn the telly off....

Mine and Hubby's stockings...I NEED a TITANS Stocking !!!

I need Angel Hair (can't find any) under this manger scene too.......

A festive mantel..........

To the kitchen where even the pitchers get gussied up!

A Nativity on top of the fridge.............

The kitchen table..........

The cookbook rack.........have some M&M's...........

I made this wreath this year for the dining room door...I'm still decorating in that room so I'll show it later....... :)

My Christmas Cactus is trying to bloom..........

Yesterday I made Candy all day to fill the Christmas tins.........Divinity........

Peppermint Bark...........

And...Christmas Macaroons...........these are as rich as Bill Gates!

Today, it's cookies, cookies and more cookies! I know, your dying to know who WON the 1st edition copy of " Shades of Gray! Well, I combined the comments on Author Extravaganza (19)

the comments on Shades of Gray(29) and the 3 from The Book House Blog for a total of 51. I then asked Hubby for a # between 1 & 51. He said 36! I went back and counted to 36! It was

Angie Muresan @ Autumn Days

Congratulations Angie !!!!!!!!!!! You are gonna LOVE this book !!! I'll need your snail mail!