Advent and Christmas were full of joy -- and lots of snow shoveling.
My mom's Advent calendar showed Munich's Marienplatz (Mary's Square) -- inside were 24 wooden ornaments.
In my Advent calendar, there were markers, crayons and other fun stuff.
The IKEA mirror my mom had decorated herself.
The beautiful Advent wreath.
A new decoration -- a cute Christmas cabin.
An invitation to a Christmas dinner at the restaurant below.
An invitation to a Christmas dinner at the restaurant below.
Before dinner, I had a nonalcoholic punch outside underneath this warming lamp.
I love to see all the decorations in the neighborhood.
They brighten the evenings and nights.
Such beautiful colors and forms and shapes.
A Christmas tree.
The owl in our garden.
Two of the Holy Kings.
The little angels my grandmother had painted.
Some special ornaments on my Christmas tree like this sweet angel.
Isn't the mouse with the pretzel just cute?
This is one of my favorite angels.
A reindeer -- I love the country style.
A very special gift from a dear friend -- thanks so much, Wendy! Theresa is the one who makes and sells these wonderful peppermint earrings in her Etsy store -- just fabulous!
As a child I could see only this of my mom's Christmas tree in the living room before the Holy Evening -- oh, the magical things which waited behind closed doors!
My mom's Christmas tree is always pure magic.
There are many glass birds on the tree.
One year I found the owl ornament for my mom.
Another sweet angel.
There were some gifts, too.
Guess who is a Tangled fan? Gotta love Flynn!
A Christmas tree.
The owl in our garden.
Finally, it was Christmas. I put my grandmother's crib on the window sill in my living room.
Two of the Holy Kings.
The little angels my grandmother had painted.
Some special ornaments on my Christmas tree like this sweet angel.
Isn't the mouse with the pretzel just cute?
Many years ago I saw this dog at a stationery store and had to give it a new home.
This is one of my favorite angels.
A reindeer -- I love the country style.
A very special gift from a dear friend -- thanks so much, Wendy! Theresa is the one who makes and sells these wonderful peppermint earrings in her Etsy store -- just fabulous!
As a child I could see only this of my mom's Christmas tree in the living room before the Holy Evening -- oh, the magical things which waited behind closed doors!
My mom's Christmas tree is always pure magic.
There are many glass birds on the tree.
One year I found the owl ornament for my mom.
Another sweet angel.
There were some gifts, too.
Guess who is a Tangled fan? Gotta love Flynn!
I hope you had a wonderful Christmas season --
here's to a Happy New Year 2011!
here's to a Happy New Year 2011!
May all your wishes and dreams come true!
I am so in love with your photos of your Christmas. It is so enchanting. The "crib" you showed is just like the one my Mother had. And the custome of decorating the tree and then showing to the children is so special. Thanks for sharing all of it. I hope your new year is a blessed one and that you have joy, joy, joy. The Olde Bagg, Linda
ReplyDeleteMerry (belated) Christmas to you! Thanks for sharing all your wonderful ornaments and decorations. I see you enjoyed a White Christmas - we received our snow one day late. :) So, it was like a late present for me. One week later and there is still much snow to enjoy. :) Thank you for sharing the little peppermint earrings - I'm so happy you like them. I wish you and yours an enchanting and prosperous New Year! Theresa
ReplyDeleteBelated Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you too Birgit! All your pics are awesome but I especially love the advent calendars with goodies in them! I want to know where I can purchase some like that! All that I saw here were filled with little chocolates. I'd rather have what you or your mom had. :)
ReplyDeleteSorry I'm so late this year in wishing you a Merry Christmas but I'm still a bit under the weather. I hope to get things back to normal soon including myself!
Happy New Year, my friend...you know I wish you the best in life and a little magic along the way too!
Holiday hugs,
Yep, it's me! :]