ramblings from an arkansas farm girl
I decorated my Little Free Library for Christmas using a strand of red lights I found in the garage. During the day it is fun and whimsical.
At night it looks like an alien and I notice cars sloooooow waaaaaay down to check it out.Continue Reading
During the past few days, I finally did a little Christmas decorating. My goal is to keep things small and simple. Not that long ago (last year) I couldn’t imagine not buying a large tree. This year? I felt overwhelmed by the whole thing. And Christmas should be the opposite of overwhelming. So welcome to my simple little Christmas. Continue Reading
There’s no easing out of Thanksgiving these days. As John and I walk the dogs in the misty, chilly, day-after-Thanksgiving afternoon, I’m impressed to see so many houses on our street already decorated for Christmas. Tree lights flicker in windows. Garland adorns porch railings, and festive red plaid pillows perch in porch swings. I wonder where my neighbor found those cute red pillows, and I wonder where she stores them during non-Christmastime because storing extra pillows takes a lot of space, but mostly I wonder when she found the time to decorate.
Why isn’t everyone piled on the couch watching football?Continue Reading
