Our first snow fall here at our new nest on the Cape

Shot from out side the front door.
 

The front yard.

A beautiful Cape-cod style home across the street.
 

My hubby's dingy taking it's long winters nap. 

 

 

A snow covered bird-house attached to our house.

The Week "in-between"

Hello friends, hoping you had a wonderful Christmas-Holiday celebration.  My family and I are thus far.  Not all of the "lil birdies" have come home to visit the "Nest" but two out of the three.  Our son and daughter in law are on their way.  So this is the week inbetween Christmas and New Years.  It is a fun filled week of movie going.....sales shopping......family dinners......friends dropping in and game nights.  I treasure this "in between" week.  Also a special day is always during this week.  December 29th......hubby's and my anniversary.....It's 30 years tommorow.  Wow.  Amazing......I am blessed.  Thank you Lord.

My Version

Country Livings twine card hanging line.

Mine...simple....no tape mess.

Just a close up.  I am a card person.  Love snail mail all year long.

Simply....Simple

Christmas is almost here.

My traditional Christmas Sugar Cookies.

A Christmas bow for my country pig.

A cozy New England Tree

Angels sing on high!

Gliter lights.

It's Friday one week since the Conn. shootings.....heavy heart....our thoughts and prayers continue, for these families....for Newtown.  Jesus begin to heal.  Amen.

Come let us adore Him.

He came to save the world.

Let us adore Him.  He is Christ the Lord.

Never underestimate a home made gift for Christmas

  Love these red "Joy Christmas" pillows.  What a great homespun gift to give someone this Christmas or for any reason for that matter.  Joy should always be displayed!!

Home made Christmas pillows.  Folks love holiday pillows but you can display them for far longer than the Christmas season.

White Chocolate dipped candy canes.  Very festive, and a beautiful gift.

Pics: Country Living 2012

More trinkets from our tree.

 

Christmas Time at our Nest.  Getting ready still.  It's been a fun process.  New Nest so it's been fun decorating.  Our first Christmas here.  Making new memories here at the new homestead.....thank you Lord for your many blessings....and blessing us with this home we have here on Ol Cape Cod.  More pics to come.

Blessings,   Karen

I just love ice-skates, these wooden ones were purchased at a Cracker Barrell when getting our Marine son from Parris Island.

Have to have a "nut-cracker"

Love "ribbon-candy" orginally made here in New England

English traditon- find the pickle hidden in the tree.  Who ever found it...it was there's.  It was an amazing treat back then. 

 

MNF can't wait for kickoff ......Go Pats

A simple sample of Cape Cod Christmas Decor.

I must say I do love the "white on white" decor...lots and lots of white...however I also have to say there is something deep inside of me that likes the "ol country" look.  Lots and lots of red and green.  Plenty of plaids, lots of gold.  I even put the old fashioned fat colored lights on our two hedges out front this year .....love it.  Counting the days my youngest comes home Christmas Eve.

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One will find "star-fish" adorning garland & wreaths on Cape Cod.

A faithful friend loves to sit on a cozy plaid blanket......

in front of the fireplace.

What we call the "silva-dollaar" of the sea.

 

Red and green plaid with gold trim....love it.

Some Christmas tree Bling.

Not my tree pics.  Still working on my tree(s).  Surfing the web and saw these.  As the season progresses will spot more Christmas tree bling and post.

Love the fact that Christmas trees can be any size.

Simply gold.

Decking the halls, a little at a time.

At the present moment in our new nest we have a purple door....so working it with some silver.  I rarely hot glue so it was an easy "re-do" to switch out the red/green plaid to this pure silver decor.

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Missing my youngest.

My youngest with her roomate.  Oh the college days....theses babies don't know it yet....but they will miss these years.  Just got this kid her plane ticket to come home for Christmas break... from the West Coast to the East Coast to see her mama, and her family.  I just can't wait.  Since she has been gone we bought our new home, (nest).  This child hasen't seen the house yet it will be her first time.  I have her room all set, still getting the last touches done.  Christmas has sprung here in the our nest.  My kids no matter how old they get they love the homestead at Christmas.

The Storm 2012. Early afternoon pics.

Sandwich MA beach, lots of waves.

This was inside of the car at Sandwich Beach.  Waves about 8ft. and 60mph winds

This is along the Cape Cod Canal, waters came high, a bit flooded.

Another view of the Canal, high waters.

Sandwich Beach again, folks were being blown around a bit.

Our Last Saturday of October 2012. Cape Cod Canal

The "cousins"

A fishing boat coming thru the canal because of the storm "Sandy".



Loading up the car with the four legged cargo.

"Paw prints in the sand"

"The Black Dog" on Sandwich Beach.  Our Naydie.

My oldest and her mama.