Our Christmas decorations just came down last on Saturday.
At the beginning of December we weren't feeling at all Christmassy,
so we started late and stretched it out late.
A special addition to our CHRISTmas celebrations this year was an advent candle holder made by my creative architect-cousin. To see more of his work, check out the Første Lys Atelier Facebook page.
When my parents traveled to the east coast last autumn they got to visit my aunt and family - including cousin Peder. He was inspired by the crates of unused telephone pole insulators that Dad found in cleaning the office shed and brought out to be sold in the thrift shop associated with my uncle's ministry.
Very soon, Peder had fashioned a series of candle-holders seamlessly incorporating the upturned insulators into his artisan woodworking.
A comical part of Christmas clean-up was that our home-grown tree - freshly cut on December 16th and watered only through Christmas week - dropped all of its needles in a big puddle on the wood floor as we took off the decorations.
But it was beautiful until then!
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| Mom's newest ornament - a Common Loon |
Charlie Brown and his scraggly tree were given to Dad by an employee/friend and enjoyed each Christmas at the telephone office. This year he found a new home by our tree.
One Christmas bouquet remains outside our door - a special gift from friends at Dorothy's funeral.
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