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Last weekend, I took down and packed away all the autumn decor and got the Christmas things out. The house has been transformed into a red and green wonderland, with my Santa Claus collection, Christmas dishes, festive wall hangings and holiday table runners. It makes a pleasurable day to piddle around unpacking treasured keepsakes and fun thrift store finds, remembering the people and places they came from, and placing them here and there, while watching Christmas movies. Every year, things go in different spots. This little guy is my favorite of the Santa collection, he is so whimsical dancing with ...

Early this month, I was the hostess for a luncheon, and wanted to do a lovely holiday table for the ladies to enjoy.  I had to ask My Sweet Babboo to add a leaf to the table to have enough space for eight place settings instead of the usual six.  I set the dining table with some of my favorite things, a mixture of elegance and whimsy.

I put a red tablecloth on the table, topped with a quilted runner I’ve had for years.  I made it long before I started blogging, it is a mix of orphan blocks ...