Ok, so I know that posting a photo of a Christmas tree close to two weeks after Christmas is probably a bad idea, people are so sick of Christmas by now and are happy that they don't have to think about it for another year. All the shopping, the decorating, the baking, the eating! Christmas has come and gone, new years resolutions have been made, and I'm sure you're all sick of seeing Christmas trees. But.... I never posted a photo of my tree and now that it's no longer taking up some very precious real-estate in my living room I kind of miss it. So, there you have it. It was lovely, it was full of beautiful multicoloured stars that really brought it to life and made it look beautiful even during the day with no lights on. It was our first Christmas tree in our house and it was very special to me.
But it's gone and I've moved on.
January isn't all bad after all! It's still cold out, so snuggling up on the sofa under a warm blanket with a cuddly dog, a cup of hot tea and a good WIP is very encouraged. And now working late in the office isn't so bad either. This afternoon Chris, Stella and I took advantage of the crisp, sunny weather to ditch work and instead go for a walk in the forest. We had a great walk and tonight we're spending the evening in the office, with the fire blazing, making up for an afternoon of playing hooky.
I love seeing your tree! I usually take a long time to put ours away after Christmas. It adds such sparkle to winter evenings.
ReplyDeleteBut I'm especially happy to have seen your office! What a great skein winder you have (at least, I think it's a skein winder).
Posting your Christmas tree two weeks after Christmas isn't that bad. I still have mine up! I put it up later in December (normally Christmas Eve) and keep it up until Ukrainian Christmas Eve, which is Jan. 6.
ReplyDeleteThat looks like such an exciting operation.
ReplyDeleteAnd your talk of indoor warmth just makes me want to never go outside ;)
Your tree looks so great with all those stars!! awesome job. I love your workroom-look at all those cones of yarn, and that beautiful little woodstove!
ReplyDeletemy tree is still up. The plan is to undecorate it tonight and put all my christmas stuff in the attic. We'll see how that goes.
ReplyDeleteI love how cozy your work room looks with the fire blazing away!
The tree is gorgeous, and what a wonderful workspace! I usually leave mine up until today (Twelfth Night) just to honor old traditions, and try to take it down/undecorate the house as soon as possible afterwards. That's my project for tomorrow. ;) Only possible because we have a plastic tree, BTW. If we ever switch over to a real tree, I'm sure it will come down right after New Year's Day. (My family when I was growing up did a real tree, and we always left it up until New Year's.)
ReplyDeleteBest wishes for a wonderful New Year, with your new husband, and your new house!
That hank-winder gadget is just TOO COOL! I'm assuming you guys built/designed it yourselves? If so I think you could definitely sell 'em, just a thought!
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