Showing posts with label Christmas Decorations. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Christmas Decorations. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Pretty pastel tree

This year I have a soft pastel tree at the farmhouse. I’m not sure why, it just happened that way!!! I think the fact that I hadn’t put up the Christmas tree yet and my 4 grandchildren where on their way to visit may have had something to do with it!!! We had been so busy with harvest that I hadn’t quite managed to dress the tree when all of a sudden it needed to be done…NOW. I’m loving the mix of pale pink, blue and green.
This is very different to my tree at the beachhouse which is all silver and white. I love having trees to decorate at two different homes.
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This year my decorations have been really pared back as we have been harvesting and also we are in the process of leasing our farm. We will continue to live between the farm and the beachhouse but just not work as hard!! Sounds good to me!!
I’m planning on having lots of new things to share with you next year. I’m really looking forward to semi-retirement and lots of travel hopefully!!
Suzy
 
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Monday, October 21, 2013

Winter Wonderland

It really is hard to believe it’s spring. We are having such funny weather – it has rained all weekend here at the farmhouse while the eastern side of Australia is being hit by the devastating bushfires. It is just so early for this to be happening. I am dreading summer this year as we have so much wild grasses along the sides of the roads due to the extended rainy season we have had. My heart goes out to all the families who have lost their homes and also the families of the fire fighters who’s loved ones are away fighting this terrible fire. I pray everyone keeps safe.
I spent Saturday at the gift shop setting up the first Christmas display. The colours we were working with this year are silver, white and beautiful Tiffany blue. Last year I fell in love with the ladder Christmas Tree I had seen on Home Is Where The Boat Is blog. It was just divine. I used my dear old Dad’s wooden ladder as my tree and wound 350 little twinkling Christmas lights around it. It looks just gorgeous. Because it was raining when I had finished and took the photos from outside it really looked like a winter wonderland….something we don’t usually see here in Australia!!! It was very hard to take photos from inside as I was looking into the window and had too much light coming in. I’m sure you will get the idea though.
PS  This really is a bit of photo overload today!! LOL
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I am promising myself that one day I will have a white Christmas…….not sure how I will cope being away from my family at Christmas though!!

Suzy


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Monday, December 10, 2012

Finishing touches

Mr FH and I went to the beach house again for the weekend and spent most of the time cleaning the limestone pavers around the house ready for Christmas. I actually managed to get all the Christmas presents wrapped for my little grandies. I finished off a few little areas in our living room while I was there then after we arrived home today I finished putting a few Christmas touches around the farm house. We won’t be here at the farm house for Christmas but I always feel we need just a little bit of Christmas spirit around here too!!
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I have recently taken all the pink out of my family room at the farmhouse and as I have a dark green couch (which is too good to replace) I have now changed the accent to blue and green to freshen it up a little. As you can see I have used those colours in my Christmas decorating.
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Aren’t the Christmas decorations around blogland just beautiful!!! I don’t know how these girls manage to have such perfect homes and blog every day plus make their own decorations and care for their family…….I must be getting old and slow!!
Suzy
 
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Monday, December 3, 2012

Christmas at the beach house

Over the weekend I started a little Christmas decorating at the beach house. I didn’t achieve as much as I hoped as Mr FH had an unplanned trip to the dentist, I drove 80 miles towards home and back again on Saturday for a Christmas function and we had a family dinner for our son and his new fiancé on Saturday night so things were a little hectic. I don’t have a mantel there so I used my sideboard in the dining area to make my displays on. I am very happy with the way it turned out (I took my inspiration  from ‘Dear Lillie’ – her home is to die for!!!
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Now I can’t wait to get back there this weekend to finish!!
Suzy
PS I didn’t light all the candles as some were wrapped in paper and as we were outside I was afraid they would catch fire while we weren’t there! 
 
 
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