A bit of my holiday decor

This year, I got my Christmassy Foof up early.

Again.  

Typically, I use the excuse of hosting an art event or being on the holiday home tour for decorating before Thanksgiving.  But this year, I just wanted to.

And that is enough of a reason.

For me, it is scaled back, not as elaborate as in the past.  But more than last year.

2020 was hard.  I needed some sparkle to lighten my load, but I wasn’t up to the full spread.  

This year, I decided to set out a few more things.  

It doesn’t usually take much time to do, since I pack it all up in a very organized way.  But last year, when I dug through a few boxes for bits and pieces, I made quite a mess of all of it.   

These photos are of my dining room hutch.

It is a winter forest, with trees, deer and fairies.

And lots of white lights!

I have a love/hate relationship with the battery powered LEDs.  Over all, I love them to pieces.  They run on remote control so they can be added to hard to reach places or spots with no plugs.  They have a timer so they will automatically come on each day then turn themselves off.  They have multiple settings and look pretty in any setting.

But oh man- the tangly mess they make!  That long, long wire gets all twisty and stuck.  Ugh.

But the pros outweigh the cons.  I like having lights on this piece, and there is no plug in anywhere, so the battery operated strings make all the difference.

The main part of the house is all that I’m decorating this year, and I’ll have more photos of it later.  Some years, I do every single room, and I love it that way.  But I am pretty happy with just the downstairs decked.  Every morning, all of the power strips are flipped before I even have my coffee, so I can enjoy the twinkling lights all day long. 

And that is very satisfying.