Christmas Dinner Party Last Night

We entertained our deer lease hunting group

last night with an Italian dinner of lasagna and

also eggplant - chicken parmigiana. A salad, garlic

bread and rum cake were also served.

This is where half of our group was seated.

The other half were in our breakfast nook... and why I

don't have a picture of that.. baffles me.

I really enjoy our Nativity set that I purchased from..

get this... Sam's in Colima, Mexico.

In keeping with the tradition in Mexico (and probably elsewhere too) I am leaving the manger empty until

midnight Christmas Eve.

I have another function at my home tonight...

a church meeting. I'll serve dinner again.

Someone told me once that back to back entertaining is

the way to go. I'm going to find out.

I'm linking for the first time to

No Minimalist Here

http://nominimalisthere.blogspot.com/

AND

Tablescape Thursday

Designs by Gollum

http://designsbygollum.blogspot.com/

Visit both of these blogs to see some of the most

fabulous Christmas decorating ideas.

Christmas 2010

Department 56 - Snow Village

It's finally completed... or rather, it's gone as far as it's going. It's amazing how much time one can spend tinkering with these little buildings!  Now I can hardly wait to show it off to the children in our lives.

I am linking to 

Little Red House 

http://dearlittleredhouse.blogspot.com/search/label/Mosaic%20Monday

for

Mosaic Monday 

My First Snow Village Piece - 1982

This is one of my favorite Department 56 Snow Village pieces. I believe on the bottom it says "1982". This is just one of the pieces that I want to highlight here at Ladybug Creek.

So much fun! I know now why men children love to play with toy trains and setting up displays.

This was a gift from a brother and his wife one Christmas.

Hope you'll check back to see more Snow Village.

Most of the accessories I have for my snow village

were bought at the end of the season when no-one for sure is setting up their village. I even use toy train set accessories

in some of my displays.

I'm sharing this with

Laurie's Bargain Hunting and Chatting

http://bargainhuntingwithlaurie.blogspot.com/

Snow Village - YIKES!

Yikes!!

I love my Snow Village. It doesn't make it up every Christmas but this year is special. We have children in our lives that we have not had in quite some time, so I just

felt like I wanted to set it up. But, oh my goodness....

Last year I came upon a special deal with Department 56

and so scooped up as much as possible. Somehow I have to make a Christmasy, snowy village with all of this and twenty-two buildings... each one with a special memory of its purchase. My husband has even gotten into this. Mind you not setting it up... oh no... but he does enjoy shopping

for new buildings. After our shopping would be done for the children and the rest of our families, David and I would take off to shop for ourselves. It always included a new addition to our Snow Village.

Hopefully  I will have an update for you soon

as to how this mess becomes an enchanting little town.

You'll find me at Coastal Charm today...

enjoying all of the wonderful postings!!

http://linda-coastalcharm.blogspot.com/

Here is the first one!

I want to live in this house.

The cottswald design was something I was not

familiar with, even though we lived in one for seven

years. My excuse is that we were young and

just had no clue.

My name for this piece is

"406 N. Garcia Street"

as that was the address of our home.

It was not brick, but stucco. It had a green roof and

a huge, huge front window/door... sort of garden style.

The house was 60 years old when we moved into it.

A doctor had built it and it was two-story so that

he could have his clinic downstairs and live upstair.

Several rounds of renovations had been done on it,

but it was such an interesting home. There were

even secret passage ways. Our closet upstairs had a

red light in it and I assume that was for developing

pictures. I bought this Snow Village because it

reminded me of what I had hoped to accomplish

with that home. 

I love my RED Pashmina scarf!

I love using my Pashmina scarves on my tables.

This is one I bought recently and it is actually the

flip-side of the scarf. The reds in it fit the season!

Tonight I am linking to

"It's a Very Cherry World"

for

Rednesday

http://suelovescherries.blogspot.com/

 

It's Not Over Yet!

My decorating is far from complete but just to let you know that I am a busy bee full of glee (I know... that's SICK!)!!
I truly love this part of Christmas... all the excitement and glitter.. the sparkle and parties...
Truly it is the customs that I love the most. I plan to share some with you soon. The baby Jesus one is my favorite!
Back to "work". Who knows what will be spruced up next.

It's Mosaic Monday so take a minute to visit Little Red House. If you haven't been there before... you'll love it!

http://dearlittleredhouse.blogspot.com/

How funny... I just noticed that you can see my husband's reflection in the mirror. LOL Busted, David! (He's getting a second helping of popcorn.)