Early Morning Farmhouse ~

Up early this morning ~

a reasonably quiet farmhouse 

… except for the rain on the tin roof.

Hannah & I went Christmas shopping yesterday.

She wanted to go to Macy's and the mall…I'm happy at Target ;)

Hannah turned 21 on Sunday!!! my baby is 21…how did that happen?

Since Hannah was born so close to Christmas,

we have always tried to keep her birthday completely separate from the holiday…

but that's hard when you're surrounded by Christmas music, movies and decorations everywhere :)

so we make the best of it!

Yesterday while out shopping, Hannah & I picked out a fresh tree to decorate!

we have not had a fresh tree for Christmas since she was 2 yrs old…

it isn't huge ~ or perfect…

but it is beautiful to us:

we began decorating it last evening

with mercury-glass owls…and gold & silver glass ornaments.

We'll continue to decorate it today & tonight :)

It sits in a bucket filled with rocks & water, 

and Peter put it down inside my vintage "Honey" Brand Waffle-Cone tin bucket…

the 'other' tree {artificial} will now enjoy being a guest in our tiny dining room…

along with my feather tree you see back there ~ that one stays up year round ;)

 when I came upstairs to my sewing room this morning,

this was the view out my window:

our sweet

Esther & Bobby

{a.k.a. 'Mommy & Baaaah-bee}

grazing in the rain…

I'll be here today sitting by our wood stove 

and working on the next 

Little Stitches Handwork Club model…

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I'll share a preview of it once I have a few more stitches in.

Have a beautiful day, my friends…

enjoy the rain or sun or snow wherever you may be.

Be good to yourself and those who love you.

~ Blessings from the Farm ~ 

 Lori