Peace • Joy • Love • Christmas

Last weekend, the girls were out shopping for baking supplies; Brad was finishing The Brothers Vonnegut; I was uploading, spacing, creating this blog post. The wind was up and the house was quiet. The bakers soon returned... and yours truly and her elves went to work.

Now it is Friday and I have wrapped up work for a few days. Santa's sleigh will come to town in no time at all. Glitter will shine; frosted bottlebrush trees and hand-twirled ornaments await; candles and votives will be lit; teal and silver; pastels and gold... The evening will be divine.

There is Joy. There is Joyeux. There is light. 
These are the Christmas vignettes around my home.

I wish you peace and love and goodness and everything in between for this Holiday Season. Enjoy all the little moments - You do know it is good for the soul.

Joyeux Noël et Bonne Année ~ Adeline

Peace and Joy

What comes to mind as 2016 wraps up is the wish for the world to be enveloped in PEACE... I have cherished my colorful 'peace' Christmas ornament for many years now -thank you Christopher Radko for designing it. I knew instinctively that it would be up high in the tree to be read when passing by the tinsel branches. And the whimsical parrot also took note.

There is quiet in the air around me these days - I am loving the calm mood in my world. The girls are here; my partner with his gentle soul warms my heart; and my home is the sanctuary of my imagination.

Enjoy the holidays; do wrap them up in Peace as you welcome the New Year.

I have noticed that the winter light in the morning surrounds me in its warm blessings.

Flowers and angels; joy and peace - that is my closing for this year; the new year shall glisten just as much - we owe it to ourselves and to the land and the people beyond.

It is good for the soul.

Enjoy as always,

Adeline

Joyeux Noel! Santa is coming to town!

I have a grin on my face just like this snowman. Tomorrow, my daughter returns home to California from college in Barcelona, for 10 whole days! It will be a whirlwind. It will also be a low-key Christmas; no grand plans, just the pure joy of being cocooned at home with the wintery rain glistening the falling leaves, and the trees swaying in the northern winds.  

The decorations around the house are simpler this year. I like the miniature effect of the filter setting I set on my camera. I like the mood. 

Rejoice in the spirit of the Season ~ Gather your loved ones ~ And smile ~ Smile wide.

How grand it would be to have such a regal coat. Winters are much too mild here in northern California, but perhaps my daughter would benefit from one just like it - she is off to Montreal for a semester after her 10 days here at home - now that should be cold- very cold.

I send blessings to you for a beautiful Holiday Season - sprinkle a little glitter in the air, surround yourself with light, love, and peace for that is truly good for the soul.

Joyeux Noel! Adeline