BUSY HOLIDAY PREPARATIONS ARE UNDERWAY

 

My goodness gracious, y'all...does it seem like the month
is just flying by?
Autumn has seemed to be a short season this year for some reason....
perhaps because our big event was the wedding...

Work schedules for a few children will dictate our holiday celebrations
this year, so we will actually be having two Thanksgivings and
Christmas gatherings....we can easily make it all work...

I can always count on our HEB to have beautiful paper products
for the holidays. and these will be used on the appetizer table
in the kitchen....

Thanksgiving is a few weeks away and I wanted to
set the formal dining room for our Thanksgiving..
I began by selecting Grandmother Grace's lace tablecloth...

Each year, the tablescape looks different and I love

how this year's turned out....

We eat dinner around 5 thirty or 6 o'clock,

so candlelight always creates a warm, cozy atmosphere...

not to mention a touch of elegance....

I must remember to purchase new silver polish to
polish the sterling silver....

My grandchildren always look forward to the hot spiced tea and punch station....
warm hands and tummies throughout the day....

I am making my fall spiced tea this year....

the recipe that used tea, lemonade and Tang.....

laced with cinnamon and Allspice...

Amazon has delivered my Christmas orders

so I plan on wrapping gifts over the next few weeks....

This sweet guy will be hanging on the tree beginning in December

Now, I must narrow down the Christmas Eve menu...

You know, the holidays come around once a year..
put in the effort to make it a lovely memory for those you love...
it truly is the most wonderful time of the year....

;Lucille...you saucy little minx...