Early Christmas Decor

In the Christian world we are still in advent, but there is always this anxiety to get stuff up so you don't look like a "scrooge". I like to put up Christmas decorations little by little starting in early December and work my way up to the grand finale: decorating a real live Christmas tree. Usually that doesn't happen til about 10 days before Christmas. This year I had to order a live tree from Massachusettes, but at least it's not terribly far away, so we can get a tree here in time. I don't have a car big enough anymore, but if I had my druthers, I would rather have just gotten a smaller fat "baby" tree and stick in the back of my Ford Escort. My front parlor only has so much room

The Westhampton of Richmond area already looks like the set of a Hallmark Christmas movie. I really like the Big Santa they put up this year

I put up some greens in the front window and added an old wooden bench for a a classic country Christmas theme

Saw a "Santa Cow" at a flea market and I couldn't resist. This is kind of my style right here

Lots of "Nutcrackers" too. Not the feminist kind

The Santa and Miss Claus dolls belonged to my mother and we keep them up every year

I put up a smaller table tree in the Dining Room this year.

Waiting on the 7 ft Fraiser Fir to come this week. Probably will keep it a "Country Christmas", but elegant type of style. We like to decorate in my mother's honor and she was very good at it.

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