Well, the decorations are pretty much down and packed away for next year with the exception of our fresh greens outside. We leave them up until late, late winter. The house does look a little different and bare, especially where I had our 11 foot tree. It will only take a few days though for it to seem back to normal to me.


I promised I would share what Santa so generously gave to me this Christmas....

Yep, a Keurig coffee machine! Oh, there has been some wonderful coffee come out of there already....I can't wait to try all the flavors and some iced teas!


And this, which will fit in perfectly with my new coffee station....


A vintage french bottle rack that I can hang all my pottery mugs from! I certainly need to have Mr. Potter make me more so I can fill that baby up. It holds quite a lot of mugs, and my kids wanted to hang a few of their favorite mugs on there too for their daily cup of hot cocoa from the keurig.


After I took down all the Christmas decorations, I was left with a bare harvest table....I needed a new centerpiece idea. I love the look of my old silvery mercury glass ornament balls with a white porcelin plate, but it still looked too plain...
I found the solution at my in-laws house.....she had this little tree that I just fell in love with, and it smelled fantastic too!......What is it?
It's a rosemary tree! A little rub of the greens and the smell of rosemary fills the air. The plate and ornies look a little wintry, with a touch of spring from the tree....





It was a wonderful Christmas, and we had a great week off. It's so quiet once again in the house with everyone back to school. But, I have lots of projects and crafts to tackle throughout this winter....plenty to keep me busy.
Until next time! :)