Wishing you all a very
HAPPY CHRISTMAS.
Christmas day has dawned
in New Zealand.
An advantage of living where I do
is we are one of the first countries
in the world to see the new day...
above the nativity set. Most of the decorations were made by
Marie of Lost Bird Studio last year and I was
lucky to win them in her Giveaway.
It is raining....
I'm happy as my garden is very dry
and will appreciate a good drink!!
...but there will be many disappointed families here
who had planned on having a
Christmas barbecue outdoors in the sunshine.
Maybe the skies will clear later.
The angel at the top of my pine Christmas tree
was a gift last year from Dorthe of Den Lille Lade
thank you again dear Dorthe!
...but there will be many disappointed families here
who had planned on having a
Christmas barbecue outdoors in the sunshine.
Maybe the skies will clear later.
was a gift last year from Dorthe of Den Lille Lade
thank you again dear Dorthe!
Thank you all, my dear friends
for your friendship
over the past year!
Merci à bientôt
be kind to one another!
be kind to one another!
xxx Shane xxx
JOYEUX NOËL
mes amis!
Qui non è ancora Natale.
ReplyDeleteAuguri!!! KIsses
Merry Christmas Shane,
ReplyDeleteI promise to send some bottle brush trees as soon as I can! xoxoxoxoxox
Merry christmas Shane! x
ReplyDeleteSeasons Greetings
ReplyDeleteHappy Christmas to you too dear Shane x0x It has been raining here too & the garden is lapping it up. Have a wonderful day dear heart x0x0
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas to you, sweetie!
ReplyDeleteJoyeaux Noel dear Shane to you and your family and hope you are enjoying the special day.
ReplyDeleteYes, we are happy to have rain here for the garden as everything is very dry.
Best wishes and happy holidays dear friend.
Hugs
Carolyn
Merry Christmas Shane, from across the ditch! Xxx
ReplyDeleteWhat delightful decorations. I love the wall Christmas tree & the lovely calico angel. Merry Christmas to you! Thank you for your kindness & friendship through these past few years. I really appreciate your encouragement, inspiration & friendship. Joyeaux Noel. Much love Catherine x0x0x
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas dear Shane,
ReplyDeleteLove and blessing for a wonderful 2014,
Xo
Dagmar
Merry Christmas to you and your family. Have a blessed day and I pray the New Year will be a good one for you. Madeline
ReplyDeleteMay the spirit of Christmas bring us
ReplyDeletelove, hope and peace!....love you !!!..thanks for your friendship !!!....xxx !!
Happy Christmas Shane - enjoy the rain.
ReplyDeleteDearest Shane,
ReplyDeleteSome very special photos shown here. Merry Christmas to you and yours and it is a day full of memories for family and friends.
Hugs,
Mariette
A very Happy Christmas to you, Shane, one filled with love and joy!
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas to you too!
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Merry Christmas Shane :) Much love.
ReplyDeleteHappy Christmastime to you dear Shane...
ReplyDeleteI hope your days have been merry and bright and that your Christmas celebrations have been lots of fun!
All so quickly now we are heading into a new year...
I look forward to spending more time with you and am very grateful for our connection across the miles...
Fa la laa dear one
Someone in Virginia Loves You ♥
oxo
I hope your Christmas was extra special and that the sun came out to shine on you. What lovely gifts from friends.
ReplyDeleteI hope you had a lovely Christmas and also some sunshine. We had snow, lots of snow. :)
ReplyDeleteShane, hope the sun came out later for the barbecue aficionados - meanwhile your garden must have enjoyed the rain.
ReplyDeleteHope these holidays were lovely - they are such a lot of work and then gone so quickly. Loved your decor BTW. I'm considering when to start taking down - I love all the pretties but know I'll soon want to return to normal with less to dust!
We are planning to clean out the upstairs office soon - which is really a bedroom but became Bob's home office for many years - then have old textured ceiling scraped, paint everything, new carpet, and buy new lighter furniture which we can actually move around to clean behind. Life has to get easier from hereon - the days of lifting heavy oak are over!! IKEA makes OK things which are easy to move and inexpensive - that's what I'm going for in that room.......even though it doesn't look French, LOL!!!
OK love, sending New Year blessings - may 2014 be full of happiness, good health, and spending time with sweet little girls along the way!
Love and hugs, your pal Mary
Blessings and much love and thanks for your lovely visit and kind words. I hope your Christmas was wonderful and may we be blessed with the best in 2014 and always.
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I've been enjoying my browse through your blog. A lovely spot to visit (and all the way from New Zealand... a long, long way from where I live in Alberta, Canada).
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for visiting me. I look forward to getting to know you more in 2014.
Here's wishing you glimpses of heaven in unexpected places today and all through the coming New Year.
Hi dearest Shane,
ReplyDeleteWhat lovely gifts you received last year and they look lovely in your home.
Thank you for your friendship and for always sharing kind words with me.
Happy, healthy New Year to you! xo
I cannot get used to the idea of a Christmas BBQ!! I find it fascinating to visit with blogger friends who live on the opposite side of the world...very fun! :)
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