A Christmas Kitchen

Yea, I wish I had already made cookies. Sometimes I get to them, sometimes I don't, mostly don't. I've learned over the years to do what I can and let the rest go. Hopefully, there is always next year. I try and remember what the season is all about. I try and make the house as festive as I can for the family and go from there. I'm moving ahead with a gust of wind, so cookies may just be in order this year. I would really like to make a gingerbread house (from a kit, of course!). I'll put that at the top of my list and keep you posted on the progress. These are my favorite peppermint sticks. I buy them from Cracker Barrell. They're the kind that dissolve quickly in the mouth! Yum!

The kid and I were like two elves working for Santa today. We got all the lights out on the front porches, minus the wreath--which only half the lights worked on. It was burr cold out there and so we left that job for tomorrow. (Of course, the hub is out of town--conveniently, out of town, hehe.)

I'm still working on "My little town." Here's the latest rendition. I have four tiers to work with and this is the bottom. I need to find some "earthquake putty" to put my little faery tale characters on with as they are little buggers and like to "fly" when I'm not looking. Those Three Little Pigs are the worst! I think they are trying to build something after I go to sleep. More to come on that later. The third tier is normally left for vintage items, we'll see what I do this year. The top is saved for my vintage Santas. They too need the putty as I think the Big Bad Wolf goes up and harasses them. I always find them on the floor or hiding behind one of the houses--see right pic above. Yea, Santa, like we can't see you hiding back there! (I actually didn't notice until after I took the pic, but don't tell Santa that!)

Here's a few pics of the kitchen, so far . . .

My coffee pot waiting for me on the burner! Oh yes, right next to Frosty.

(Yes, a refrigerator is supposed to go in "there." I moved it into the laundry room when we first moved here. I can't stand it sticking out the way it did! Call me crazy! But, they should have designed this kitchen a little better.)



Haven't put the lights out back yet.