Every year since my husband passed away I have declared that I will not put up a tree and that I will not get involved in all these Christmas excesses. But so much for good intentions.
I gave my old artificial tree to my daughter for her new apartment - then decided that one of these new pre-lit skinny trees would suit my needs and as luck would have it I was shopping at the nearby hardware store and they had all their Christmas trees reduced and if I took the floor model I got an even better discount.

Now being closely related to Scrooge I decided that was a good deal. The young man that carried the tree to my car was very nice although a bit puzzled as to why I insisted on not having it dismantled. But I am not stupid - I would not have to assemble it when I got home. The VW was a little crowded and Angus insisted on trying to chew the ornaments - he is still a puppy a figures everything is fair game as food.

As you might guess I get the tree up and of course it looks lonely as the only decoration. So I visit the VV Boutique (to you non-Canadians that is Value Village) and I acquire a whole bag load of used Christmas decorations that some one has gotten bored with or is the type of person who has a different Christmas theme every year. These cost me the grand sum of $5.00.

So glue gun in hand and Angus chasing all this great new stuff I proceeded to make the living room a Christmas wonderland.

My colors this year are cream & gold (I think I am approximately two years behind the Christmas color trends, but I am happy & that is all that matters) and Angus does not care as long as I allow him to play.

Now that the Christmas decorations are up I guess I will now have to hit the stores to buy those gifts that every year I declare I will not purchase.

So that is my goal for next week.

Finally life has slowed down enough for me to get back to my Antiques and Collectibles business. I have two sites I sell on - ebay and my web page "The Vintage Flea". I also have my "brick and stone store" (actually a little spot carved out of my garage). I also sell at the different antique shows in the area.

The Vintage Flea

HERE

Here are some pics of item that are available on The Vintage Flea.

TRIFARI "ALFRED PHILIPPE" ART DECO RHINESTONE DRESS CLIP c1930


ROOKWOOD VASE - TAN WITH DAYLILYS IN RELIEF


And some items available on eBay:

VINTAGE VICTORIAN STYLE BROOCH by HOLLYWOOD



That is my news for the day. Other than we got our first snow last night and Angus (my dog) thought it was wonderfull. When he sits still I will get a picture of him playing in the snow. He is all black and really shows up.