One Last Christmas Decor Post

Today I walked around the house taking photos

~ before I begin to pack up the Christmas decor ~

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I love this room, it is the center of our home,

open to the kitchen and dining room, with big comfy furniture

(just ask that afghan hound you see draped over the chair)

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After I put away the RED and GOLD

Christmas decorations, the house seems so colorless,

It always makes me feel like painting the walls and bringing in more color,

and feels so.... empty?  Does this happen to you?

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~  A view of the kitchen island  ~

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and below, the outside of the house all lit up with lights.

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I never want to say goodbye to the Christmas Season.

But once all the decorations are packed up,

(and the sparkle and dust is vacumed away)

I feel renewed and ready to begin a new year

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New inspirations begin to unfold from the freshly uncluttered spaces.

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What are your feelings as Christmas bids us goodbye?
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Last night I took photos in the dark with the Christmas lights on,
trying out the 'night scene' setting on my new little camera.
~ The lights in the darkness is what I will miss the most ~
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I am thinking I must keep some twinkly cheerful lights up
after the Christmas decor is gone...
~ yes ~
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This morning we awoke to a mild winter wonderland of snow!