Monday, February 9, 2009

Left Overs From Christmas




It would be nice if the whole of my upper hall looked as nice as this little area, but usually just beyond where this quilt hangs is a mountain of stuff waiting to be brought up to the attic (also my studio) and stored in the knee-wall closets.  See the photo below of Santa, one of the last hangers on.....
The paintings are by Penelope Jones (middle) and Mary Harrington (sides). Both artists were nice enough to trade art work with me.  The quilt is an old family quilt my mom just recently gave me.  I should find out if she knows who made it before she looses all her memory to the Althzimer's.


How long do you leave your out door christmas lights up?  How many months after Christmas do you find things that still need putting away?  Well, for me it is well into February and even March.  This little Santa has been waiting on the landing to my attic for quite a while.  I decided to take his picture before hauling him up.  We took advantage of the warm weather this weekend to take down the out door lights, but there have been years where it is not until the snow has thawed that I get around to it.  Oh well...