Jeannie Marie & Company

Simple and sweet this year Some of my favorite Santas The painting is an oil reproduction of Monterey California, where it rains instead of snows at Christmas  The windmill Santa on the end is not going to go round and round on the mantel like it does outdoors but it's getting too old to be outside anymore. I painted these many years ago.  I never realized that when we got "old" my husband (see banner) would actually look like Santa!  That was 2011.  This year he is clean shaven and has very short hair!  Who knows what next year will bring.  These two didn't make it onto the mantel, but cozied up in the foyer.  The Victorian Santa this year in the sleigh resides side by side with the modern tin Santa that has swinging legs and hung from our tree for many years.  I love Decembre!  Sharing at Ivy and Elephants Must Love Junk What We Accomplished Wednesday Beautif...

It is a week into October and I hadn't decorated my mantle yet.   Horrors!  Fall only lasts so long!     Mr. Me was commissioned to find the autumn tub of decorations and bring them in while I removed  the summer mermaids.    These figurines I have had for many years.  They always come out in autumn. The shabby bowl is piled high with unidentified dried seeds. The first year we were married I sent this copper butter warmer to my in-laws for  their anniversary.  It has proven very useful since it works with a tea light.  I thrifted the plate last year.    It's still a bit coastal with my sea rock and shell I purchased (not found) on our road trip to Sanibel Island.  I was not ready to take down my grandfathers painting which, anyway defies nailing it down to a season.  The tiny details are fun to add in.  A bird camouflaged and a special carved ...