Merry Christmas from my home to yours

I'm pretty sure by now all of you have your house ready for Christmas.  The tree is up and there are plenty of decorations new and old around the house.  Welcome in to my "new" home:

welcome to my home

Each year I have a theme to my decor and packages.  This year it is HOME.  This is a perfect theme this year for me.  After 8 years in Denver I have had my share and then some if white Christmases.  They are surely beautiful but also cold.  And then the cold lasts and lasts until ----well too long for this California native.  So this year I packed myself and half of my farm and came home.  Home where I feel like I belong.  The weather is great ( 75 degrees outside while I am making this post)  I have family and friends somewhat nearby; the beach is about 30 minutes away and I have this house that I am living in as a huge project,  So I am happy to be home.  Let me share a little bit with you:

Home Christmas tree

I made this appliqué quilt several years ago but it is still sweet:

applique quilt

Grandma's house and packages under the tree

sweet little galvanized house ornament

This year's cocktail: pomegranate and something bubbly:

pomegranate cocktail

recipe:

1 oz pomegranate juice

1/2 oz Grand Marnier

4 oz champagne or sparkling cider

4-5 pomegranate arils

And then there are always the cookies:

Christmas cookies

Merry Christmas to all and may 2019 be all you dream it can be!!