January Joy

 One more time I took a picture of the month

that went by so quickly . . .

 I put it away, replacing it with hope for another season.

I spent some time arranging the mantle in the living room.

And continued on the way we all do . . .

switching things up.

 In the kitchen I'm enjoying fresh cut flowers from friends.

They've  brightened my most loved space and 

I think they actually helped make it easier to put away the greenery and candles.

 In the kitchen also, I exchanged the manger scene in the cubby shelf  

with a plate on a stand and some chicks that I love moving from place to place.

And the cabinet-hung plate stand lost it's Christmas plate 

and has a brand new cutting board sitting in it.

A gift that has had me trying out an old recipe

with a few missing steps and vague instructions,

written in part English, part German.

I'm loving the challenge of this one and

will keep you in the loop.