BLUE MONDAY AND MY FAVORITE TIME OF THE YEAR

WELCOME TO BLUE MONDAY

In memory of Smiling Sally

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I am always happy to see you and thank you you for commenting.

Remember to post anything about blue or the holidays.

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CHRISTMAS AND DECORATING

Getting ready for Christmas by making our home cheerful and welcoming.

This is a labor of love.

Our fireplace

I made the Christmas quilt and the stockings are also handmade and given to us by our daughter-in-law several years ago.  Sadly, she passed away at 42 of cancer, so the stockings are a treasure beyond words.

 

The small stocking says "dogs love Christmas too."

 

Our poodle Cheri'

 

She is our little girl and believe me, she thinks she is human. Lol.

HAPPY BLUE MONDAY

 

Blessings and love,

JEANNE

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Comments

[Pat @ Mille Fiori Favoriti]

Such festive and sweet Christmas decorations, Jeanne! I did not know you lost a daughter-in-law so young--my deepest sympathy for your family's loss. The stockings she made are beautiful treasures. Your poodle Cheri is so cute!
xoxo Pat

[Magical Mystical Teacher]

Loss and joy are interwoven in our lives. One glorious day, we will experience only joy. Happy Blue Monday!

[NixPages]

Beautiful decorations, Jeanne, especially as they are associated with so many memories.
Thanks you for hosting, have a good week.

[Alexa]

So sorry to hear that you lost your daughter-in-law when she was so young. Those stockings must be very precious to you indeed. Thanks for sharing them—and for featuring the adorable Cheri too.

[Christmas Special]

A person only truly dies when we forget them. Be well and remember the happy times you had with your daughter-in-law, Jeanne.
I can't believe it's less than 3 weeks to Christmas! Better start preparing...

[hapzydeco]

Jeanne, Irving Berlin once said “The song is ended but the melody lingers on…” Thanks for sharing. May you and your family be blessed during this joyous season.

[Lea]

Lovely Cheri!

[FABBY]

Very pretty Cheri!
Thank you for the inspiration. I have some blue in Part II Reveal.
Wishing you and yours a wonderful Christmas season my friend.
FABBY

[bj]

i love your quilt and stockings...one of my prayers daily is to find a cure for ALL cancer...and Miss Cheri is so adorable.

[Linda Kay]

Beautiful decorations, and Cheri is adorable!

[Tami Von Zalez]

My next project is to make a Christmas quilt wall hanging very similar to the one you have made.

[Joy]

Of I love your mantel and that quilt above it. So sorry to hear about your daughter in law.
Hope you have a peaceful and happy holiday season!

[https://artworksfromjeshstg.wordpress.com/2016/09/28/santa-barbara-and-sorts/]

That quilt looks so good above the fireplace. It will probably still a week (or more) before I start decorating:):) Thanks for hosting.
DONT FORGET to link up to SEASONS:):) before Wed. even. Have a great week.

[Anne]

Jeanne, I really missed visiting! My hubby and I have been under the weather. Your lil poodle Cheri is very sweet. I have missed visiting you. I hope you have a wonderful week. You always share the best memories. Your beautiful stockings are certainly a wonderful reminder of the love you have for your precious phamily. xo

[https://artworksfromjeshstg.wordpress.com/2016/09/28/santa-barbara-and-sorts/]

Jeanne,remember you can use ANY photo that you posted IN THIS POST,
as long as you link up in a different post, so it's not connected to Blue MOnday(am afraid, I haven't made myself clear, when I talked to you about this?)

Sorry to hear about nature's rage! Hope there's not too much damage:( Keep safe!

[Handmade in Israel]

Your dog is gorgeous! At first glance , I thought she was a toy!

[LaVoice]

The best things ever is what someone takes the time to personally make. You have some great treasures and memories. Your home is so pretty. I am sure Santa will enjoy his stop there.

[Joy@aVintageGreen]

Thank you Jeanne for Blue Monday - I am late ! My blog was 'frozen/said domain was available' and I thought 'gone' by Blogger. It took me 3 days to get a contact with them and the help I was given solved the problem - my MC was 'out of date' and didn't auto-pay for the next year for having a .com with them. Such a relief to see my blog back again. Happy Blue Monday.
Joy

[Jean]

Jeanne, thank you for hosting. I see several links I must check out tomorrow (THIS day is done!). Sorry for the loss of your DIL, but how wonderful to have her handiwork to enjoy. Wishing you all the best.

[Photo(Geo)grapher]

So lovely :-)