Betty, the gold pair of birds and the white one are actually partridge or quail. I like fat lil' birds, LOL. Heck, I like any birds, who am I kidding! Mary, that wall tree is about 6 ft high and totally flat back. I've had it many years. I've seen them more often now tho, in catalogs and pre-lit too. They look really neat with a table (and a village scene) under them, but I'd rather not give my cats any extra incentive to explore things! LOL I'm wondering if an inexpensive faux tree from thrift shop or yard sale couldn't be done as a wall tree tho. Just flatten the back branches, or even remove them! Slinkey, I found that tin sleigh quite a few years back in an antique shop. Last year I put a floral arrangement in it and decided I liked that use of it best. Delph, I'll put you in my WILL for the Nutcracker cookie jar. LOL. I just got him off eBay two wks ago, and love the little guy. I saw some other nutcracker ones listed, but mine 'spoke' to me and they didn't. Thank you Everyone, for such glowing comments on my home and decor. You sure know how to make a gal feel REALLY good. My purple wreath was a new venture for me and I'm especially glad to hear compliments on it. I went in Michaels today....BIG MISTAKE. My wallet is much lighter this evening. I'm incurable with Xmas goodies!! They had prettier peacock clip-on ornies this year I think. I got my purple one, and two sparkly silver ones last year. This time they have red, white, black, and kind of a golden brown...but they are fluffy feathered and sparkly heads. So pretty! I got the white one and the black one. Couldn't resist them. Lots of sales on Xmas stuff, most is 50% off. They also had a Santa I couldn't leave behind. Note to Self, stay out of Michaels till NEXT year!! hugs, Karen

I am loving everything I am seeing!! Love all the blue and silver being used. I had the urge to put up 2 trees this year....one full out decorated with big fat ribbon and one with our family ornaments but I was LAZY and just did one. Just a mish/mash of ornaments but oh, well I love seeing the lights. Besides my DS's tree with his ornaments - he did it and I have the hardest time not fussing with it!! I will get some pics up soon. These cats are hilarious!! Cattknap - I understand where you are coming from!! Everything is just so damned "political" now. I always say "Merry Christmas." I also resent the marketing that goes on around the holidays. If I were crafty I wouldn't buy one thing from department stores!! Well, except Toys R Us!! But, for the first time in a few years I am feeling the Spirit of Christmas!! We lost my father, and he had been very sick before. It is weird how traditions change after losing one of your parents but new traditions will be made!! I am smiling this year!! So, please keep sharing your beautiful decorations. SMiles:)

Stush,yes that one with the seed pods is one of the ones i got from you.I don't do anything special to it. however the one i got from you called euphorbia lactea,croked,i kept hoping it would come back,but it was not to be.The other that says it's a stapelia gigantea,is finally getting it's first off shoot,which is good as i thought that was a goner as well. I lost the name of that one with the seed pods,it got knocked over early on and when dh picked it up he didn't pick up the name tag for it.Oh and i didn't pollinate it myself,that's all mother natures work. I hadn't planned to plant all the seeds from it,maybe just a couple to see what and how long it will take from seed to plant. Would you like me to send you one of the pods,if so,i need you to tell me when to cut them off,or do i just put a paper bag over them til they drop off?? Anyone know?? By the way the one with the pods bloomed for several months this year,every couple days there was a new bloom.Same with one of my echinopsis ,i thought that thing would never quit blooming this year.. Oh and for those of you that are "soil snobs"No offense meant,LOL i don't use those self mixed concoctions you all do,i use whatever i have on hand and add a little pearlite,i measure nothing.just throw it all in a bucket,mix it up and plant whatever i'm planting. I always tell my friends i follow Mother Nature guidelines!!!! Works for me and as long as it does,i won't change. Thanks to you all for the compliments,oh and by the way the post from last night were from my kindle,so Camelia i do know that is your name and not amelia.The preclinical grey wolf was supposed to be calif.grey wolf.I hate auto correct!!! Kathi

Yes we do! My actual library chairs are in my office because of naughty kitties. They will not stay out of the fireplace and they keep tracking soot all through the house. I can only imagine soot prints all over my new chairs so they have been banished to the office until I can find a cat proof solution to them getting in the fp. Toby is the Hoss Cartwright of cats so I can't imagine how he squeezes his chunky self into that tiny space.