Sunday, 4 December 2011

Winter White

When your children leave home
everything associated with Christmas
is soaked in memories
which is wonderful...
but also overpowering.

This morning I decided to make
some new memories and new traditions
because...well, I can if I want.

I filled the house with white flowers:
white orchids, white pointsettia
white hyacinth and white narcissi.
It felt fresh and wintry and made me happy.

I turned up the volume on the iPod
and at that moment
I felt the Christmas tingle again.

(MrM's beer Advent calendar made him happy too.)
Posted by alice c at 00:01

14 comments:

  1. magsmccDecember 04, 2011

    Oh but those orange slices in the vase. What a much better use for them than falling out of the tree...

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  2. blackbirdDecember 04, 2011

    It looks beautiful!

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  3. MelissaDecember 04, 2011

    The white touches that I have is the ream of schoolwork from my daughter - who needs to sort it out before next year starts. Looks like we'll be having a bonfire the residue of unwanted notes and reference material. :) Your home touches look heavenly.

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  4. DeborahDecember 04, 2011

    This is so pretty! Bittersweet when the children are grown but I find they keep returning and we continue to make new memories. It always surprises me -

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  5. JuliaDecember 04, 2011

    Love the white touches plus orange slices, very fresh and Christmasy at the same time.

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  6. AliDecember 04, 2011

    Brilliant! New traditions are an excellent plan and your room looks so elegant and welcoming.

    Glad the tingle has arrived.

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  7. QuinnDecember 04, 2011

    Making new memories and new traditions sounds like a very good idea...and you are off to a lovely start. Just the names of your white flowers made me smile and think "ahhhhh"!

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  8. dottycookieDecember 04, 2011

    Wow. Can I move in please?

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  9. PaolaDecember 04, 2011

    It looks so cozy. Who doesn't love a white Christmas.

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  10. Baa-Me KniitsDecember 04, 2011

    Love that white Christmas, it looks so peaceful but that may be because I do have kids and it you remember how noisy it is with them! Hubby thought the beer advent calendar was brilliant :-)

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  11. zephyrDecember 04, 2011

    Beautimus!

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  12. driftwoodDecember 04, 2011

    oh so lovely. xxx

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  13. GMSDecember 05, 2011

    I hope Mr M only drinks biere blonde in you white sitting room.

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  14. katheDecember 06, 2011

    Pretty darn grown up Alice. Once again, you raise the bar. Lovely!

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