Wishing 2015 a fond farewell with thanks!  And preparing to ring in 2016.  The Year of the Monkey! Molly & Claude

Merry Christmas to you, your family and your friends!  May the season bring you all the joy desired!

Houzz.com has a few good ideas for the man on your shopping list. I quite love the movie camera & reel turned into bookends.  Many of the ideas are for the man cave but there are some that are above ground.

The lighting of the menorah has started.  Here Houzz.com presents a nice selection of decorating ideas! Happy Hanukkah to you!

A selection of outdoor holiday decorations presented by Elle Decor.  I love the wreaths in the windows (grey shutters).  No blow-up Santa in this selection – clearly it’s their more mature suggestions.  Enjoy! Has anyone seen Taffy Lane this year?  I don’t think subtle or in good taste is part of the equation on that street. Next week we’ll start to feature other holiday traditions.

In this digital era I found myself startled by this post from Houzz.com featuring wooden toys.

Almost scratching my head going “Oh..”  A good thing though.  I think my mind had gone so electronic that I didn’t remember these – or realize that they could be an option. Well glad to realize they are! Keeping children away or pulling them away from a screen seems like a great idea to me. I remember my daughter having a wooden jacobs ladder as a kid.  She loved it. Ok ok so did I.  Intriguing little thing.

Good wishes to our American clients and friends!