Sweet Sunday

That is a big job and not a really happy job, but a necessary one. I love this time of the year. I cannot locate a couple of my really pretty Christmas runners, I may have to replace them if I do not find them.

@LadyDuck I found just 1 table runner. It is quite long, but I did buy it as I liked it. There was no price on it, and had I seen the price I would have left it, but when I waited in line for the cashier and she told me the price I didn't have the heart to say never-mind. It is ivory with scalloped edges that are embroidered in green, and each end has 3 beautiful red cardinals on it on pretty brown branches. I could use it all during the winter months actually. I remember when we down-sized, Ron was up here working and came home on the weekends, as I finished working my job there, and packed things up which required alot of shredding of out-dated papers. I also cleaned out each room and would have the furniture ready for him to move into the storage pod that we had delivered to the driveway. Just being a woman, I couldn't lift much, but I found ways of moving heavy wooden furniture without scraping the wood floor or breaking my back. I remember I put a mat upside down, and walked a tall wood chest of drawers to the mat and then dragged that mat across the wood floor to where I needed it to be closer to the door. Those were really long and hard days.

@Juliaacv - As I am noticing how my husband health is worsening, I want to be ready to move to a smaller place, only one floor if needed. It's a lot of work to scale down, but necessary, until he can help me. I hope you can find your Christmas runners.

Oh I really do also.

@Juliaacv it would feel a little less Christmassy without that

I have this really old (Christmas 1996) huge broach that my son gave to me for Christmas that year. He was only 7 years old and was a firm believer that bigger was better. And he found the biggest broach, which is a candle in a holly ring, that he could find and convinced Dad to buy it so that he could give it to me for Christmas. And of course it is one of those things that only a mother could love. I put that on my winter coat yesterday, and I actually found people almost staring at it. It is THAT ugly. I took it off this morning and put a very simple gold coloured tree with a little 'diamond' at the top. It is simple and small and there is something to be said for that. It is more of a sweet memory than a sweet piece of jewelry. I will keep it out on my little side table where my jewelry box is so that it still brings me joy.

@Juliaacv

I hope that the fresh air helps you feel a bit better.

That is a nice way to spend a Sunday.

I cannot believe that we are only a month away from the holiday.

I hope that it is all that you are hoping it to be.