It's a Start

The pond is starting to freeze....

and the icy patterns looked like lace in the morning light.

  

The most important thing I did today was start getting Margie set up for Christmas. We packed away all her fall things....and pulled out the Christmas boxes.

This is the first Christmas in her new place....so we've having to reimagine where things will go. I've got some homework to do for a few of the spaces...but it's a good start.  

And she's getting a jump start on the first window for her new Advent puzzle. 

There are 50 tiny little pieces in each puzzle...so it it's going to be a challenge...and it's going to be fun watching it evolve.

At my house....the tree is in the stand and the Christmas boxes are stacked up in the living room.  I'm not in any hurry....so I'll enjoy slow decorating over the next week or so.  But I did get a little start and set up one of my favorite little vignettes.

I adore this sweet little caroler along with this fabulous candle holder with a battery operated candle from my friend Jane.  

I love the quiet simplicity of it....and it's perfect on my upright desk.

I started with the morning light on the pond.....

and I'm ending with the evening light in the woods.  Light....and lights are my favorite things this time of year.