And today’s prompt is Home.
Ah, so many things evoke a sense of home—my mind wanders through scenes of steaming mugs of tea, a bouquet of tulips on the dining room table in the morning sunlight, a purring cat stretched out in the sunshine, my sweet husband sitting in his chair in the living room, the view from our living room windows that never ceases to fill me with joy.
At first I cannot decide what image I can create that says home to me.
Then I look at the fireplace mantle in the living room and fall in love again with the evergreen runner I decided to place there for the Christmas season. I love the smell of evergreen trees but hate to clean up the mess of a real Christmas tree. This beautiful swag of evergreens seemed like a perfectly beautiful way to get the feeling and scent of Christmas in our home without all the fuss and muss.
This year, I also decided not to put up the beautiful fake Christmas tree that we have used for over 10 years. While I usually enjoy setting it up and decorating it, with my sore hip right now, all of the work to put it up and decorate it didn’t appeal to me. Instead I found this lovely living tree at Bachman’s.
It’s pretty and small and was ever-so-easy to decorate. I’m going to see if I can keep it growing and use it as my Christmas tree for several years. I’m also thinking about making some tiny origami peace cranes to put on it instead of the red and silver balls.
I’m excited about the amaryllis bulbs I picked up at Trader Joe’s. They are coated with wax and supposedly have all the nutrients and moisture needed for the bulbs to grow and bloom. So far they are growing well. I wonder if they’ll get very tippy when the flowers get tall and heavy.
Yes folks, this is the extent of my Christmas decorating for this year. As you can see home decor is not one of my gifts, nor is it something I particularly care about. For me, the sense of home is all about the people and pets who make anyplace I am home. It’s the softness and warmth of curling up in a well-worn quilt in my favorite chair, heat of mid-winter sunshine warming me as it shines in on me, sounds of conversation and laughter, smells of good food cooking, and silence of sanctuary and quiet.
Last night my daughters and I had supper together in Minneapolis and then went to local singer/song-writer Lynn O’Brien’s CD release concert at Hook and Ladder Theater. What a lovely night! Talking and laughing together, listening to Lynn sing, and enjoying one another’s company was such a bright gift!
Lynn O’Brien Concert
Lynn singing with OK Factor on violin and cello
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