This past holiday weekend was a wondrous and joyful time to spend with my children, family, cousin in laws( more like sisters and brothers) and, all that GREAT food.Home is the most important place in the world so on this great occasion of giving thanks I can't think of a better place to be than in my own home. My home truly reflects who I and my family are, the accessories express the fun travels we ventured on together, fabulous colors running through out, it is comfortable, inviting and, enough seating for over 20 people in my living room. Although not at one table.... we finally had to resort to buffet style. My dining room isn't quite long enough.....with leaves in the table it almost touches the other wall out in the hallway.
Before the food feast my daughter and I ran a 5K for the Ridgefield Boys and Girls club, which is one of their biggest fund raisers. This was my third year attending. It's always great to see friends and distant neighbors for a quick catch up in all the doings in their families. Their kids are getting married, others having babies, some off to grad school. What happened to all those grammar school kids?
Back to the food celebration. We supplied the turkey, accouterments, drinks and, everyone else brought a side dish. Since were all working it helps to divvy up the jobs plus, its a nice way to taste other people's traditional Thanksgiving side dishes. I never liked sweet potatoes until my mother in law brought her dish one year and now I'm hooked.
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| Cousins-don't they look alike |
The day after, Black Friday, my girls and I had big plans but.....just couldn't rally enough energy to go shopping....thanks goodness....I'm not crazy about shopping except for a client's home. Instead we pulled out all the Christmas decorations....I was a little over whelmed at first however, slowly but surely we placed everything. My girls also created our little Christmas village....we started out cementing the gingerbread houses together....when they were kids
I 'd get so anxious trying to get the molds of the houses to "glue" together...but now I just get to sit back and watch them. Every year that goes by my girls seem to take over all the traditions I've practiced over the years. The grammar school kids are now adults.
With all this wonderful celebration over the holiday weekend what inspires me as a designer is, people, food, love, gathering, being thankful, running for a good cause, twinkling lights, red and green and, enough seating for all to enjoy the time together.
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| The Family |
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| More cousins and a dog |
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| Village in production |
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| The Village |
Terri
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