Showing posts with label Christmas Credenza. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Christmas Credenza. Show all posts

Saturday, February 11, 2017

Credenza Extravaganza


Hello, all!
Well, after a month of cleaning and clearing, I was getting dangerously rather cranky and then, well, I completely conked out! I must say, multi-tasking is one of my fortes - isn't it every woman's (?) - you know what I mean: simultaneously delegating the dirty stuff to the washing machine and dishwasher, dinner doing its thing, simmering on the stove, thus, leaving me hands free to mop the freshly vacuumed floors, while I get the latest deets on all the drama in Canada during a conference call with my mom and sister!

 

Yet multi-tasking isn't all it's cracked up to be. In fact, I recently read that in the workplace, it actually leads to more mistakes! Since I was desperately craving some creativity, I devoted all my concentration on decorating the credenza  and found it was the perfect pick-me-up perk!  Excited about restyling it with a few new cuties from Canada, like the cool, cow creamer, above, I made sure not to even think about focusing on anything else (like back breaking bath tub scrubbing, for example!) until my project was completed.


For the most part, I worked with what I had, like the 
sweet, butterfly candy dish that sat in the sun room 
for a long time, and the dainty, floral teapot,


which used to be displayed in the 
glass cabinet in the kitchen, above.


The same goes for the white, scalloped edge, French 
dishes, setting a foundation on the bottom shelf. 

 

They were stacked on the kitchen's open shelving for years.


This latest arrangement, to me, is fresh, light and cheery. It screams sings 'spring' to me. Those of you who have been following Poppy View for a while know that the credenza usually changes with the seasons. 


Case in point #1: Christmas!

 

Case in point #2: bursting with summer blooms.


So, until spring actually does arrive, at which point I will joyfully pick narcissus, geraniums and freesia from our garden, to fill empty creamers with splashes of floral fragrance, the breakfast nook credenza will be on stand by, unlike me, who's already got a lot on her plate!

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Friday, December 20, 2013

In Merry Measure


It's five days till Christmas, and I'm in Crete,
 while my daughter and my family are in Canada.


 I didn't feel much like decorating this year,
since Liberty and I always trim the tree together,
after my husband outfits it with all the pretty lights.


Painted cut outs are baked, carols are sung,
tea parties are planned, and turkeys are bought.


Those of you who have been visiting me lately,
know how homesick I've been feeling,


recounting Christmases past, collecting old
photos and featuring favourite holiday tunes.


I had to face the facts:
It would be just the two of us.


 I am blessed to be part of
 a very loving, close knit family.
We laugh a lot, we cry a lot, 
we share the good times and the bad.

  
 Needless to say, it is very difficult
 for me living so far away from them,
when we are fundamentally inseparable!


On top of all this, I miss the snow. I knew
we probably wouldn't be having a 'white' Christmas,
but I was in no mood for a 'blue' one, either.


It's no secret that red is my favourite colour.
It makes me happy, it radiates passion and
it reigns over both Easter and Christmas, here.


I am only decorating this dresser, 
which I am now calling my Christmas Credenza,
and the fireplace mantel, tomorrow. It's just enough
this year, and all I really have time for at this point.


 Hope you like it!
In the end, it was fun
 to create a Christmas treasure,
while I sang along in merry measure.


It has been a year of transition, which has been trying. 
 Most importantly, I thank God for the health 
and safety of my family. And, I am grateful for all of
you. Your visits mean so very much to me and
I thank you for keeping me company!

Merry Christmas, my sweet friends!

xo
Poppy