No Place Like Home week 1 (part II)

In my opinion the Christmas season has officially  started  and I am delighted to be  joining in on a blog party  hosted by Sandy at  No Place Like Home.   We are asked   to share  the special things about home that make life special and cosy...

This is Thanksgiving Saturday and if you are like me,  your home is  sort of ravaged with  boxes, and  decorations of all kinds   everywhere..  I  have sort of  gotten the parlor back into  a presentable state,  but everything else is  hectic with activity!  But this is what makes  our home...home!

My style here at home is   dictated by  our house style.  We live in a Tudor  home, and since I am an Anglophile, I choose decor   that has a bit of Olde World look..Just like the music that has played all morning is  from an Olde English Christmas!

So here are  few areas that are   ready  for  the Yule!

Yesterday I did share the tree and  arrangement, but  now   the area  around it  is   set for  the Yule!  They will look better this evening...  Check in below!

  Today the mantel is finished! 

  Now I wonder.. Does anyone else have a staging room.  Right now mine is the Dining room.  I vow to have this finished and  cleaned up  by this evening!

I share this photo to  show that the little tree is  done and    giving me tons of  holiday cheer!   Now,  I'm off to the  dining room!   More in about any hour!!

Well,  the dining room  is    almost finished.,,.  but we are both pooped!!

So  we move into the dining room!

The table is   almost there...   I  have a theme in mind    that incorporates  red  trucks and Christmas trees!  But more about that later!

So I took a bit of a rest   by  my cosy fire!  Although   it is pretty warm here today... But Monday  ...brrr!!!

  Hubs view from his chair!

My view from mine!!

I love the mantel from my vantage point!

  And then there is poor hubs!     I've worked him pretty hard today...

WHew!  It does feel good to be this far along  in  the decorating process...  We will enjoy sitting by the fire tomorrow   while we do our  church zoom!

Good tidings to all!!!  And  God bless!!