Adorable Snowbabies

Snowbabies are collectible decorative items that come in a variety of shapes, sizes, and scenes.

Sometimes they can be found on thrift store shelves or in church yard sales.

A handful of snowbabies here, in the apartment, just got moved to the empty kitchen rack.

It has been cleared of  Christmas items.

There certainly are not enough snowbabies to fill it but, for now, a few snowbabies are better than an empty rack.

Each little figure seems to tell its own story but almost all of the snowbabies depict some aspect of childhood.

Snowbabies certainly are adorable.

DO YOU COLLECT SNOWBABIES OR KNOW ANYONE WHO DOES? 

Let There Be Light......in the Kitchen!

Kitchens require a lot of light.

After all, that's where all meals are prepared and prep work for meals is done.

While the apartment here has a lot of overhead light, it still lacks light on the countertop near the sink.

There is an extra lamp that has always been a fave so up it goes to the kitchen counter. 

It works! 

It's perfect and gives off  gentle, cozy light.

I love having an extra light in the small, galley space I call the kitchen.

So, let there be light....in the kitchen!

Good Thinking About Money

Ben Franklin seems to have been a man who gave really good advice.

He appears to have been extremely smart.  

His legacy also comes across as his being very wise.

One quote I recently came across made me really stop and think.

Here it is:

      "Money has never made man happy. The more one has, the more one wants."

There have been times when receiving extra money did make me happy, at least for awhile. 

It's nice to be able to go out to a classy restaurant for dinner or go have a manicure and pedicure.

So I wouldn't agree with ol' Ben's statement 100 percent.

The second part of his statement, I think, is true, that "the more one has the more one wants."

Also true is that the more a person acquires does not necessarily bring happiness.

Some of the richest people I've known in life are not necessarily happy and some of the poorest really were!

WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON BEN FRANKLIN'S QUOTE?

Comfy Candles

 

One of the most pleasant parts of Christmas, 2025, was enjoying every evening,  the light of three candles by Luminara in the living room.

The candle wicks are dead ringers for real flames but they are not. 

They got switched on as soon as I arrived home and were turned off at bed time.

  Lights of all kinds are so important in decorating,  all through the year, not just at Christmas time.

I like to have several lights on in every direction in a room,  including corners.

It makes for a very nice atmosphere.

In a different context, human beings can serve as lights in the world, making it a better place.

We do this by being compassionate, helpful, non-judgmental, and understanding. 

HOW ELSE CAN HUMANS BE LIGHTS IN THE WORLD?

Letting Go

 

One of the hardest things to do as we age is the ability of letting go.

We have to let go of so much, even though it may squeeze our hearts.

We have to let go of friends and loved ones who leave this earth.  

We have to let go of spouses who we've spent half our lives with.

Yes, it's true, we also have to let go of expectations. 

Some things we want will never be.

Right now, I'm in the process of letting go of many Christmas decorations since the place in which I now live is small.

I used to have a big house and it's now just a memory.

It's hard to let go but it can be good, too.  

We realize how little is needed to be happy, to feel joy, despite all the losses.

If we've lost loved ones, we can realize how blessed we were to have them for the time they were part of our lives.

                                     This little angel is one thing I am NOT letting go of!  I just got her at Christmas!

The back seat of my car is now filled with bags of Christmas decor ready to be dropped off at Goodwill. 

It was so hard to haul those out, too, but it's done-----one more thing to just let go of.

DO YOU HAVE DIFFICULTY IN LETTING GO OR IS IT JUST NATURAL FOR YOU?