Don’t worry, it’s not Friday already! It’s just that we celebrate Christmas on Christmas Eve and I got a bit pressed for time and am posting my 365 post today instead of tomorrow.
After Wille and I got the tree it rested in the garage over night so we wouldn’t freak it out completely by changing it’s temperature with 30 degrees in one fell swoop. Mini of course checked it out to make sure we got the correct variety.
I think Mini is a reincarnated traveller. If there is a bag of any kind laying about she will sit on it. I swear I have to double check my luggage before leaving the house on a trip or I will one day find myself with a feline friend at the airport.
The tree.
Happy Birthday to me! Wille was away with friends and I got the quiet evening with a glass of wine and a movie that I’d been hoping for after a few weeks of complete madness. I saw Sex and the City. No, not no 2, the first one. I have to say I don’t get it. I haven’t seen the TV series but the whole things way to girly for me.
A note on the inside of the front door so we don’t forget to turn the tree lights out when leaving the house. I’d love to keep them on so it’s lit when we get home in the evenings but worry a bit that it might catch on fire (you never know and certainly don’t want to find out the hard way) or that Mini or Bonus will suddenly find the lighted tree too interesting.
So tomorrow is Christmas Eve! Yay!
Väldigt vackra foton!
Trevlig jul/ Ann
Posted by: Ann | December 23, 2010 at 07:33 AM
God Jul!
Your tree ornaments are so shiny, love them.
Posted by: Leena | December 23, 2010 at 08:51 AM
Good God you gave me a fright Benita.. I thought I'd lost a day somewhere along the way. ;o)
The tree is just as beautiful bare as it is decorated.. what a gorgeous shape, did you go and cut it yourselves ? or get it from a store ?
I remember a British comedian from years ago called Larry Grayson who in his act used to refer to an imaginary friend he called 'Slack Alice' who was shall we say.. a 'loose woman' So your last photo made me smile... sounds like a Nan with loose morals. ;o)
Have a great day..
Jo xx
Posted by: Jo | December 23, 2010 at 08:55 AM
"I swear I have to double check my luggage before leaving the house on a trip or I will one day find myself with a feline friend at the airport."
:-))) I sually find my female cat in my Rucksack almost every morning and once I was already on my underground station when I noticed I am carring something alive with me, sge is very small and very curious.
For my tree lights I use timer, it will turn on the lights one hour before I come home or whenever I set the time.
Marry Christimas to you!
Posted by: jja | December 23, 2010 at 09:52 AM
We have the same birthday! No wonder I love your blog and your minimalist style! Merry Christmas to you and your family.
Posted by: Shelley | December 23, 2010 at 10:01 AM
That's so funny, I thought we had a bizarre cat (the thing with the bags) but not so :)
happy birthday and happy holidays!
Sophie / Antwerp
Posted by: MissyLemon | December 23, 2010 at 10:35 AM
Benita -
Thanks for a year of lovely posts and photos. Wishing you a Merry Christmas and all the best for the New Year.
Monica
Posted by: Monica | December 23, 2010 at 12:15 PM
Thank for the cleaning advise yesterday, I think the microwave is ok...
The tree really is a good one, unusually bushy and even, at least when I comapare with the trees of my childhood.
You should give the Sex and the city series a chance. The film has lost all essence of the series: independent, strong, smart women. I think the series go downhill too, in the end where it's mostly about relationships, it goes stereotypical. All through the series though, there are some true gems.
Posted by: Lisen | December 23, 2010 at 12:20 PM
God Jul:)
Posted by: Fröken Prickig | December 23, 2010 at 12:25 PM
Merry Christmas Benita. I hope you and your family have a wonderful holiday.
I love the foto of Mini "inspecting" the Christmas tree - her body language is saying "Yes - this one is OK with me" haha.
Are Mini and bonus interested in the tree? Our 2 caats, Hershey & Henry, love Christmas trees - Henry is always curled up on the tree skirt while Hershey is usually found IN the tree (no kidding!).
Posted by: Eunice in PEI | December 23, 2010 at 12:30 PM
Merry Christmas Benita and Willie - if your celebrations are half as good as your home looks, they will be awesome!
Posted by: Hxx | December 23, 2010 at 01:25 PM
Benita
Thank you for all your lovely posts and photos... Happy birthday, Merry christmas and pleeease keep writing and posting in the new year!!
Feliz Natal :)
Posted by: Isabel | December 23, 2010 at 01:26 PM
Happy Birthday! Enjoy your Christmas, too.
Posted by: Jennifer S. | December 23, 2010 at 01:29 PM
Merry Christmas Eve, Miracle Girl, and thank you for the gift of your blog all year long! xo
Posted by: Sara | December 23, 2010 at 01:44 PM
I love to come home to a lighted tree as well. I found these plugs at Home Depot (I'm sure they have them at other hardware or super stores) that you plug the lights from the tree in. The plug comes with a remote control with a key chain. So you can have it on your keys and turn it on before you get in the door. Love it!
Posted by: Rachel | December 23, 2010 at 03:21 PM
Happy Birthday! I hope the rest of your week ins calm and delightful.
Posted by: Rose | December 23, 2010 at 03:25 PM
We got it from sellers in our local square :).
Posted by: Benita ~ Chez Larsson | December 23, 2010 at 04:12 PM
Funny, I'm not much into Sex and The City either, for the same reason. I much prefer your style, as shown through your house. Simple, clean, elegant and a little sparkly. Must be something to do with being December babies.
Posted by: Victoria | December 23, 2010 at 04:13 PM
They were interested as little kittens but now they're not bothered :).
Hershey and Henry, awwww! :)
Posted by: Benita ~ Chez Larsson | December 23, 2010 at 04:13 PM
I love that! Haven't seen anything like that over here though...
Posted by: Benita ~ Chez Larsson | December 23, 2010 at 04:14 PM
Hej Benita - Merry (almost) Christmas, and Happy (already) Birthday! Your tree and decorations are gorgeous, sort of "icy" looking, and your house is so clean it puts mine to shame. And I'm completely with you about Sex and the City :)
Posted by: Judith | December 23, 2010 at 04:16 PM
Benita
Next time you come over to the states, just stop at a hardware store and get a light timer - a little gizmo (digital or mechanical), that you set to turn the lights on and off at a certain time. I have my tree lights plugged into one so that they turn on just a few minutes before I get home. I just love seeing the warm lights from the street as I walk home! Then I also don't have to turn them off at night either ;)
Posted by: marie | December 23, 2010 at 04:23 PM
It's not just you, Benita. Most people I know think Sex and The City is idiotic. It was just heavily promoted, that's all. The best TV shows don't need all that media-hype.
Mini's face is SO CUTE in that photo. She just doesn't take a bad picture, does she?
That tree looks so fresh in that pic I can almost smell it!
Posted by: devil | December 23, 2010 at 05:25 PM
Kikar in och önskar dig en riktigt fin jul:)
Kram Mia
Posted by: Mia | December 23, 2010 at 06:05 PM
A belated birthday wish and Merry Christmas! S + the City is too girly for me, too. ;-)
Posted by: Jean | December 23, 2010 at 09:04 PM
Happy Birthday and Merry Christmas!! Have a wonderful time with your celebrations on Christmas Eve. Can't wait to hear the details. All the best for the holidays!
Posted by: Nancy in Canada | December 23, 2010 at 11:24 PM
happy birthday and many happy returns of a good day!
Posted by: jeannette | December 24, 2010 at 02:00 AM
http://www.observer.com/author/candace-bushnell/
that's a link to some of the original sex and the city new york observer columns by candace bushnell. waaaaaaaaaaaaay less girly and a whole lot more interesting.
Posted by: jeannette | December 24, 2010 at 02:05 AM
Yes, our 2 babies.... and Hershey gives kisses (rubbing her head and face against your face) when you ask her for one. :) :)
Posted by: Eunice in PEI | December 24, 2010 at 03:28 AM
Another not Sex in the City fan here. I have actually watched most of the series; I teach media analysis (among other things) and had several students who chose to analyze the series when it was first on. I never got it--but then I am not a big tv watcher in the first place (how ironic is that!).
Love the year end photos--I hope you will continue in the new year.
Have a wondeful Christmas--we too celebrate on Christmas Eve.
Posted by: Kari | December 24, 2010 at 06:04 AM
Mini...lite som Kosmoskatten, vill gärna ut på vift. Granen ser härlig ut, lagom bling-blingig :) God Jul, till er alla fyra!
/helena
Posted by: enannanhelena | December 24, 2010 at 08:28 AM
merry christmas to you, Benita!
i saw you got yourself a curly sheepskin... very pretty! i still have the page bookmarked and think about it since you mentioned them some weeks ago :-)
Posted by: Machen und Tun | December 25, 2010 at 05:49 AM
I did, there was a Christmas market in the local square and I got if there. Bonus loves it :).
Posted by: Benita ~ Chez Larsson | December 25, 2010 at 03:06 PM
I forgot your birthday this year! I'm a bad, bad, bad friend... late birthday wishes!
Posted by: Anne | December 26, 2010 at 07:55 PM
Happy Birthday for the 21st! Mine is on the 27th!
Love the photographs from the 20th and 21st - so green and sparkly!
Thank you for your blog - I love reading it.
Posted by: Suburbansider | December 26, 2010 at 11:55 PM