growing your own holiday cheer

paper whites & clementines are two of my favorite parts of december. today i will be potting up a handful of paper white bulbs in odd pots & vases, and if i can bring myself to do it, will eventually part with a few this season. 

as you may know they are the easiest things to grow; happy in soil, sand or water in rocks. they take off so quickly after being planted, it's easy to become convinced that one has a green thumb. 

everyday objects

objects. ornaments. accessories. the little things that make it yours. everyone has a sofa and a kitchen table. a few hundred, or a few thousand people might even have the exact same sofa or kitchen table, but something makes it all yours.

in some ways the bits and pieces one collects along the way are just as important as basic furnishings. what little pieces make your home feel like home to you? which trinkets and tid bits remind you of who you are, where you have been, & who you love?

i have a few that have been with me for some time. ones that somehow survive each and every move. here's a peek at a few of my old friends...

a map

letters

a little bird

and a lantern