Christmas 2024 has come and gone and I hope it was a happy one for you!
We were busy with house maintenance and home improvements that stretched out and finished only just before our daughter and son-in-law arrived with their two boys for the holidays.
The four grandchildren were delighted to see each other again. They got together to decorate the tree and make sure it was up a couple of days before Christmas. It was marvelous to be able to leave that task to them this year!
Christmas Eve saw me doing a little last minute sewing. I originally made a couple of these Christmas stockings for my daughters when they were quite young. As our family grew, I added new ones so that there is now a stocking for each family member.
This year I had to refurbish two of the stockings. I kept the original band of Christmas fabric at the top and replaced some stained red fabric. The family tradition is that we put these stockings under the tree on Christmas Eve. There's something quite nostalgic about taking out and using the same Christmas stockings every year.
The days have flown and it is almost time to pack away the decorations and the Christmas stockings.
Enjoy the rest of the holiday season, and I wish you a Peaceful and Happy 2025!
What a good job they did on the tree! I love the traditions of adaptation and continuity. . Will take a cup of kindness for you and yours tomorrow night!
ReplyDeleteHappy Holidays indeed! Love the tree.
ReplyDeleteHappy Holidays to you. Love the tree! (Not anonymous!)
ReplyDeleteHappy holidays!
ReplyDeleteYour grandchildren did a grand job of dressing the tree. I like your tradition of everyone having a stocking under the trees. With such a simple design on the foot of the sock (red) and the turned-up edge of the leg in a fabric that is easy to spot, one can spot one's sock right away! That must be great fun every year.
ReplyDeleteWishing you the very best for the last day of the year and a very happy 2025.
Queenie