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Joyeux Noël!

Photo from Marie Claire Maison

Let's travel back to a Christmas forty years ago.

It's Christmas Eve in 1970. I am 6 years old and anxiously awaiting Santa's arrival! That is me in the front on the left, my Mother and other sisters are behind me and to the right. My Father is taking the picture of his wife and four girls.
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My Mother is a hairdresser and every Holiday we MUST have our long hair curled. My memories of Christmas Eve will always be connected with the smell of shampoo and the uncomfortable feeling of sleeping in sponge curlers.

We do not have much money. We have just exchanged "Sister Gifts", small things we have bought or made for each other. Exchanging them on Christmas Eve makes them seem more magical and important.

I am dreaming of getting a Teeter Totter watch from Santa. It seems like a grown up gift for a 6 year old who likely can not tell time, but I want to be older like my sisters.

Unbeknownst to us my Mother has been saving oatmeal boxes...

(cyndeelynds)

And fashioning them into doll cradles, like this one above. Money is tight, but she wants us to have lots of presents to open on Christmas morning. Over the years it becomes a reminder to me of how blessed I was being surrounded by such a loving family.

I will be spending Christmas with my sisters and their families, as my parents have been gone for quite some time now. So I send on my Christmas wish for you: To be surrounded by people who love and care about you. Thank you, my friends, for allowing me into your homes for another wonderful year.

I am sending you all very heartfelt wishes for a joyful holiday from my family to yours.
xoxox - Gina

I hope St. Nicholas leaves wonderful presents in all your stockingsthis year! Merry Christmas!

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¿Sabes cómo decorar tu casa con velas de Navidad? Las velas tienen una larga tradición en la decoración de las fiestas, pero probablemente, se les puede sacar mucho más partido del que crees. En la mesa, en las ventanas, en una chimenea… jugando con sus formas y colores, se puede crear de una forma fácil un ambiente navideño único.

¿Quieres ver algunos 22 ejemplos muy inspiradores?

Vía: Digs Digs y BHG

Decoración con postales de Navidad

Las postales de Navidad pueden servir para algo más que escribirlas y enviarlas… Probablemente a estas alturas tengas una legión de tarjetas con las que no sabes muy bien qué hacer -a menos que seas un desalmad@ y las tires -. El caso es que, buscando en Internet, he encontrado múltiples ideas para reutilizar las postales recibidas en pasados años en la decoración navideña.

Via: Decorando Mejor

Meet Fay

A few days ago I discovered the new blog “A MELANGE ET MOI”, which I really love to visit! Fay, the author is English, but is living in Florence, Italy, for the past two years (she was living in London and Paris before)! She is such a very nice person! And her blogposts are so delightful!

So I definitely wanted to introduce you to Fay!

The lovely Fay in the snow!

Fay is living in the historic centre of Florence… and this is the view from her kitchen window…..!

...in summer …and …

…in winter…!!!

Fay enjoys all the good things in life.

And she has a lot of passions as…

… art and history,

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architecture,

literature, opera,…

Fay fully enjoys life and appreciates the little things in life as…

…baking a Christmas cake…

…and tasting the delicious French macarons…

or walking with her dogs in Firenze!

Writing her blog “ A Melange et Moi “, Fay tries to share with us her passions and daily delights!

Please , click on logo of the blog and discover the wonderful world of our new blogger colleague Fay!

Let me know your thougts! I (even Fay, I might think) would love to hear !

All images : blog “A Melange et Moi”

We're taking off for the holidays but don't despair, we have uploaded lots of goodies for you while we are away. Hope you and your presents make it home safely too! Merry Christmas!

I can't wait to get home and see the tree that my father has put up. Until then, I will be drooling over these terrificly decorated tannenbaums! Happy Holidays!