Sayling Away

Merry Christmas and God Bless Us, Everyone

I’d like to invite all of my friends and followers to join me for Christmas cookies and coffee (or tea if you wish). This is a rewrite of last year’s post with some new photos!

I will meet you at our front door. Come on in and you can see our living room.

When you first come in, you are greeted by my carolers.From the entryway you can look into the living room, where we always put a big wreath on the fireplace with red poinsettias for color.

And here is our Christmas tree, which we have in our solarium. We like real trees and usually get something 10-12 feet to hold all of the Christmas ornaments we’ve collected over the years from all the places we’ve been. This year my daughter and her husband came over to help decorate with our 50+ year-old ornament collection. I needed my son-in-law to put on the Christmas lights since Hubs is down and out with his back surgery for three months or more.

So have a seat in our family room, and I will get you some coffee and cookies, Try anything you like. I spent the last three days making ginger butterscotch, sugar, and devil’s food crackle plus orange and cranberry shortbread and some pretty powerful bourbon balls.

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Wishing everyone a wonderful holiday season, no matter what or how you celebrate. I’m taking a few days off to enjoy mine with my family and get some rest from taking care of everything while Hubs is healing up, so I’ll see you in the New Year!

Merry Christmas!

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Sue Vincent
8 years ago

Your home looks wonderful, though I wouldn’t mind betting half your Christmas will come in January.
Have a wonderful celebration, Noelle 🙂 x

Sue Vincent
8 years ago
Reply to  noelleg44

I am so pleased for you all 🙂 ( And I’m good with the coffee, thanks 😉 Have a great holiday 🙂 x

Annette Rochelle Aben
8 years ago

Thank you for this delightful Christmas visit! Much love and many blessings to you and those who mean the most to you. May we offer a loaf of my sister’s pumpkin bread and a plate of hopscotches (peanut butter, butterscotch, marshmallow and chow mein noodle candies) for you to enjoy when you wish! <3

davidprosser
8 years ago

Happy Christmas and a Wonderful New Year Noelle.
xxx Huge Hugs xxx

alisonewilliams
8 years ago

Merry Christmas Noelle 🙂 x

alisonewilliams
8 years ago
Reply to  noelleg44

Look forward to it 🙂

pagesvoice
8 years ago

This was a great post and I loved the pictures. Sending you wishes for a wonderful holiday with loved ones and friends.

Katherine P
8 years ago

What lovely decorations! The wreath over the fireplace is stunning and I love your carolers. How lovely that you get to have an extended Christmas for when your son comes home in January. Safe travels to him and Merry Christmas to you all! I’ll take that whole plate of cookies please!

Chris White
8 years ago

Splendid and wonderful. Have a great Christmas, Noelle.

Cathy
8 years ago

Merry Christmas 🎄 ⛄️ x

Cathy
8 years ago
Reply to  noelleg44

🙂

Terry Tyler
Terry Tyler
8 years ago

That’s really sweet, Noelle! Hope you have a lovely Christmas xx

Bette A. Stevens
8 years ago

Thanks for the lovely tour and yummy cookies, Noelle. Wishing you and yours a beautiful Christmas and abundant blessings in the New Year. <3

Bette A. Stevens
7 years ago
Reply to  noelleg44

Ditto, dear Noelle! <3 xo

anotherfoodieblogger
8 years ago

I hope you enjoy a fabulous Christmas break with your family Noelle!

Madelyn Griffith-Haynie, MCC, SCAC

I collect Byers Choice Carolers too – picking up one or two in years when funds permit since her crafting on the kitchen table days, before most people had ever heard of Joyce Byers. So your mantle brought a big grin to my face.

The cookies, not so much, however. While I always have a mug of coffee by my side, I was frustrated that I couldn’t jump through the computer and snatch the entire plateful of those yummie looking treats! (The ginger butterscotch sound like they could easily become an addiction – two of my favorite flavors.)

Those are the only photos that showed up for me, however, and I would love to see your son and your tree. Perhaps when he returns in January? I know that will be your BEST Christmas present. EVER.
xx,
mgh
(Madelyn Griffith-Haynie – ADDandSoMuchMore dot com)
– ADD Coach Training Field founder; ADD Coaching co-founder –
“It takes a village to transform a world!”

Madelyn Griffith-Haynie, MCC, SCAC
Reply to  noelleg44

Sent! NOW, do something to keep that email address of yours from being pharmed!! — despite the fact that I must sound like your daughter – lol 🙂
xx,
mgh

Ariel Hudnall
8 years ago

Is your son coming home just as a break, or is his deployment officially over? If so, congratulations and happy returns (and thank you) to him… and if not, I’m glad you can see him for the holidays!

I’ll take some tea and cookies, please! 😉

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GP Cox
8 years ago

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GP Cox
8 years ago
Reply to  noelleg44

You’ve me happy!!

Daal
8 years ago

& a happy new year!

dgkaye
8 years ago

Thanks for inviting us into your holiday home Noelle. The coffee and treats were delicious. Wishing you a Happy New Year! 🙂

dgkaye
8 years ago
Reply to  noelleg44

I’ll drink to that! Cheers! 🙂

Silvia Writes
8 years ago

It looks positively enticing. Happy new year, Noelle. May 2017 bring everything you even wished for.

anotherfoodieblogger
7 years ago

Merry Christmas to you and yours too Noelle! Thanks for the cookies! 😀

Ellen Jacobson
7 years ago

Those cookies look delicious! I can’t quite decide which one is my favorite. I guess I’ll have to have one of each 🙂

Ana
Ana
7 years ago

Beautiful tree. I love vintage decs.

The Little Mermaid
7 years ago

Wishing you and your family a belated Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year 2018! X

olganm
olganm
7 years ago

I hope you enjoy the holiday season, Noelle. I’m sure those who visit your house will. Everything look gorgeous and delicious. And Happy 2018!

mybicolblog
7 years ago

Those goodies look every inch the comfort food they are for the holidays. I bet they were delicious! You have a lovely home Noelle =)

mybicolblog
7 years ago
Reply to  noelleg44

I hope your husband recovers very well. It must be tough for you with his operation and the holidays and all. I’m sure everything went well. Oh yes, the de-decorating the house. Yikes. I’m glad we only put up a Christmas tree this year. Happy New Year!

Frances Roxas
7 years ago
Reply to  noelleg44

Our tree too is still in the living room, maybe I will take it down this weekend. If I ever find the time haha. I’m sure your son will appreciate seeing your Christmas tree after spending all that time in Afghanistan.. You must be really happy he’s coming back =)

Frances Roxas
7 years ago
Reply to  noelleg44

And in our household, we haven’t even talked about dedecorating our tree haha. Nobody seems to wanna move it yet. Really? Wow, I used to not like my name. There’s not a lot of Filipinos who name their kids Frances so I used to think it was weird. But now I think it’s ok 🙂

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