Christmas Great Room

<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Me ... again !! </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Who is feeling the rush of Christmas ?!  I know I am ... I have SOOO much shopping yet to do ... somehow, it all gets done.  I love this season, however, admittedly, I'm a bit relieved when it's over ... am I alone ?!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've shared snippets of our great room, and now wanted to share the "rest of the story." </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'll keep my commentary to a minimum and just flood you with pictures instead.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So, come on in!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl6SkQ2stQqhPZBKpb38WkodhbkK0SU4B8KjHwJs4i9J2PRJ8Q9rgYSWo2Fa_QaY6sSxCPJkY6OiiHB8S4b-VQ9PllVfLJJ7s4vgdCR2N29JvP2GNECPx5UTzPEfXg6nXCoRORHFzQFlM/s1600/xmasgreatfoyer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl6SkQ2stQqhPZBKpb38WkodhbkK0SU4B8KjHwJs4i9J2PRJ8Q9rgYSWo2Fa_QaY6sSxCPJkY6OiiHB8S4b-VQ9PllVfLJJ7s4vgdCR2N29JvP2GNECPx5UTzPEfXg6nXCoRORHFzQFlM/s640/xmasgreatfoyer.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjcadp3VHPufVQPv3Hm5HwchKg8GKWiOKvdtbcv2L6EBTbp-ykFbyrc6WAtQvPupqXL49IfTeUDi74LJKJNq1ibGDqU4x4wcRui1lfwhTja6RncW_BNs-OajmvukqbJP3_7uBvnekRpUQ/s1600/xmasgreatoveralljax.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjcadp3VHPufVQPv3Hm5HwchKg8GKWiOKvdtbcv2L6EBTbp-ykFbyrc6WAtQvPupqXL49IfTeUDi74LJKJNq1ibGDqU4x4wcRui1lfwhTja6RncW_BNs-OajmvukqbJP3_7uBvnekRpUQ/s400/xmasgreatoveralljax.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Christmas pillows from Pottery Barn (on sale!).  Our vintage tool box is filled with greenery, balls, pinecones and battery operated  lights ... love the soft glow:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA2Wwj7FdJsPKZKiRcXIWZYJKqPGAbrfJuDHCppp6hoa_S5ABDMmusDDdUO8TlBWhJHDAWeMz3XNXuP9yiLlfIkbsY08buUPVJyc-XZcjjtm4PNKQuMeNoHbpvPEWO-bqrLXXhkOcBJPM/s1600/xmasgreatsofa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA2Wwj7FdJsPKZKiRcXIWZYJKqPGAbrfJuDHCppp6hoa_S5ABDMmusDDdUO8TlBWhJHDAWeMz3XNXuP9yiLlfIkbsY08buUPVJyc-XZcjjtm4PNKQuMeNoHbpvPEWO-bqrLXXhkOcBJPM/s400/xmasgreatsofa.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgACV4Y1n9Z5wkJ5A2RH7xVHblemaXG4DxLYE3PHWi771VMXb-5rPfEMvzptdAUpQEulKm1sD7n_VHl6MP7Mk15vl-_wd9W2W3OaaKmL7TraK1LzynUmx4UJUCRcbjmt2sUGqL3qXkr1mU/s640/xmasgreattree.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"Peace" pillow from Wal-Mart (last year):</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvsfXw84nrid_ph0KE8LXjuV-SgOgnbd5fn0syHduA6gfyH__Cbw1Gt6p2FkRlBn6DJXwHB7cupDp32TBxulsIhYMasCurPJqSCQXr8MZEAoBc1_rR43ZioSwMTaXB60n18lws0W5Zmoc/s1600/xmasgreatpeace.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvsfXw84nrid_ph0KE8LXjuV-SgOgnbd5fn0syHduA6gfyH__Cbw1Gt6p2FkRlBn6DJXwHB7cupDp32TBxulsIhYMasCurPJqSCQXr8MZEAoBc1_rR43ZioSwMTaXB60n18lws0W5Zmoc/s640/xmasgreatpeace.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhniZ5XoqsR0MvCzi86XtKkYmbli3DhMVeeoQZ8lxmkPTRL5R7GAXlXFf8aSAWNQS_01GOrkXG5QPtKs8B97Ta5GJ4q9C_sn2pJxrxFPCuu0tiXGUV1KWqSkX9XNdhUSAPXQsy8HAWOWY0/s1600/xmasgreattreemantel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhniZ5XoqsR0MvCzi86XtKkYmbli3DhMVeeoQZ8lxmkPTRL5R7GAXlXFf8aSAWNQS_01GOrkXG5QPtKs8B97Ta5GJ4q9C_sn2pJxrxFPCuu0tiXGUV1KWqSkX9XNdhUSAPXQsy8HAWOWY0/s640/xmasgreattreemantel.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Just *had* to share our Santa mantel one.more.time.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLOFdHoNRR2TzMn7ZvaOfIKhv_T_4E6uE-kU1Uc7MY94_2yGUeOjRYlka-Uqu4pcNuuF246F51MrSKvdTJ1TXR3wUIjX5uXB2k5OD2FpMhNyR8MW3HvJTyVpoKsB10wZHPRmjUyQK6kP8/s1600/xmasgreatmantel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLOFdHoNRR2TzMn7ZvaOfIKhv_T_4E6uE-kU1Uc7MY94_2yGUeOjRYlka-Uqu4pcNuuF246F51MrSKvdTJ1TXR3wUIjX5uXB2k5OD2FpMhNyR8MW3HvJTyVpoKsB10wZHPRmjUyQK6kP8/s640/xmasgreatmantel.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsLEtMLRLzTDlax6MT7H3_zOBq4oQL5mK80Js3l2iQ1O9fZIvxQNQuzf9fTgsbgbEFbgtGNBlwcL1LF4aZZ71Oupml481yGJVy8wcONmDsHYTyWhyP6wBPqB3sUKAn3Vyb0iFr1FW2MpE/s1600/xmasgreatchest.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsLEtMLRLzTDlax6MT7H3_zOBq4oQL5mK80Js3l2iQ1O9fZIvxQNQuzf9fTgsbgbEFbgtGNBlwcL1LF4aZZ71Oupml481yGJVy8wcONmDsHYTyWhyP6wBPqB3sUKAn3Vyb0iFr1FW2MpE/s640/xmasgreatchest.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There's our other red feather tree ... love how the glittered "JOY" sparkles in the reflection of the mirrored table: </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbgqVRH3TjyK5Kd4Lc7CGyGtCkdIkSPsv_qvPmXFX8Bl62lNUDukwVLUidDo7eQsepUk3Gi1RuZCSjykPWRI3fCuRtRaLcaRBW2gBfn36Y6KaCg1qSz1zUSaT-HXuU8ySSWhbUdckzaQw/s1600/xmasgreatmirrored.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbgqVRH3TjyK5Kd4Lc7CGyGtCkdIkSPsv_qvPmXFX8Bl62lNUDukwVLUidDo7eQsepUk3Gi1RuZCSjykPWRI3fCuRtRaLcaRBW2gBfn36Y6KaCg1qSz1zUSaT-HXuU8ySSWhbUdckzaQw/s640/xmasgreatmirrored.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">One last overall view ... "Seasons Greetings!"</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQFeM9XhNbdxY_PWoNIJY-TfT__7zsyYFFBuSsz-Bo9vcXL4bV6LsaDfBNgfwgBY6PRb8b9Vc6suClkX6mIyE9hTlU9wwMfw5pBsYRRQyiH4xmvufKG09nNTWIH_cWMoI6Cyql8MPSLj0/s1600/xmasgreatfromfoyer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQFeM9XhNbdxY_PWoNIJY-TfT__7zsyYFFBuSsz-Bo9vcXL4bV6LsaDfBNgfwgBY6PRb8b9Vc6suClkX6mIyE9hTlU9wwMfw5pBsYRRQyiH4xmvufKG09nNTWIH_cWMoI6Cyql8MPSLj0/s640/xmasgreatfromfoyer.jpg" width="462" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As always, thanks for stopping by!</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/248/3B01215062574D4D6FFA221C1E7FF50B.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div></div></div>

Christmas Great Room

Me ... again !!  Who is feeling the rush of Christmas ?!  I know I am ... I have SOOO much shopping yet to do ... somehow, it all gets done....

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