November complete and December ready in my never ending calendar

November, 2016 is in the books and is history.

November was all about patriotism and Art Every Day Month.  Feel free to enlarge to read the minutia.

I have enough pages left in this journal I purchased for one more year.  I still need to buy a calendar to use on the pages, since I have gone to a very simple calendar form.  I just can't see spending all that time trying to create pages for my calendar when it never looks as lovely as those of some of my friends.  So, one more year, then I'll decide if I want to continue after that.

But for now, December, 2016 is ready to be filled in.  Because I'm color driven, you don't have to tell me how much the "red" cups that look pink in the scan, clash with the red of the calendar background.

And because my calendars are so wimpy, I thought you might like to see a few decorations as I start decorating my home for Christmas.

I got this idea from Divers and Sundry, who last year placed a softie tree on her floor.  I thought it would be safe

especially since Bleubeard refuses to be around this carpet sample, which was supposed to be a scratching "post."  

This year, as with last, I have placed my other, very well made softie, a gift from a very dear lady years ago, 

atop my Grandmother's treadle sewing machine.

Imagine my surprise when I caught Squiggles

sleeping here that same night.  The next day, the tree had been knocked over and moved.  So much for that idea!

Thanks for joining me today.  I'm really quite grateful.  Don't forget your Second on the 2nd post.  If you've never participated, dig up an old post you are proud of and post it tomorrow.