We finally took down the last of Christmas after the Baptism of the Lord was over on Monday, January 8. Everything looks so stark, especially with the gray sky background that is a perpetual part of a Louisville winter.
Although my Burpee planters clock indicates a full moon as I write, the heavy wind and rain indicates another month of no full moon sighting. With no sky watching tonight, I ended up staring at my blank mantel. It is too early to decorate for St. Valentine’s Day…
I got into my stash of objects and found a winter picture one of the girls had left here. Funny, they all have their own houses, but I still have an assortment of wedding dresses, art, and stuffed animals. Anyway, I dug out my snow-globes collected from my travels, two hot chocolate bowls from France, and some snowball shaped candle holders borrowed from my mother. For some extra zing, I added a couple of cute snowmen stashed in the cabinets and some snowflake ornaments I found for a nickel each at a post-Christmas sale several years ago.
Here is the January mantel that I threw together:
And a close up:
Don’t mind the woman in the mirror.
The best thing is that it cost nothing, a very good thing after a Christmas season of spending.
