Log Cabin Christmas

Such a little house for such a big Holiday!  Family from far and near meet for the Christmas dinner - forgetting the hardships of this long, cold winter.  You can hear the sleigh bells jingling through the fields as they arrive so wrapped up no ones recognizes each other.  They gather around the handmade plank table, safe from the driving chilll and snow outside - the woodstove working hard to warm the small home.

In the corner is the tree - oh, what a beautiful tree, freshly cut and brought in last night to decorate. Mother's rocker temporarily  resigned to another corner to make room.  Strings of popped corn and bright red cranberries wrap it's branches with handmade paper and cookie ornaments fill in the boughs. Underneath the tree my ragdoll lays in fresh straw as a reminder of  Babe born so many years ago. 

The scents of pine, cinnamon, cardamon, nutmeg, cloves, gingerbread...it's enough to make mouths water!
Homemade applesauce on the stove, the bird in the oven stuffed with sage stuffing...all our own food as there are no supermarkets here.  Biscuits with hand-churned butter and fresh cream for the pies! Whipped potatoes, cranberry sauce, rich gravy...it's a feast for Christmas.


From our simple house so long ago to your house today - a very Merry Christmas! 

(We will start a new direction after the Holiday break)