Aunt May's Cottage

Day 23

auntmayscottage@gmail.com (Bertie) — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:00:00 +0000

Day 22

auntmayscottage@gmail.com (Bertie) — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:00:00 +0000

Victorian Christmas at the Morgan's

auntmayscottage@gmail.com (Bertie) — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:36:00 +0000

We interrupt our regularly scheduled program to insert a few photos of our home during Christmas.

I've not shown the entire house as it would take too many photos to show, but here are some of the highlights....

First, we will stop in the dining room. This is the old carriage room attached to the house. It is four steps down from the kitchen on the East side of our home and gets wonderful sun in the mornings.

Close up of the tea cart in the corner.

Buffet loaded with goodies..

View from the head chair.

I'm lucky to have 20 place settings of this china.

The elves are still busy decorating the top of my china hutch.

The "children's" table in the kitchen. They get real china and real silver at grandma's house, too.

I don't decorate much in the living room as that is used to watch Christmas movies after dinner. This is the stairs that lead to the bedroom floor. I also have a sitting room up there (although I very seldom use it).

I do have a nice Angel collection that are scattered throughout the living room. This year I will be making more of them in lighter colors.

Moving on to the parlor. I painted the Santas quite a few years ago. There were 8 of them from different countries but, over the years, the rest have broken. Whatever pottery they are made of, seems to turn to chalk after 20 or so years. The ink drawing was done over 25 years ago.

This is my most precious Christmas decoration. It was painted by my father and stepmother and given to me a few pieces every year until the Christmas of 1984. My Dad died the following month.

Some of my Santa collection sits on the pump organ.

And some on the fireplace mantel. There are 26 Santas in this room.

I put the tree in the corner of the parlor this year. It usually sits in front of the big window.

I'd like to wish you all a
very Merry Christmas
and the
Happiest of New Years!

Day 21

auntmayscottage@gmail.com (Bertie) — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 14:00:00 +0000

Day 20

auntmayscottage@gmail.com (Bertie) — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 14:00:00 +0000

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auntmayscottage@gmail.com (Bertie) — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 14:00:00 +0000

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auntmayscottage@gmail.com (Bertie) — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:00:00 +0000

If you are enjoying these photos, please comment and let me know your favorites. Thanks!

Day 17

auntmayscottage@gmail.com (Bertie) — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:00:00 +0000

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auntmayscottage@gmail.com (Bertie) — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:00:00 +0000

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auntmayscottage@gmail.com (Bertie) — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:00:00 +0000

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auntmayscottage@gmail.com (Bertie) — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:00:00 +0000

Day Thirteen

auntmayscottage@gmail.com (Bertie) — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 14:00:00 +0000

Day Twelve

auntmayscottage@gmail.com (Bertie) — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 14:00:00 +0000

Day Eleven

auntmayscottage@gmail.com (Bertie) — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:00:00 +0000

Day Ten

auntmayscottage@gmail.com (Bertie) — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:00:00 +0000

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auntmayscottage@gmail.com (Bertie) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:00:00 +0000

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auntmayscottage@gmail.com (Bertie) — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:00:00 +0000

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auntmayscottage@gmail.com (Bertie) — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:00:00 +0000

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auntmayscottage@gmail.com (Bertie) — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 14:00:00 +0000

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auntmayscottage@gmail.com (Bertie) — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 14:00:00 +0000

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auntmayscottage@gmail.com (Bertie) — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:31:00 +0000

Day Three

auntmayscottage@gmail.com (Bertie) — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:27:00 +0000

Day Two

auntmayscottage@gmail.com (Bertie) — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:00:00 +0000

It's the First of December!

auntmayscottage@gmail.com (Bertie) — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:29:00 +0000

Join me in the countdown to our Lord's Birthday.

As my gift to you, each day until Christmas, I will post some lovely Victorian Christmas rooms for your enjoyment and inspiration. Most of these photos are from magazines that I have collected over the past 25 years.

Please note that I give full credit to Victoria, Veranda, Victorian Homes, Victorian Lifestyles and Decor, Country Victorian, Victorian Decorating and Old House Journal for these photos.

Enjoy....

Just click to enlarge any photo, but please don't copy. Thanks!

November Wrap-up...

auntmayscottage@gmail.com (Bertie) — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:33:00 +0000

In my quest to visit as many small, quaint, historical towns in the Midwest as possible, hubby and I went to Paris, KY over Thanksgiving. What a friendly, clean little town! I loved it there. Unlike most of America, this looks to be a very active downtown area as many of the stores were being renovated and seemed to have new owners.

Smack dab in the middle of town was this sweet little park with a fountain. It was turned off for the winter, but I imagine it's quite beautiful in the summer months.

Paris has the most unusual Doors! These are a few of my favorites...

This building was in renovation.

Wonder what the Robneel was???

And these doors were well over 15 feet tall!!

I quickly found my favorite store....

Some other interesting buildings....

I peeked in the windows of this wonderful old drugstore and OH did I fall in love with this!! All of the renovations seemed to have these tin ceilings and wonderful wood floors.

Their courthouse is beautiful. It has a copper cupola and wonderful architectural features. I don't think I'd like to climb those stairs every day for work, though.

If you love old towns like I do and are ever in the Paris, KY neighborhood, you MUST stop by this lovely little heaven on earth. I can promise you won't regret it! I think we may go back again in the summer and say "Hey" to all of the friends we made there.

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I can hardly believe it's the end of November already. Where did the year go?? We've only got the Christmas Season upon us now, being the last holiday in 2009. In celebration of that season, I'd like to share some of my favorite rooms decorated for the Holidays.

Many of you know how much I love the Victorian decorating magazines and have collected several publications for many years. When I'm thinking of decorating, I devour those for hours and have quite a stash of photos stored for future reference.

I'm sure you will enjoy some of these photos as much as I do and it may prompt you to expand your Holiday decorating as it does mine. So, starting December 1st, I will begin posting some of my favorites every day. There are almost 200 photos, so be sure to visit every day that you can during December.

Until next time..........