The Silver Lining

--- No, I haven't fallen off of the planet or vanished into the Ether.  I've tried to keep up with the Holiday Season!  Only so much time in a day, and only so many spoons in my energy reserve! Every year since I was "grown" I've spent the day after Thanksgiving taking down fall decorations and replacing it with Christmas!  It would take ALL DAY for me to get it done, but I'd put on Christmas music and have a blast! At our current home, I have blue lights and "odds and ends" on top of the kitchen cabinets year round -- things like a couple of ceramic figures my mom gave me, a picnic basket that belonged to my grandparents, an old bread bowl and rolling pin. But at Christmas, all that comes down and I put up greenery, more lights, and some holiday plates and dishes. I usually put up two trees -- one really tall one in the den, and a smaller one in the upstairs bedroom, in front of the window.  Other holiday items are scattered here and ther...