BOY DO I HAVE SANTAS...... AND THIS & THAT

Now that I'm finished my decorating, I'm enjoying having the house all festive for the Holidays. Isn't it funny how once it's all done, we see why we do it year after year? I love twinkly white lights and the smells of Christmas, don't you? I love Santas too and thought I'd show you a few of mine. I didn't put them all out this year, but here's the ones I did.

This whimsical Santa sits on our wet bar. I think he's adorable on his unicycle.

This Santa sits on the sideboard in the dining room.

I have this one sitting on an antique chest in the foyer. I love the metal reindeer candle holder.

This one is sitting on a little table in our den. He's quite heavy. He might be filled with sand.

Even though this Santa isn't wearing the traditional red, I still love him. He's much prettier in person. I have him sitting on a chest in the master bedroom.

I love this Santa riding a reindeer. Darn...I just noticed Rudolph's red nose is missing! Hmmmm...wonder where it went. It seems this happens every other year or so. I don't know why I didn't notice it until now. The boxes are packed up already, so I'll have to find a subsitute nose. (that sounds pretty funny!)

I love these. This is the only Mrs. Claus I have.

Mom and I had fun one year (probably 15 years ago) and made these Santas out of cinnamon sticks and then we hand painted each one. Every year I love standing them up in my Spode creamer sitting beside our coffee pot.

Here's a close-up of their sweet little faces.

Mom and I also made these three cute Santas out of large dowels. I can't remember if we did it the same year as the cinnamon Santas. I'm thinking it was the next year. The photo doesn't do them justice. I have them standing on the kitchen window ledge under my kitchen Christmas wreath.

This cute Santa is on a bedside table in one of the guest rooms.

A neighbor our ours made this next Santa for me over 20 years ago. I have him standing on the floor by the office door.

This little Santa is in our powder room. A friend gave me that special hand towel...I love the messsage..."Friends Make the Best Presents"...so true!

I've had this Old World looking Santa for many many years. He has a big bundle of twigs, bird nests, etc. on his back. I have him sitting on a bookshelf in the living room.

As you can see, I love Santas. And believe me...I have sooooooo many Santa ornaments on my tree. I might post them another time. But, I must admit, my very favorite Santa is this sweet girl off for her golf cart ride with George.

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My mistletoe is hanging high up in the foyer, ready for anyone who wants to stand under it.

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Are you like me...feeling "stuffed" all the time. Feeling like Santa with his big belly? Eating, eating, eating and then more eating!

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Talk about eating....Here we are last night with our friends, Jack and Linda (on the right) and Robert and Carolyn (on the left) at Fat Clemenza's. Great pizza!

Here's the Tuesday Lunch Bunch today at Cafe Provence. Their chicken crepes are to die for!

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Pat at Back Porch Musings has passed along this special award. Thank you so much Pat!

I am to list five favorite things. Let's see.... There's so much I could name, but I think I'll just repeat some of my favorite things I've mentioned in this post.

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Santas

Twinkling white Christmas lights

Lunch/Dinners with friends

Miss Daisy

Smells of Christmas

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I'd like to pass this along to YOU! If you leave a comment. Ha! Got 'cha!

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Sheila at Gim'Me Memories is doing a My Favorite Things challenge. Stop by and play along.

Hugs and kisses,
Kat