Merry Christmouse!

Hello, Bloggy friends. This is a Christmas post I did last year, and since it had lots of pink, I wanted to share it at Beverly's Pink Saturday. Visit her blog for more wonderful pinks.


I have always loved "Christmas Mice". I just think they are so cute. And I have always loved "The Night Before Christmas", so I HAD to have this little book.


See how tiny the book is? (Compared to my hand?) I just love illustrations by Cyndy Szekeres. I've had this book since 1982. My kids enjoyed it, and now my two granddaughters love it.

Now, let's see what's going on over at Mrs. Mouse's house................

Looks like she is coming in from the living room to check on little Crissy mouse.

She is walking over to tuck her in. Aww! Shh! She's sleeping good!



While we're here, let's have a look around the room.

Ummm! What pretty, pink wallpaper. Somebody likes Shabby Mouse Chic. :)







Looks like Mrs. Mouse has been decorating for Christmas, too. Look at the pretty greenery over Grandpa Mouse's picture. I see she has her tree all decorated, and look, She used a thimble for the base of the tree. How clever!

I I like her green curtains, and the candle in the window. Oh, look! It's snowing!


What the.......................! Will you look at that? Santa came! How'd he do that? We didn't even see him! He's pretty sneaky, that jolly old elf. Looks like somebody is getting an angel mouse and a candy cane, too!



Sleep tight, little Crissy Mouse. You will have lots of surprises when you wake up.




Thanks for letting me share. I've had the cute, little mouse figures for several years. I hope you enjoyed looking at them. And, what can I say...................Christmas just brings out the kid in me! :)
Thanks for stopping by!!!!

The MAGIC Christmas Book

Hello Bloggy friends. Today I want to show you one of my favorite books. I love this version of "The Night Before Christmas" because of the beautiful and magical illustrations by Cheryl Harness.





If I had a Victorian house, I'd want it to look just like this one. Wouldn't you? And wait till you see the inside!!!!







Here's the parlor. (I can only show you one side of the room at a time because my scanner wasn't big enough) :(



See? Everything is dark and quiet. See the little mouse under the stairs? He's even got his stocking hung. Study the room carefully. Notice the angel on top of the tree.




Now look! Santa has come! It's straight up 12 midnight on the clock. All the lights have come on.

The mouse woke up and he's taking his stocking to Santa. Look how the angel has changed. Notice the little figurine in the corner. She is now pointing at Santa.







OK, now here's the other side of the same room. The dog and cat are asleep. Notice the pictures of the man and woman on the wall.

Now the lights are on and Santa has arrived. The dog and cat have both woke up to see what's going on. Look at the pictures now. They are smiling. Did you see the face on top of the mirror? It changed, too.

It's fun to look at the pictures and see what all has changed, and the illustrations are so beautiful. When I taught day care, the kids just loved this book. Now I love reading it to my granddaughters. :)

Thanks for visiting me today. And as Santa says, "Happy Christmas to all and to all a good night". :)

I'm linking up to Met Monday at Susan's Between Naps on the Porch, and Joan at Anything Goes Here for Vintage Christmas Monday.

Cynthia's Log Cabin

Hi! Today, I'd like to give you a tour of my friend, Cynthia's log cabin. We attended a party at her house this past Friday, and I took pictures. :)

Here's her cute little eating area off her kitchen.

Closeup of her cabinet.

This is the downstairs bedroom. Wouldn't you love to stay over? I would.

Her dad pulled this bed out of the dump and refinished it. Can you believe it?

Her mantle all decorated for Christmas.

A view of living room from the stairs.

This is her master bedroom.

Cozy corner of the Master.

And here we are. I'm on the left in the back. Cynthia is on the back on the right. Thanks for joining me. I loved having you.