Winter in the Foyer and Living Room Part 1

Hello Sweet Friends,

Hope most of you are having way

better temps that the last few weeks.

Can you believe this is the last

day of January????  Yet it seems

like Christmas was eons ago!  lol

We have had the feel of Winter here

 since last Friday which has been

 a bit refreshing for us. Back to a 

high of 76 tomorrow tho, course,

 even that is cooler than before.....

Spent most of the day cooking and

 watching HGTV (since I can see 

the TV from the kitchen). I made

some Brocoli cheese soup, some

Peanut Butter energy bites, and a

colombian dish called

 "Beef Bistec". 

Got the last 2 recipes from my 

daughter, she has already made 

them and said they were great!

I have only tasted the Beef Bis-

tec, we will be having it for din

din tonight, but the taste was 

great, so looking forward to

having it tonight. We had the

 Brocoli soup last night and I

 tried out the PB bites at Break-

fast and really liked them too.  

I love to cook when it is cold

outside, it warms the house and

it just seems the best time for 

cooking as far as I am concerned.

Many recipes are one pot meals, 

which means less clean up and

 that works for me!!  lol

My dad was a Chef and he and

my grandparents owned a diner

together.....and when I got older

and started cooking I used to tell

my Dad Now, I know why you 

love to cook....cause you always

have someone to clean up after

you.....I could love to cook like

that too..........the worst part is

the clean up...........

A few times when he visited

he would make things for us,

which were wonderful but after-

wards the kitchen would be a 

huge mess....and guess who

got to clean it up.........lol

Thought I would share some

Photos of this years Winter

Foyer and Living room.

We are really enjoying all

the neutrals and a more 

pared down look.......

Just seems to so fitting

for Winter.................

I tried to crop this pic but it just

looked wierd, so just left them

as is.....

This is what you see when you

step in our front door. Still

loving my new lil table.

I posterized this pic cause it made the 

white floral pick look more like it

 should, but it doesn't look the same

 here for some reason.  Anyway, it 

has some silver and irridescent 

qualities to it for some glitz.

Found these lil Tree ornaments a few

years ago, and found some more this

year.  You can't really tell in the pic

but they have a lil bit of glitter on

them and really look pretty.  So 

added one to the wreath........

I hung the rest of the windows,

but the pic really didn't come out

well, so left it out, but they do 

look quite cute........

If you go straight down our foyer 

you wind up in the family room.

If you go to the left that is our

 living room which you will see

 more of in these pictures.  If you

look closely on the left of the pic

you can see a hutch and that is

our dining room, 

Now you are entering...
 the Living room. I have gone with 
neutral colors with a touch of 
blue here and there.

Added a bit of glitz and glam 

in this room too.

With the silver dish, key, candle and 

antique looking Christmas balls...........

I got these Christmas balls a few years

 back after Christmas,so the first time I

 used them was for Winter,  so now I keep

 them just as a Winter decoration.

Got silver mercury glass candle dish

 at the same time......

Like that it can be used like a dish 

or a candle......

and here is a long time 

trusty decorating friend,

Beauregard.

Glad you could stop in.....

and hope you have a really

great rest of the week.

Keep your light shing brightly!

Love, Hugs and

Last day of January Blessings,

Nellie


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