The Thanksgiving holiday is over and this year was exceptionally memorable. We carved out a few more traditions that are always a good way to preserve time. Since the kids had a week off from school, we headed south to visit Charleston, S.C.. If you’ve never seen it, I highly recommend it. The architecture alone was enough to keep me there for two days. Almost every home came equipped with it’s own 2, 3 or 4 story open-air balcony. Since our home in Bucks County has one of these, we admired for hours. The charm of the Old South is something you can’t deny. We rode through town on a horse-drawn carriage, and toured a southern plantation by train. I was inspired by the design of the gardens, and antique quilts, which adorned every bedroom. There is nothing like touring something new to inspire your designs -or get you to read Gone with the Wind (which I am also enjoying). Then, after arriving back in PA, we tried something new on Black Friday. Instead of waking at 4AM to stand in line at some superstore, we woke around eight, had a nice breakfast and set out to decorate our entire farm with lights, candles, snowflakes, santas and antique ornaments. Christmas gifts were not even a topic in our home, and aside from one quick trip to buy a few necessary lights, we got through the entire day without entering a single shop.
Which leads me to how excited I am to record all that we do this year with photos, journaling and video, so that we can pass these traditions down and around. It makes the season much more magical, in my opinion.
Take some time over the next month to make a year-end book, handwrite a card to an elderly relative, invite your brother’s family over for a sleepover and roast chestnuts outside while making cut out cookies inside. These are all on my to-do list.
Wishing you Happier Holidays from Heirloom
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