Celebrate the Small Things

Celebrate the Small Things is a weekly bloghop now hosted by Lexa Cain. The idea is to post anything you want to celebrate from the last week, no matter how small.


This week I'm celebrating:

- I put two of my Christmas trees up this week (still got one more to do) so the house is looking super christmassy, which I love! This is my absolute favourite time of year. Here's my main Christmas tree in the living room, with a few presents already waiting underneath it!



 - It's the Christmas market in Beverley on Sunday, so I'm looking forward to going and getting even more in the Christmas spirit! 

Comments

  1. Alex J. Cavanaugh9 December 2016 at 13:55

    Nothing like a few trees to get you in the spirit!

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  2. Unknown9 December 2016 at 17:38

    Lovely tree! I'm ready for the holidays, too.


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  3. Click9 December 2016 at 18:03

    I'm so jealous of you having multiple trees. We've only got one (and we have to rearrange things to squeeze it in). I love the idea of having two or three with different colour themes.

    Your tree looks great. :-)

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  4. Unknown10 December 2016 at 21:11

    I adore Christmas decorations! So cheerful and bright! Love your tree. Have a good weekend! ;)

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  5. Annalisa Crawford11 December 2016 at 18:39

    Three trees! Wow. We used to have two, but we don't have the room now - we bought too much furniture!

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  6. Denise Covey 14 December 2016 at 09:27

    Cute that you have three trees. Happy Christmas, Laura!

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  7. Sheena-kay Graham14 December 2016 at 23:17

    Three Christmas trees? Are you the next Mrs. Claus Laura?

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  8. Deanie Humphrys-Dunne16 December 2016 at 16:05

    Very pretty, Laura. I'm sure your house looks lovely.

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