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Decorating with Pine Boughs

Decorating with Pine Boughs

Who ever came up with the idea to package and bag pine cones to sell was just genius! And here I have them lying all over the place, just ...

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Holiday Living room - kinda like Greenacres

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Note: If you watched TV from 1965 to 1971 you will probably appreciate today's post. If not, you will have absolutely no idea what I am talking about but can still enjoy the pictures.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Remember the show Greenacres? You know, Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor. The couple who moved from New York City to a rural country farm? </span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">My life is a bit like that show.</span></div><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"> In fact it can easily be the sequel.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-T3S49GDAXEs/UL1Em8maGcI/AAAAAAAAYXw/WDMjv4E8-xw/s1600/IMG_4170.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-T3S49GDAXEs/UL1Em8maGcI/AAAAAAAAYXw/WDMjv4E8-xw/s640/IMG_4170.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><center><a class="pin-it-button" count-layout="horizontal" href="http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Ftopthistopthat.blogspot.com%2F2012%2F12%2Fholiday-living-room-kinda-like.html&media=http%3A%2F%2F2.bp.blogspot.com%2F-T3S49GDAXEs%2FUL1Em8maGcI%2FAAAAAAAAYXw%2FWDMjv4E8-xw%2Fs1600%2FIMG_4170.JPG%22%20imageanchor%3D%221%22%20style%3D%22margin-left%3A%201em%3B%20margin-right%3A%201em%3B%22%3E%3Cimg%20border%3D%220%22%20height%3D%22640%22%20src%3D%22http%3A%2F%2F2.bp.blogspot.com%2F-T3S49GDAXEs%2FUL1Em8maGcI%2FAAAAAAAAYXw%2FWDMjv4E8-xw%2Fs640%2FIMG_4170.JPG%22%20width%3D%22426%22&description=Holiday%20Living%20Room"><img border="0" src="//assets.pinterest.com/images/PinExt.png" title="Pin It" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">The living room in all it's glitz and glamour and the roosters crowing outside.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Greenacres is the place for me. Farm livin is the life for me. Land spreadin out so far and wide. Keep Manhattan just give me the countryside. New York is where I'd rather stay......</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cMfqhwxUfpA/UL1vRDkHc0I/AAAAAAAAYZA/ko4-9vgUcRQ/s1600/IMG_3654.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cMfqhwxUfpA/UL1vRDkHc0I/AAAAAAAAYZA/ko4-9vgUcRQ/s640/IMG_3654.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">In some ways my<strike> life</strike> tree in the living room this year could easily belong to Oliver and Lisa Douglas in their small little country town of Hooterville. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4n7zpoONIXQ/UL1wlNZHAdI/AAAAAAAAYZo/Zm1VjTmegU8/s1600/IMG_3804.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4n7zpoONIXQ/UL1wlNZHAdI/AAAAAAAAYZo/Zm1VjTmegU8/s640/IMG_3804.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">My husband is not a lawyer like Oliver, but does drive a tractor.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-onhp9cHOz60/UL1v6GaTKxI/AAAAAAAAYZY/zOTDwy0s-KA/s1600/IMG_3661.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-onhp9cHOz60/UL1v6GaTKxI/AAAAAAAAYZY/zOTDwy0s-KA/s640/IMG_3661.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Just like Lisa, I too was a city girl who moved to the country.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">I don't like to cook, but I won't</span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"> throw dishes out the window and luckily we don't drink coffee.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZyTeKwS6-f8/UL1vd3c5ueI/AAAAAAAAYZI/y7ekWZtViV8/s1600/IMG_3656.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZyTeKwS6-f8/UL1vd3c5ueI/AAAAAAAAYZI/y7ekWZtViV8/s640/IMG_3656.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">And just like Haney's place we awake to the sounds of roosters each morning and get out to do our farm chores, although unlike Oliver you won't find my husband bush hogging in a three piece suit.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-E1b32DgaIoo/UL1FvMwyNhI/AAAAAAAAYYA/Xh9-59bYgpU/s1600/IMG_4186.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-E1b32DgaIoo/UL1FvMwyNhI/AAAAAAAAYYA/Xh9-59bYgpU/s640/IMG_4186.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">We have neighbors similar to Fred and Doris with the exception of any talking pigs named Arnold, although I think their dog may watch TV and play the Wii occasionally.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2hs2v44rBZo/UL1uo7QOH_I/AAAAAAAAYY4/a2DPhFs1qfI/s1600/IMG_3649.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2hs2v44rBZo/UL1uo7QOH_I/AAAAAAAAYY4/a2DPhFs1qfI/s640/IMG_3649.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">We also have a postmaster, newspaper editor, store clerk, sheriff and preacher and they are all the same person! Unfortunately, unlike the rest of Hooterville, we don't expect a refund without paying our taxes.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6rfQxsfy-BI/UL1ZaWDeGOI/AAAAAAAAYYc/Qs1w5ytSHSA/s1600/IMG_3618.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6rfQxsfy-BI/UL1ZaWDeGOI/AAAAAAAAYYc/Qs1w5ytSHSA/s640/IMG_3618.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">I must admit,  I love my simple little country life and there's not much I would trade for it, but a Penthouse on Park Avenue sure sounds sweet!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CJi6H7tQ9II/UMVFI67gyuI/AAAAAAAAYnI/vJvzj3blqpQ/s1600/IMG_3873.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CJi6H7tQ9II/UMVFI67gyuI/AAAAAAAAYnI/vJvzj3blqpQ/s640/IMG_3873.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">..... <span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">I get allergic smelling hay. I just adore a penthouse view.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"> Darlin I love you but give me Park Avenue.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">It's not exactly Park Avenue but you can see more of my Holiday Tour <a href="http://keswickcountry.blogspot.com/2012/12/holiday-home-tour.html"><b><i>here</i></b></a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-H5ysYKoHVfs/TwEIGl8ZIgI/AAAAAAAARN0/ZQxgRse_W6Q/s1600/signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-H5ysYKoHVfs/TwEIGl8ZIgI/AAAAAAAARN0/ZQxgRse_W6Q/s1600/signature.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">PS- The Greenacres sitcom is available in DVD somewhere out there.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Grateful for~</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The memory and syndication to remember stuff like this!</span></div><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"></span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div></center></div><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">        </span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Want Top This Top That delivered directly to your inbox?</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #6a6969; line-height: 20px; padding: 13px 0px 10px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">It’s easy!  Just enter your e-mail address.</span></div><br /><div><form action="http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify" method="post" onsubmit="window.open('http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=TopThisTopThat', 'popupwindow', 'scrollbars=yes,width=550,height=520');return true" style="border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 3px; text-align: center;" target="popupwindow">Enter your email address:<br /><input name="email" style="width: 140px;" type="text" /><br /><input name="uri" type="hidden" value="TopThisTopThat" /><input name="loc" type="hidden" value="en_US" /><input type="submit" value="Subscribe" /><br />Delivered by <a href="http://feedburner.google.com/" target="_blank">FeedBurner</a></form></div><br /><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><br /></i></span> <span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Sharing:</i></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.net/atlanta-botanical-gardens-garden-lights-holiday-nights/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+BetweenNapsOnThePorch+%28BETWEEN+NAPS+ON+THE+PORCH%29">Between Naps on The Porch</a></i></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://www.astrollthrulife.net/2012/12/145th-table-top-tuesday.html">A Stroll Thru Life</a></span><br /><a href="http://www.jenniferrizzo.com/2012/12/welcome-to-holiday-housewalk-linky-party.html">Jennifer Rizzo</a><br /><a href="http://www.savvysouthernstyle.net/2012/12/wow-us-wednesdays-96.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+SavvySouthernStyle+%28Savvy+Southern+Style%29">Savvy Southern Style</a><br /><a href="http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/2012/12/christmas-tree-party-2012.html">Thrifty Decor Chick</a><br /><a href="http://www.atthepicketfence.com/2012/12/inspiration-friday-no-93-welcome.html">At The Picket Fence</a><br /><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"> </span>

Holiday Living room - kinda like Greenacres

Note: If you watched TV from 1965 to 1971 you will probably appreciate today's post. If not, you will have absolutely no idea what I am ...

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Christmas Decor Outside the House

<div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Although I live out in the country on a dirt road in the middle of nowhere,  with a population of 25 ( including my kids and my donkeys), I still get lots of enjoyment decorating the outside of the house during the holidays. </span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">And even though my house sits several hundred feet back from the road, over the hill, behind some pastures, then some trees, I still decorate as though I live in a subdivision where there are tons of neighbors walking or driving by hoping for a glimpse of my holiday spirit.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bkk_VyKAcT8/UL0JaSLI5qI/AAAAAAAAYVk/Rx5ucVDi_Sg/s1600/IMG_4265.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bkk_VyKAcT8/UL0JaSLI5qI/AAAAAAAAYVk/Rx5ucVDi_Sg/s640/IMG_4265.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I imagine if I had neighbors they would be in complete and utter shock that I did not use my burlap wreaths on the front doors this year. What no burlap! Initially when the decorating started off, I had no wreaths on the door just one above it. Feeling slightly nontraditional  I opted for 2 wreaths in Red and Green Deco Mesh and a coordinating ribbon. </span><i style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">First time ever using deco mesh.</i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">  </span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ubrj-IfwS6U/UL4-ULHwnlI/AAAAAAAAYaM/YPhx4e2Coaw/s1600/IMG_4398.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ubrj-IfwS6U/UL4-ULHwnlI/AAAAAAAAYaM/YPhx4e2Coaw/s640/IMG_4398.JPG" style="cursor: move;" width="426" /></a></div><center><a class="pin-it-button" count-layout="none" href="http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Ftopthistopthat.blogspot.com%2F2012%2F12%2Fchristmas-decor-outside-house.html&media=http%3A%2F%2F3.bp.blogspot.com%2F-ubrj-IfwS6U%2FUL4-ULHwnlI%2FAAAAAAAAYaM%2FYPhx4e2Coaw%2Fs1600%2FIMG_4398.JPG%22%20imageanchor%3D%221%22%20style%3D%22margin-left%3A%201em%3B%20margin-right%3A%201em%3B%22%3E%3Cimg%20border%3D%220%22%20height%3D%22640%22%20src%3D%22http%3A%2F%2F3.bp.blogspot.com%2F-ubrj-IfwS6U%2FUL4-ULHwnlI%2FAAAAAAAAYaM%2FYPhx4e2Coaw%2Fs640%2FIMG_4398.JPG%22%20style%3D%22cursor%3A%20move%3B%22%20width%3D%22426%22&description=Front%20Entry%20at%20Christmas%20Top%20This%20Top%20That"><img border="0" src="//assets.pinterest.com/images/PinExt.png" title="Pin It" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">This year we are channeling </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">the Griswold's with our Christmas lights and Christmas </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">inflatables. I will share the tutorial on our driveway arched lights next week. If you happen to be in the air flying this time of the year, look down were the brightest spot South of the Mason Dixon line.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OHhHfw0isVM/UMFZVh_8HNI/AAAAAAAAYeE/s0hNoJzafvc/s1600/IMG_4284.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OHhHfw0isVM/UMFZVh_8HNI/AAAAAAAAYeE/s0hNoJzafvc/s640/IMG_4284.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">This year was also a first for my DIY garland that wraps around my pillars. The garland was very easy to make using inexpensive garland, outdoor balls in red and green, pine cones from the yard and some deco mesh ribbon.  </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fOIAQ8nS9MQ/UL0GdqXzamI/AAAAAAAAYVE/tyK1N7fj7po/s1600/IMG_4325.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fOIAQ8nS9MQ/UL0GdqXzamI/AAAAAAAAYVE/tyK1N7fj7po/s640/IMG_4325.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I sprayed painted the planters that house the poinsettias and the lanterns in a coordinating color called Ivy Green .</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ul0InTjVEIg/UL0GzoUwJqI/AAAAAAAAYVU/wIi8HKogquA/s1600/IMG_4328.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ul0InTjVEIg/UL0GzoUwJqI/AAAAAAAAYVU/wIi8HKogquA/s640/IMG_4328.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Overall I think the look is simple, festive and fun with it's traditional red and pop of granny apple green.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_DPt_9eiPOs/UMM1FEbpLNI/AAAAAAAAYh8/3yAkwxiDXEs/s1600/IMG_4397.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_DPt_9eiPOs/UMM1FEbpLNI/AAAAAAAAYh8/3yAkwxiDXEs/s640/IMG_4397.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">So, if you find yourself driving around this holiday season and come across a town with a population of 25, with a house that has lights that look like the Vegas strip, that would be our house! </span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Don't forget to honk your horn and we'll leave the lights on!</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-H5ysYKoHVfs/TwEIGl8ZIgI/AAAAAAAARN0/ZQxgRse_W6Q/s1600/signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-H5ysYKoHVfs/TwEIGl8ZIgI/AAAAAAAARN0/ZQxgRse_W6Q/s1600/signature.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Grateful for~</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Girlfriends. Near and far. Old and New.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">For more of my holiday inspiration around the house click <a href="http://keswickcountry.blogspot.com/p/holiday-inspiration.html"><i>here</i></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><i>Sharing:</i></center><center><i>It's Overflowing</i></center><center><i>French Country Cottage</i></center><center><i><a href="http://www.atthepicketfence.com/2012/12/inspiration-friday-no-93-welcome.html">At The Picket Fence</a><br /></i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><script src="//assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js" type="text/javascript"></script><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></center>

Christmas Decor Outside the House

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