It starts with a corner of our tiny house, cleared for action …

As with all things I gotta have a strong foundation
Mrs Widds and I would love to have a living tree, but we have nowhere to plant it after the Season, so we ‘grow’ our very own …

OK, it’s not much but I gotta start somewhere
Usually we put it up on Christmas Eve and take it down on new years day. This year the Solstice called us …

This is fun
Each year on Christmas Day the Widder-kin would gather in our house and food and laughter and games and stories would be shared …

Ooooh, I’m feeling kinda stretch-y
But this year we’re having our first ‘just-the-two-of-us’ Christmas since moving here to Widder Island …

EMEGHERD! Lights! I’m glowing!
Well, not quite. Around midday we’ll pack up the presents and goodie baskets (Mrs Widds bakes some mean goodies!) and trundle off to a Widder-kin house and have (more) food and laughter and games and stories there …

This is some serious light-age
This year we have time to just potter … and call in the new year when the night is longest … (so glad to see the tail of the old one!)

I’m all shiny and sparkly for the new year
And finish off our celebration with some rather scrumptious chocolates …

Now that you mention it, quite a few have gone missing since this picture was taken
May the Turn of the Seasons bring you the changes you have wished for.
See you in 2017
Happy everything.
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Same to you. 😀
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Lovely tree! Don’t let it eat all the chocolate.
Merry Xmas!
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… umm … well … 😀
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A blessed Solstice to you both, a very merry Christmas…and a happier new year! x
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And to you and Ani, and the offspring, (yours, not Ani’s) and all the Stones you’ve shared with me (and everybody else who reads about ’em) via your adventures. 😀
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Thank you…on behalf of the tribe 😉 x
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All the best to all the Widders and animals around.
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Likewise, and back at’cha. 😀
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Reblogged this on Anita Dawes & Jaye Marie.
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Lovely post, I loved watching the assembly of the tree. Wishing you all good things for 2017!
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It was fun. I had to remember to stand in the same place to take each picture. 😀
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Happy holidays!
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Thanks, Jae … and you too. 😀
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Peace and joy, to you and yours. May 2017 treat us all kindly.
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And to you. 😀 … and yeah, bring on 2017!!!
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Interesting. In our house, we are watching the dismantling of the tree courtesy of three cats who think it’s a giant green cat toy with a pine fresh scent.
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Which you put up specifically for them! 😀
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Mmmmmm those chocolates!
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Oh indeed! They are very Mmmm-ful! 😀
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Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!
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Back at’cha. 😀
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What a wonderful reminder that the Magic is in the creation.
thank you
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You’re welcome. 😀
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Thank you for the beautiful widder – tree story . I loved it.
Merry Christmas
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Hiya!!! 😀 … thanks for stopping by … it’s quite the tree, eh? 😀
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Happy holidays! Your tree is beautiful.
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You too … Tree says, thank you! 😀
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Cheers to a new adventure around the sun!
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With our new knees propelling us along on our bicycles by this time next year! 😀
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I haven’t seen on of those angels in a long time! We always had one for our tree topper growing up. Hope you have very happy holidays.
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The same to you and yours. 😀
Mrs Widds got the angel for Christmas of 1972! She’s been repaired and taped back together many times. 😀 … when I do the lights I tie a few together so they shine through her wings and halo.
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Let’s enjoy the chocolates 🙂 Just finding your blog now and looking forward to exploring it in the New Year!
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Hiya, Christy!… pleased to meet’cha. 😀 … pull up a cuppa and enjoy the read. 😀
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