tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6796366218926544890.post2028976610415694379..comments2023-06-23T04:26:19.874-04:00Comments on AND MARY: Advent then and nowmaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18066870893211814354noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6796366218926544890.post-29145778446358964892014-12-05T15:34:00.309-05:002014-12-05T15:34:00.309-05:00I'm glad to see a new post! Advent has always ...I'm glad to see a new post! Advent has always been my favorite liturgical season; the dark and the lights, the quiet and the anticipation, the warmth...I love it all. I am swooning over your wooden advent wreath and what appear to be beeswax candles. I have had a hard time finding a wreath I like. I have always had white lights on the tree, but I agree with you. In my opinion, a Christmas tree is not to be "elegant". The garland and hodge-podge of ornaments on ours has always made it a friendly looking tree, in my opinion :-) Your space looks great- with the decor and the lovely people- very hyggeligt. Happy Advent!Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17417518685849497797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6796366218926544890.post-77533580970161536382014-12-05T09:28:11.510-05:002014-12-05T09:28:11.510-05:00We grew up using white lights and I consider mysel...We grew up using white lights and I consider myself a "white lights only" kind of gal. I'm not 100% sure why, although I do love the clean, classic look. I think in the end it has more to do with the ornaments, actually. Ever since each of us kids was born, my parents gave us an ornament (sometimes more) a year. Most of them have a story behind or some other sense of significance (a roadrunner, cactus, clay chili pepper for the years we lived in Arizona...etc.) I told Mark just the other day that I feel like this set of ornaments tells the story of my life. The ornament collection is a tradition we'd like to pass on to our children. The white lights seem to highlight the ornaments; colored lights, to me, detract a little. They are, I agree, beautiful in a "messy" sort of way that can be fun, but I have found that I love the simple glow of the white lights and how beautifully they showcase the ornaments...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com