Like many houses throughout the world, my home has been undergoing a transformation this past week.  I’ve not pulled out all my Christmas decorations in several years due to travel and putting a house on the market but this year we’re settled in our new house and our grandchildren will be here so no surface is safe!

All of it makes me smile….remembering my mom….who used to put red velvet bows everywhere she could.  We used to joke that it was entirely possible for Dad to wake up from falling asleep in his recliner, paper still open and unread in his lap, to find a bow taped to his forehead.

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