HOPE
January 1, 2026
As we welcome this new year of 2026, that will be my continued focus. Hope. I think most of us started 2025 that way, then…. well, it seemed to take on an unbelievable life of it’s own. Even the weather was relentless in the end. The Artic Bomb Cyclone has had the Great Lakes region in one layer of ice followed by snow, then more ice topped off with temps that went from the fifties to double digits below zero, often in the same day. Add some prolonged periods of 60 MPH winds and well, it’s pull out the rosary time. So today with a few inches of NEW snow and temperatures around zero, I’m hoping things are about to change for the better. Maybe if Mother Nature hears me, that will be weather that is not so obscenely severe. The rest of the world? I ‘ll give that some consideration tomorrow. Until then I’ll appreciate the beauty outside my windows and settle in to a lovely New Years Day breakfast of Panettone French Toast. A quote just came to mind that I think of often and I look forward to something wonderful happening for all of us. Happy New Year my friends! ” Expect something wonderful to happen”.
photos: gp
Fa La La La La ,
December 24, 2024
La La La La *. Merry Christmas.
photo: gp * Deck The Halls, lyrics by Thomas Oliphant 1862
Ya gotta start somewhere.
November 30, 2022
Today I’m starting with an armload of yellow twig dogwood and white pine boughs. This should fill out my large midcentury concrete bowls at my front door nicely. A few lights and done. Moving indoors I’ve selected pics from the last ten years that can take you from simplequietmodern and natural, to vintage shiny holiday combinations. Plus a few new floral ideas to compliment a modern mood and Christmas tree alternatives that offer a great bang for the buck. The holidays are upon us, so better get on this before the supplies run out. Maybe a smart cocktail and a visit to the simplequietmodern archives for the months of November and December will help kick start a fresh holiday tradition for you.
all photos except 3,6,7,10,13,15, 19 by gp.
Credits given in respective post accessed through the archives.
White Christmas
December 24, 2017
Snow, snow and more snow… a Bourbon Egg Nog Cocktail…a favorite place to relax and put your feet up…a cracking fire. Perfect. Merry Christmas.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=eZgHTVh2hoc#
Photos: gp
Womb chair photo: https://www.knoll.com/product/womb-chair
Virtual Yule Log: http://www.swiss-miss.com/2017/12/friday-link-pack-263.html
Fair Warning
July 17, 2013
Not exactly Christmas in July, just a little heads up. Now’s the time to start scouting every flea market, garage sale, and church rummage sale you run across. Start early, grab your coffee “to go” and get a great jump on that collection of vintage ornaments you always dreamt of having. The problem has always been that you don’t give it a thought until you’re about to set out to buy the tree in December…then, hind sight is 20/20 vision. So take a few bucks and invest an hour or two on Saturday morning and get your collection started with a few nostalgic pieces. Who knows? You might even run into some 50’s-60’s glassware that would make a kitschy gift for someone special. Two birds…one stone.
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