does this red wooden bucket look to christmasy? i also have a natural color bucket but, thought this added some color to the hearth. maybe i'll put the natural one inside the red one..... today i went to one of my favorite little places in town and was so surprised to see that they had gotten in some "1803 candles". i've heard lots about them, you know that they smell wonderful and burn nice etc. so i got the one called "spice box". it does smell yummy, can't wait to light it later tonight. they are soy candles, so, they don't leave black soot on everything, which is nice, since i'm not to fond of washing windows every time after i have candles lit! lol, who does that anyway right? ;)

here's my little cully napping with his "lamb chop" in dad's chair. poor little guy is really missing bud since he is working out of town this week. around 5:00 he starts watching the door for bud, it's amazing to me that he knows the right time to start watching, even tho bud won't be coming thru the door until friday! he's a smart little dog.

have a nice day!