Comments on: Let The Decorating Begin http://www.limabeads.com/fresh/daily/2008/12/let-the-decorating-begin/ Fresh Beads since 2003 Wed, 22 May 2013 21:48:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Debbi aka Sparkle Chick http://www.limabeads.com/fresh/daily/2008/12/let-the-decorating-begin/#comment-1100 Debbi aka Sparkle Chick Fri, 12 Dec 2008 13:08:59 +0000 http://www.limabeads.com/daily/?p=1099#comment-1100 D Coller- Where did you grow up in the Adirondacks? Altho' I live in western MA now, I grew up in SGF NY, near Lake George. Most of my family still lives there. D Coller- Where did you grow up in the Adirondacks?
Altho’ I live in western MA now, I grew up in SGF NY, near Lake George. Most of my family still lives there.

]]> By: D Coller http://www.limabeads.com/fresh/daily/2008/12/let-the-decorating-begin/#comment-1099 D Coller Fri, 12 Dec 2008 04:42:38 +0000 http://www.limabeads.com/daily/?p=1099#comment-1099 We too have the paneling our house was built in 1865 so most of the rooms are plaster and lath. We painted the living room... (we have lived here 13 yrs and I couldnt take it anymore now its a nice smoke blue with sage trim. Now to the tree I grew up in the Adirondacks... we always had a fresh tree now I live near Rochester NY and we had fresh trees here for 10 yrs until we figured out our son was allergic hes 4 and now we have a fake one for the past two yrs... I do miss the smell but not the mess. I cant wait tomarrow we put up the tree! here are my two with a new pix. happy holidays! [comment_attachments] We too have the paneling our house was built in 1865 so most of the rooms are plaster and lath. We painted the living room… (we have lived here 13 yrs and I couldnt take it anymore now its a nice smoke blue with sage trim. Now to the tree I grew up in the Adirondacks… we always had a fresh tree now I live near Rochester NY and we had fresh trees here for 10 yrs until we figured out our son was allergic hes 4 and now we have a fake one for the past two yrs… I do miss the smell but not the mess. I cant wait tomarrow we put up the tree! here are my two with a new pix. happy holidays!

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]]> By: Nanette Z http://www.limabeads.com/fresh/daily/2008/12/let-the-decorating-begin/#comment-1095 Nanette Z Fri, 12 Dec 2008 00:37:28 +0000 http://www.limabeads.com/daily/?p=1099#comment-1095 We had knotty pine paneling in our LARGE kitchen when I was little(not telling how long ago that was!). We also had one of those "aluminum" trees with the color wheel. I still have the tree(in storage), but the color wheel sort of "melted" one year! Great memories! We had knotty pine paneling in our LARGE kitchen when I was little(not telling how long ago that was!). We also had one of those “aluminum” trees with the color wheel. I still have the tree(in storage), but the color wheel sort of “melted” one year! Great memories!

]]> By: Leslie W Mtn Chick http://www.limabeads.com/fresh/daily/2008/12/let-the-decorating-begin/#comment-1092 Leslie W Mtn Chick Thu, 11 Dec 2008 23:13:55 +0000 http://www.limabeads.com/daily/?p=1099#comment-1092 On Sunday I got to attend an open house at my beautiful community for members of the "Four Seasons Club", those of us who live in this gorgeous mountain community year round. It got me in the mood for Christmas so much that I visited the fabulous Biltmore Estate on Monday. I recommend their website to all of you - biltmoreestate.com for more ideas. It is the incredible opulent mansion/castle of the Vanderbilts located in Asheville, NC in the beautiful North Carolina mountains. They have a webstore, decorating ideas, and several short videos. I think you will all enjoy it. Happy Holidays from Leslie W!!!! On Sunday I got to attend an open house at my beautiful community for members of the “Four Seasons Club”, those of us who live in this gorgeous mountain community year round. It got me in the mood for Christmas so much that I visited the fabulous Biltmore Estate on Monday. I recommend their website to all of you – biltmoreestate.com for more ideas. It is the incredible opulent mansion/castle of the Vanderbilts located in Asheville, NC in the beautiful North Carolina mountains. They have a webstore, decorating ideas, and several short videos. I think you will all enjoy it. Happy Holidays from Leslie W!!!!

]]> By: Debbi aka Sparkle Chick http://www.limabeads.com/fresh/daily/2008/12/let-the-decorating-begin/#comment-1088 Debbi aka Sparkle Chick Thu, 11 Dec 2008 20:14:34 +0000 http://www.limabeads.com/daily/?p=1099#comment-1088 CAS and Debbi J...never met anyone who spelled Debbi like I do! I dropped the "e" when I was in 6th grade...I was such a little rebel! CAS, I can't believe you are are close to CSC! How I miss those days of visiting our son in beautiful New London. Now he's all they way out in Los Angeles. Debbi J, you aren't far away either! My niece went to college at WPI. Small world here in New England! CAS and Debbi J…never met anyone who spelled Debbi like I do! I dropped the “e” when I was in 6th grade…I was such a little rebel!
CAS, I can’t believe you are are close to CSC! How I miss those days of visiting our son in beautiful New London. Now he’s all they way out in Los Angeles.
Debbi J, you aren’t far away either! My niece went to college at WPI.
Small world here in New England!

]]> By: Debbi J http://www.limabeads.com/fresh/daily/2008/12/let-the-decorating-begin/#comment-1087 Debbi J Thu, 11 Dec 2008 19:57:29 +0000 http://www.limabeads.com/daily/?p=1099#comment-1087 It's so funny to read about all this! We had the paneling too! Seemed like everywhere, Always had a live tree, but remember the one with the rotating light. I think they may be coming back......plaid scratchy couches, shag carpeting....yikes....still have some handmade ornaments from my first tree on my own in 1975. My two brothers, my sister and I got together to make ornaments for my tree and string the popcorn and cranberry......nice memories.....I usually get my tree the weekend of Thanksgiving, but with my son off to college and not being here to keep us motivated, we still haven't done it. Just can't seem to get into the spirit this year like when he was young.....slowly getting decorating - attended a Christmas Prelude in Kennebunkport, ME last Saturday that helped a bit.....CAS and Debbi C (can't believe you spell Debbi like I do) I'm in New England too.....Lunenburg, MA near Worcester????? It’s so funny to read about all this! We had the paneling too! Seemed like everywhere, Always had a live tree, but remember the one with the rotating light. I think they may be coming back……plaid scratchy couches, shag carpeting….yikes….still have some handmade ornaments from my first tree on my own in 1975. My two brothers, my sister and I got together to make ornaments for my tree and string the popcorn and cranberry……nice memories…..I usually get my tree the weekend of Thanksgiving, but with my son off to college and not being here to keep us motivated, we still haven’t done it. Just can’t seem to get into the spirit this year like when he was young…..slowly getting decorating – attended a Christmas Prelude in Kennebunkport, ME last Saturday that helped a bit…..CAS and Debbi C (can’t believe you spell Debbi like I do) I’m in New England too…..Lunenburg, MA near Worcester?????

]]> By: CAS http://www.limabeads.com/fresh/daily/2008/12/let-the-decorating-begin/#comment-1086 CAS Thu, 11 Dec 2008 17:53:50 +0000 http://www.limabeads.com/daily/?p=1099#comment-1086 Debbi C - I'm not far from Colby-Sawyer in another college town, Hanover, where Dartmouth college is. Debbi C – I’m not far from Colby-Sawyer in another college town, Hanover, where Dartmouth college is.

]]> By: Debbi aka Sparkle Chick http://www.limabeads.com/fresh/daily/2008/12/let-the-decorating-begin/#comment-1085 Debbi aka Sparkle Chick Thu, 11 Dec 2008 14:27:35 +0000 http://www.limabeads.com/daily/?p=1099#comment-1085 CAS-I'm in western MA...how about that?! Where are you in NH? Our son went to college in NH. Colby-Sawyer college in New London, NH. Beautiful area. Alice-oh do I remember the plaid couches...in our early days of marriage we had the brown, tan and rust plaid couch! It was scratchy too! Does anyone remember the white metal (or maybe they were silver) trees with the "color fan"..the color fan changed the color of the tree as it went through the cycle! My grandfather had that..tacky I suppose but we kids loved it! CAS-I’m in western MA…how about that?! Where are you in NH? Our son went to college in NH. Colby-Sawyer college in New London, NH. Beautiful area.

Alice-oh do I remember the plaid couches…in our early days of marriage we had the brown, tan and rust plaid couch! It was scratchy too!
Does anyone remember the white metal (or maybe they were silver) trees with the “color fan”..the color fan changed the color of the tree as it went through the cycle! My grandfather had that..tacky I suppose but we kids loved it!

]]> By: Alice P http://www.limabeads.com/fresh/daily/2008/12/let-the-decorating-begin/#comment-1084 Alice P Thu, 11 Dec 2008 13:24:00 +0000 http://www.limabeads.com/daily/?p=1099#comment-1084 My parent's house still sports that same paneling! When I was young our living room carpet, the front door, and vinyl at the front door were all red! Black naugahide recliners and a black/brown plaid couch for furniture. And for Christmas, a metal tree with those coveted blown glass ornaments. All those were sold on a garage sale years ago. My parent’s house still sports that same paneling! When I was young our living room carpet, the front door, and vinyl at the front door were all red! Black naugahide recliners and a black/brown plaid couch for furniture. And for Christmas, a metal tree with those coveted blown glass ornaments. All those were sold on a garage sale years ago.

]]> By: CAS http://www.limabeads.com/fresh/daily/2008/12/let-the-decorating-begin/#comment-1083 CAS Thu, 11 Dec 2008 01:05:15 +0000 http://www.limabeads.com/daily/?p=1099#comment-1083 Debbi C - Where in New England? I'm in New Hampshire. Debbi C – Where in New England? I’m in New Hampshire.

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