A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....12-9,10,11-05...From East to West Freepers Decorate Best

Billie

[Billie]

Oh, I see you arrived yesterday evening after I left - didn't get back to say hello to you. :(

You know I love to *do* the pictures! :)

[Billie]

Noosie, your Christmas Village is BEAUTIFUL! I'm sorry I missed you last night. Thank you so much for posting this - you have probably had it in your family for a long time, too?

Hope the two of you will save some of your Christmas *stuff* to share on Tuesday with your beautiful Christmas tables.

[Billie]

I LOVE the Teddy Bear display! See this, Lori?

[Billie]

I'm realizing from all your pictures, Billie, that you live in a mansion.

Not at all, but if we love our homes, we all live in a mansion, and nobody's is any bigger, or any prettier, or any better.... just different. :)

[Billie]

Thank you!!! I bet they are really fun to see at night when they are all lit up with Christmas lights and decorations!

[Billie]

At the same time I made Snoopy on top of his doghouse and Woodstock, plus several other characters. They have all fallen apart over the years, but Santa keeps on singing.

You did a fantastic job with Santa and the Snowwoman, Nan. They've really stayed in great shape for that many years - you haven't had to retouch them or anything?

[Pistov Elf]

[Billie]

I always want to ask "How long did you know that Christmas is coming?"LOL.

I better hurry up and get finished with mine, hadn't I? :)

[Billie]

First of all, I turned off the flash. Then I place a floor lamp off to the right side with 3 60 watt bulbs glowing and snapped the picture. I tried my camera (Kodak digital) on 'auto' and 'landscape' settings and chose the best pic out of 4 pictures taken.

Thank you for the tip on how to photograph Christmas lights, etc. without having all the trappings of a professional photographer! Louie was trying to tell me how to set the shutter speed on my digital, but I don't think I have that option. Maybe the extra 60 watt bulbs would work - I *can* turn the flash off mine. :)

[Billie]

What Christmas would be complete without a Christmas program Hark - The Herald Angel?

Wouldn't be complete without it! Thanks for the sweet pic of Christian in the Christmas play. :)

[Billie]

Thank you for the Christmas Story, and the beautiful little girl - she matches my snowy background perfectly!!!

[VOA]

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[Billie]

I think this should be a *required* post every Sunday. ;)

[Billie]

LOL! Love your new "logo"!

[Diver Dave]

Everyone's home looks so special all decorated - wolfie caught the bug. : )

And you did a terrific job with the decorating.

Howdy, Louie.

Gonna spend the afternoon watching some football - Go Seahawks!!!

[.30Carbine]

I positively LOVE that song, "Mary, did you know?"

Thank you. Thank you all (all you hostesses!), always, because even though I hardly ever post to the thread, I read every ping that I receive!

[luvie]

It would give me great pleasure to post this every Sunday. It is a beautiful song.

[Billie]

This is from dutchess - sent to me in email last week. I thought she would be here to post it on the thread, but since she hasn't yet, I'll do it for her because it's kind of special. :) (Her remarks are below)

This is from last year. The only significance...this tree is made up of ornaments gathered through the years. The paw print near the top from our "dutchess". I made these the first year Jerry and I were married... He was in college, we were dirt poor and dutchess was a trooper. That was each families "big gift" lol! That was in 1975. We also had one for us which ended up molding and falling apart many years ago but my one cousin still had this and our best present ever was when he gave it back to use a few years ago. The wood cross was given to us from a special godchild as she was going through a "religious conversion. Most the others are from trips.

Also, my godmother bought us an ornament every Christmas from the year we were married (the Hallmark type with the year) It makes putting the tree up each year very special and sentimental.

[Pistov Elf]

Billie to Wolfie: LOL! Love your new "logo"!

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Harrumph!! Oh sure! Love the Logo, but not the Big Bad! Besides he has artistic talent for drawing like you do... Me...I'm only good at the shovel! Huh!! Dagnabit! COMET! VIXEN!!...I just finished cleaning that stall!

As ever,

Pistov

[Billie]

Thank you, Carbine. I'm so glad you posted. I'm still playing the song today. I posted it with the thread and no one could open the link. GodBlessUSA was generous enough to upload it for us so that everyone could enjoy it.