Thursday, December 25, 2014

Christmas SkyWatch - Peace to the World


Wishes of Peace and Good Will
to all my blog friends, and everyone on this wonderful
Earth of ours.

Independent of your beliefs and whatever event
you celebrate at this time of the year,
may you all be blessed with peace and love
wherever you are.


the sky behind my house overlooking part of the farm

small portion of a 5 metre tree the grandchildren mounted 
and decorated
it is quite a splendid sight


the latest member of the family: 
my daughter's new sheep-dog,
a surprise present from her daughter

a tiny mite that instantly recognised her mistress
already (sometimes) sits on command
and speaks when asked (sometimes)


young Kubbie is growing quicker than grass
after just three days already dangles over the side of my lap
as I watch my granddaughter wrapping even more presents
to join those already banked under the tree


the little glass church that has graced some family Christmas
tree for some 50 years.
Luckily I shared my old decorations with my daughter
more than three decayed ago when mine were lost in the 
bushfire in the following year.

It is always a joy for me to see it in my daughter's house


I hope you all had as wonderful a Christmas as I had,
nothing to prepare, no tree to trim, just my presents to wrap 
and give lap room to the tiny puppy
and enjoy it all.

If you are travelling, or not, stay safe
this holiday season.

Joining SkyWatch

25 comments:

  1. How cute, the puppy dog is adorable.. Love the decorations and the pretty sky.. I hope you Christmas was wonderful.. Happy Holidays!

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  2. Merry Christmas to you. Enjoy each special moment.

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  3. Oh, yes! The puppy is adorable indeed!! Lovely post for the day as always, Arija!! Have a great week as we approach a new year!!

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  4. Gorgeous skies. The church is very, very familiar. One just like it graces our trees for years - and now lives with a brother.
    Peace and contentment to you for the year(s) to come.
    Hugs.

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  5. Thank you, Arija, for sharing your world with us this year. I'm so glad you are so kind. Merry Christmas to you and your family. May the coming New Year be filled with good health and happiness.

    Sue

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  6. bless you, arija. lovely little pup!

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  7. O what a beautiful post. I enjoyed it so much. Little Kubbie looks quite at home on your lap. The Chrsitmas decorations are enchanting and what wonderful cloud streaks in the blue of the sky. Keep enjoying this season when we get in touch with our souls.

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  8. So many of your pretty ornaments remind me of my youth, as long gone as the ornaments. Merry Christmas to you and yours!

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  9. Marry Christmas to you and your family

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  10. Fantastic sky!
    Sweet puppy!
    Have a great week-end!
    Lea

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  11. Nice post and better thoughts!

    Cheers - Stewart M - Melbourne

    PS: Hope you had a good Christmas

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  12. Adorable puppy and what a magnificent tree!

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  13. Beautiful sky and nice seasonal pics, Arija !
    Merry Christmas to you and your family from South Tyrol.

    Re your comment on BDP: See my answer there...

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  14. puppies can bring such joy
    you have some lovely ornaments, so pretty to see
    you are right, that was hard skiing in that photo ;-)
    slowly i will get stronger as the season unfolds
    lovely holidays to you

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  15. Hi the puppy looks adorable and your decorations are really lovely. Hope you ALL had a wonderful Christmas Day yesterday.

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  16. Wonderful shots of the sky and your Christmas. I'm glad you've had a nice Christmas. Happy holidays!

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  17. A very, very enjoyable post Arija. Loved all the photos. Sweet little pup Kubbie, pretty decorations and a sweet time spent with your family. So glad your Christmas was a magical one and I wish you A Very Happy New Year to all of you.

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  18. what a lovely thing, just doing the presents and puppy cuddling. now THAT'S a fine christmas! happy days to you.

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  19. This is a beautiful post... Happy Holidays.... Hugs

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  20. A warm and sweet greeting Arija and I did have a lovely Christmas day with family and then tucked myself in for a rest at the afternoon's ending. It looks like you had a lovely time with your family and that newest little pup-cub is too adorable. Happy New Year, sent with hugs always~

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  21. Those feathered clouds over your landscape are sheer beauty! Christmas here was good, I'm glad yours was too. (The little pup is darling.)
    Thank you for being so lovely, Arija. You are a blessing!!

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  22. A beautiful Christmas Arija! I love how you shared those treasures with your daughter .. A wonderful story ! The pup is so sweet and your lap is a perfect bed for him (for a while anyway...he's gonna grow out of it by next Christmas! Happy New Year to you and yours.

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  23. Peace and Joy to you as well! May you have a wonderful new adventure around the sun.

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