And So It Ends . . .

The Magical City of Scott

This morning the village looked like this

with villagers going about their Sunday morning routine . . . 

And this afternoon

The pile of boxes was brought back inside

and the Magical City of Scott

was put back in those boxes!

To await next December

and another appearance!

And after lugging all those boxes to the garage

And a good sweep

The breakfast room has returned to normal!

The centerpiece, a piece of lace and the wee poinsettia from the Guest Room

(we always have flowers for Sarah whenever she comes home)

for it is, after all, still Christmas

(The Tenth Day, actually)

The Magical City of Scott spends 11 months of the year in a corner of the garage

And it was chilly today

Twelve trips to the garage with a bin

(for when you take them back outside, it's one box at a time!)

And that makes for a chill on the inside as well as the outside!

A pot of Harney's Hot Cinnamon Tea

and the updated Grandma's Raisin Cookies

that I baked after church

The tray with my "God Jule" towel

A gift from some dear Swedish friends, Eric and Anna

I love the red and white with the blue and white of the transfer ware

Updated raisin cookies because they're not made with raisins but rather dried cranberries!

Small cookies, as tea cookies should be, and the cranberry is so in tune with the season!

It's nice to have the breakfast room back!

We'll have breakfast out there tomorrow morning!

I can hardly wait!

I'm sharing with Susan at Between Naps on the Porch , Sandi at Rose Chintz Cottage and Marty at A Stroll Through Life