Sunday, December 21, 2008

A Christmas kitchen table


This little display on my kitchen island (really an old formica-topped desk built by my dad) sums up so much of what I feel about a Christmas kitchen. The Christmas bandanna underneath it all is one I bought many years ago with just such a use in mind. The little "oil" lamp is from a dollar store and the Merry Christmas ribbon some I bought at Walmart a few years back. The two Gooseberry Patch books, Christmas Pantry and Comfort & Joy, fit perfectly in my kitchen this time of year. The pantry is stocked with plenty of cookies, fudge, and apricot fruitcake, and the makings for many other food gifts. And I find my kitchen at Christmas time to be truly a place of comfort and joy.

The "ribbon candy" is really ornaments, made by my daughter Joanna last year. I love the way she packaged them to look like real candy -- and I enjoy them as much (or more) as part of a display like this as I would hanging them on the Christmas tree. The cookie cutters are some of my favorites, and the oversized teacup is from the Mitford snowmen collection. (I found it in a consignment shop a few years ago.) The little rolling pin recipe holder with the candy cane handles was a gift from my granddaughters, and the recipe is a favorite from my dear friend Marilyn. I found the package of vintage light bulbs when we began cleaning the attic this spring, and saved them for just such a use as this.

May your Christmas kitchen be a place like this... filled with sweet old memories and new ones being made... a place where you and your family find joy and where others find comfort too... a place from which your light shines forth to encourage friends and neighbors at this blessed season.

4 comments:

  1. Love this picture Mrs T!! I have a recipe in Comfort and Joy so I have this cookbook in my kitchen as well. Hope you and your family have a very Blessed Christmas.

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  2. Same to you and your family, Arlene! Yes, I had noticed you had a recipe in Comfort and Joy -- the biscuits sound so easy and delicious too.

    Stop by anytime!

    God bless,
    Mrs.T

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  3. I love it! That is exactly what I would want on a table.

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  4. Thanks, so much, Sandra, for the sweet encouragement! Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment. You are welcome at my kitchen table anytime!

    God bless,
    Mrs.T

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