Christmas, in Words and Pictures

Welcome!

And, welcome winter and Christmas!

                                             Doe River Inn Bed and Breakfast

The Christmas season can be one of the most wonderful times of the year. 

Here's the essence of Christmas on this blog post from our perspective, in words and pictures:

"Christmas waves a magic wand over this world and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful."
-Norman Vincent Peale

"The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree: the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other."
-Burton Hillis

                            Mitzi and Kallie, Checking out the Christmas Gifts

 Mike and Betty's Buddy, Checking out the Christmas Buffet

"Visions of sugar plums danced in their heads."
-"The Night Before Christmas"
-Clement Clarke Moore

                                Talented Cousin Bruce's Christmas Decorations

"Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love."
-Hamilton Wright Mabie

"The message of Christmas is that the visible material world is bound to the invisible spiritual world."
-Author Unknown

"I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year."
-Charles Dickens

"May you have-
Walls for the wind
And a roof for the rain
And drinks beside the fire,
Laughter to cheer you
And those you love near you,
And all that your heart may desire."
-Traditional Celtic Blessing

Positive thought: May you have a very Merry Christmas and a blessed New Year!
Thanks for visiting!  Until next Sunday, Becky

The Old Curiosity Book Shop

Welcome!

If you'd like to visit a unique book shop that is full of charm and interesting (secondhand and new) books, be sure to visit The Old Curiosity Book Shop in Columbia, Tennessee.

You know you're somewhere different even before you enter the shop, the building with its old façade, and clever name, which is a play on the title of a Charles Dickens novel, "The Old Curiosity Shop."

The uniqueness continues inside with a lovely décor throughout.  While I was there, several people commented on how much they liked the way everything looked.

They also seemed to like the books, as I saw a lady carry out a whole armload of them.

The proprietors, James and Heather Lund, decorated the shop themselves.

                                                                 James Lund

                                                         The Children's Area

Even my books are on display!

I'll like to publicly thank James and Heather for allowing me to have a book signing at their shop yesterday.  I had a great time.  (For more on the book signing and other book-related happenings, please see my other blog, www.spiritphotographs.blogspot.com .)

F.Y.I.
The Old Curiosity Book Shop
12 Public Square
Columbia, TN 38401
931-548-Book (2665)
facebook.com/theoldcuriositybookshop

Positive thought: "He fed his spirit with the bread of books." -Edwin Markham
Thanks for visiting!  Until next Sunday, Becky