Red and Gold Christmas and Izzy too
Hello friends. It’s the Christmas countdown. Yesterday was Christmas Cookie Day with Grandma (I’m a Great Grandma now). It was so fun. I love that our adult grandchildren still come to Christmas cookie day. Pure Love! This year it included our great granddaughter! It was a wonderful day of memory making.
I’m sharing our Christmas tree and a little decor with you today. There is something timeless about the combination of red and gold for Christmas. I think it’s a classic feel of warmth, tradition, and of course, a little bit of magic. (smile)
This year we had some trouble with the lights on the tree. The center and top of the tree weren’t lighting up. After a thorough inspection by my hubby, he did some creative work and managed to get it twinkling beautifully.
I used a mix of sizes for the ornaments. I added some of my favorite Christmas angels, birds and a simple gold beaded garland. Then I finished with a few picks here and there and ta daa!
I had originally planned to put a gold star on the top. I found one at the Dollar tree! But the tree is too tall. Do you think you have to have something on the top of the tree? I added it to our nativity scene.
Every time I walk into the room, it feels like a warm hug. The red brings that nostalgic “Christmas” energy and the gold adds a touch of sparkle. But it’s the overall look that makes the whole house feel like Christmas.
I added Santas in the kitchen and dining room, our great granddaughter loved them!
Of course I didn’t leave our sweet boy Izzy out of the photos! For those of you who do not know, Izzy is a senior dag now, he is a schapso, he has diabetes, he is blind, and has arthritis. ( he gets carried up and down all stairs). He is a joy, and he is incredible in so many ways. We love him sooo much.
What colors did you decorate with this year?
Wishing you a festive Monday. (smile)
Happy really belated Christmas, Katherine!
And speaking of going through older emails (from your recent post about having to delete 3 years of posts), I am just seeing your Christmas email. 🙂 I decorated with one of our smaller trees this year after using the King of Christmas large one last year. Just reds and golds and some family ornaments but not a lot. Our mantel was simple with two gilded angels, pine boughs and an Advent wreath. It was really calming and simple.
I hope you have a lovely 2026 despite having to decide about which blog posts to keep and which to remove due to space. Yeah, I didn’t want to pay Google the extra $$ they wanted to keep old photo emails. I have those photographs on flash drives so if I really need them, they are there.
Happy last week of January 2026,
Barb 🙂
You are a sweet friend, thank you. Looks like the red and gold made us both smile. Praying 2026 is filled with only happy things for you and yours. Hugs!
Loved the red and gold its Beautiful! Also made cookies with my great granddaughter! Making Memories!
Thank you so much. I’ll be taking it all down tomorrow, but I enjoyed the more traditional colors this year.(smile) How wonderful you had cookie day with your great granddaughter too! It’s such a precious way to make memories every year. Wishing you lots of happy memory making in 2026. Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment. Hugs
HI Katherine, I always scroll past your comment section…
How fun to have your grans and great grand daughter get ready for Christmas!
It is so warm here it feels like August! Your tree is so pretty and the house looks festive too.
I get it with our pets! xo laura
Thank you my friend, God bless and I hope you know how much I appreciate you. xo
Thanks for all of the festive and beautiful photos, love them and Merry Christmas Katherine to you and your family!
Thank you and Merry Christmas to you are your loved ones. HUGS!