Living in the woods makes one think of an old fashioned Christmas.  Our house was built on an old home site, and after a rain we can still find remnants from the past........broken pottery pieces, old rusty iron bed stead springs and small rusty pieces of farm equipment.  My son even found a man's suit button that looked like it was from a Civil War uniform.  I wish that we had pictures of the old home places, but we can only imagine what they looked like.  They were farmers for sure, for the woods are full of terrace rows that were put there to keep the sandy soil from washing away.  After the 5 inch rain we had today, I can see the reason for the terrace rows.  But with Christmas just around the corner, I did make some pictures of the few decorations in the yard.

We wanted the house to have an aged look, and I think that the front door and the dinner bell reflect that idea.  

 The old home site was located under these oak trees with the new house behind.

Maybe this old iron bed was part of the furniture in the house, but since the house

is gone and the bed has been placed in the yard, it is used as a rose trellis and

needs a red bow for Christmas.

 Welcome to Knight Oaks, and we hope that your Christmas is filled with joy and peace.

 As the song goes "I'll be home for Christmas."  Keep the gate open......

And, of course, the manger scene that shows the "reason for the season."  This baby

Jesus has a baby piglet loving Him; it was placed in the manger by our five year old

granddaughter.  She thought that he wanted to love baby Jesus too.  Merry Christmas.