Sunday, December 20, 2020

Sunday, December 20, 2020

Tonight's picture was taken in December of 2003. Mattie was a year and a half old and I was desperate to get a photo of him for the front of our Christmas card. The only way we were able to achieve this goal, was to take Mattie to Home Depot, put him in a shopping cart, and take him down the holiday display aisle. Mattie was intrigued by all the lights and decorations that he was mesmerized, giving us enough time to take some photos! I am sure people around us thought we were hysterical and were making quite the scene just to capture a photo.

Quote of the day: Today's coronavirus update from Johns Hopkins.

• Number of people diagnosed with the virus: 17,840,000
• Number of people who died from the virus: 317,667

Peter and I had a busy day. We started at 6am. We did every thing from cleaning, cooking, grocery shopping, chores, washed the car, and the list goes on. In the afternoon, my mom and I took a three mile walk around her neighborhood. I had a good time looking at all the Christmas decorations. Which I am sharing with you tonight. 

This house laid out fake snow, covered bushes with this snow, and decorated the entire yard and trees. It is particularly funny because it was close to 80 degrees today. The only snow they will see is the fake stuff. 

A close up of the Santa in the tree. 

I loved all the wreaths I saw on fences and gates. 

Ornaments hanging from trees. 

Miss Indie's California cousin. While my mom and I were walking, we came upon two cats. Their owner was outside and he explained that this cat was rescued from Thailand. A very friendly girl, she came right up to me. 

I love the ornaments outside!

Though this is a lovely looking house, believe it or not, it is owned by the movie studios. No one lives here! We know this because this house was about a block away from the house I lived in when I was a teenager. 

More ornaments. 

This one is over the top! I suppose if you are a Tim Burton fan, you will love this. To me it is creepy! Santa is on the left. His hands are tied over his head as he hangs from the tree. Then there are these creepy ghoulish figures dressed in black standing on a tree limb. I think this house is a cry for help! 

I liked the Christmas llama. 

I love this one! Santa resting on the moon!

I usually do not like inflatables, but this Santa and reindeer caught my attention. 

I can't wait to see this house at night. It has it all.... a full choir of children, nutcrackers, Santa and all his reindeer, and the list goes on. Apparently this house is called Lilley Hall. It is a 1927 Tudor Revival named for musical composer/arranger/director Joseph J. Lilley who resided in the home from 1954-1971.

I found this photo on-line of Lilley Hall. But I can't wait to see it for myself.