Christmas at Cupcake Manor 2018
Our Christmas is slightly altered this year due to the presence of a new, and thrilling, being. Her name is Smooch, and she turned one on November 25th, the day I finished the Mex Mysteries’ ninth novel, Rent Rx. Essentially, this means we are eschewing my antique ornaments to preserve their lives, and have switched to petroleum-based gewgaws, whilst our wee beastie learns what’s hers and what isn’t. I can hear you thinking, You know this is a cat, right?
She calls this: What Cat on the Newel Post?
Welcome to Christmas at Cupcake Manor!
The Arts & Crafts Fixture in the Foyer ...
Yes, the baubles go all the way around …
Let’s go upstairs to the Retreat Apartment ...
two bedrooms for two, a common area, a loo ...
Poinsettias on the writing table in the common area ...
Antique lights in each bedroom ...
Holly garlands in each bedroom ...
Loo garni ...
Kitten in a tube in the foyer …
Cat Real Estate a.k.a. The Kitty Condo
There are more since we took this picture ...
No such thing as Christmas without mistletoe ...
We elevated as much as we could this year for You-Know-Who ...
Garlands:
We decided we at least had to have the smell of a real tree ...
Stockings ... we had a little giftie in the smallest one for Smooch,
but it must have been treated with catnip ...
the moment we put it up, she was ON IT
This is the [medium] pink glitter tree that lives in my office year-round ...
This is the tiny one from the bedroom ...
And this is a picture of a cat in the snow ...
under the BIG pink Christmas Tree
The little white paper heart is handmade by our friends Kim & Jess
and here is the tree fully decorated ...
This is the plain chandelier from my writing studio ...
This is the Advent Calendar hanging on the fridge ...
There’s a cat on the Christmas puzzle.
Smooch calls this: What cat? What Christmas puzzle?
The garland in the kitchen chandelier ...
Smooch decided to help me wrap presents ....
“Dontcha just love Christmas, Mommy?”
I do, Smooch, I really do.
The happiest, the merriest, the brightest
holy-days
for you and yours,
We Three at Cupcake Manor
P. S. If you haven’t yet planned your retreat for 2019,
may we encourage you to choose your dates?