This is my favorite part. It's the tree my mam-maw and pap-paw used for years––since the 1930s, I'd guess. It even has all the original ornaments.
The other tree has some ornaments I've found at garage sales, auctions, antique stores, and my beloved Anthropologie.
Can't forget the stockings. I made these a few years back. I stitched on some buttons from the sewing kit I inherited from my mam-maw and embroidered our names at the top. Our furry children, Persephone and Demeter, also have the privilege of homemade stockings.
It's just not Christmas until you see a cat in a Santa hat. As you can see, Persephone loves hers.
Demeter is as thrilled with this hat as Ralphie was with his pink bunny suit.
