January tree

Di at Mamma B’s Attic bemoaned the dreariness of January after the beauty of the Christmas season.

Hubby and I resolved that problem a few years ago. We were tired of a dull, dreary home after our gorgeous Christmas decorations were put away. The bare house was depressing.

Then Hubby brought home a lighted snowman and woman he’d purchased at a post-Christmas sale. We knew what to do in January. January’s dècor is all about snow. Snowmen and snowflakes bedeck the house.

When we began doing this, we transferred any Christmas decoration that was a straight winter theme into the winter boxes. We even decorate our little tree with snow-themed ornaments. Our Christmas village goes onto a coffee table and an end table. I place it on towels my sister-in-love embroidered for me.

Our snow theme and the “January tree” have one large disadvantage: People visiting us for the first time often think we haven’t gotten around to taking down Christmas decorations. Oh well. Maybe we’ll inspire someone else to decorate for January.