<h4>You're browser does not support iFrames - here is an exerpt of the content</h4> <a href="http://houseinroses.blogspot.com/2011/12/show-off-your-cottage-monday.html">Click here to read the article in full</a> Hello to you! And welcome to another "SHOW OFF YOUR COTTAGE MONDAY", a blog party I host at the beginning of each week to celebrate the things we love about our homes and how we live. If you're new here, thanks for stopping by and if you've visited before, thanks for returning! <img alt="The House in the Roses" src="http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee130/cielosky47/FotoFlexer_Photo-4.jpg?t=1274305894" /> <center><a href="http://houseinroses.blogspot.com/"><img src=" http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee130/cielosky47/FotoFlexer_Photo-4.jpg?t=1274305894" /></a></center> Now’s the time to find joy in the little things. Dash outdoors to count the seasons’ first snowflakes. Decorate your Christmas tree. Sip cocoa. Bake cookies. And breathe in the aromas of cinnamon and cloves and evergreen boughs. This is December at its best. Have you decorated your nest for the holidays yet? Need some ideas? Well, here is some inspiration from last year! Can't wait to see what you have this year! Enjoy! <p> Christmas tree from Kathy, at A Delightsome Life <p> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552543795606283954" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; cursor: pointer; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7-R642QdDL0/TQ6ZKdjpZrI/AAAAAAAAUYc/MQBn5cYFQIE/s512/kathyyhymosaicl97def860e7e6d8b95d5f4eb1de81011b117f60fd.jpg" border="0" />Christmas tree from dear Gayla, at Oatmeal and Whimsy <p> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552537670961870498" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; cursor: pointer; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7-R642QdDL0/TQ6Tl9eoNqI/AAAAAAAAUYM/53HTfLmprnU/s512/GAYLA.htm" border="0" />Christmas tree from Wendy (doesn't have a blog). <p> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551676982263278178" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7-R642QdDL0/TQuEzSOD6mI/AAAAAAAAUYE/IT_oF73WTGM/s640/013.JPG" border="0" />Christmas tree from Kit, at <strong>A mountain life</strong> <p> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551676273392109970" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7-R642QdDL0/TQuEKBeASZI/AAAAAAAAUX8/wPJa8_mVWjA/s512/christmas+tree+for+blog.jpg" border="0" /> Christmas tree from Paulette, at <strong>Summerland Cottage</strong> <p> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551034992747655554" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7-R642QdDL0/TQk86k58sYI/AAAAAAAAUWs/GiNsJvNHqow/s640/DSCN0292.JPG" border="0" />Christmas tree from Ricki Jill <p> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550649596500259346" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7-R642QdDL0/TQfeZkAQMhI/AAAAAAAAUWk/joM92nEIoQg/s640/DSCN0860.jpeg" border="0" />Christmas tree from Brenda, at <strong>Cozy little house</strong> <strong></strong> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550648993197226386" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7-R642QdDL0/TQfd2chmeZI/AAAAAAAAUWc/FlAXKZhsgWQ/s512/19.jpg" border="0" />Christmas tree from Sandra, at <strong>The veranda house</strong> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550608267352148802" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7-R642QdDL0/TQe4z47fC0I/AAAAAAAAUWU/VrWZFKWH0jI/s512/045.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550608261702921010" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7-R642QdDL0/TQe4zj4mqzI/AAAAAAAAUWM/2DzsCAjtKl0/s512/040.jpg" border="0" />Christmas tree from Sheila, at <strong>Note Songs</strong> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550222623947361426" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7-R642QdDL0/TQZaEfS4DJI/AAAAAAAAUUU/w5GaY6we6hc/s512/my+tree.JPG" border="0" />Christmas tree, from Cathy at <strong>Acorn hollow</strong><strong> </strong> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550222020677570066" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7-R642QdDL0/TQZZhX8JjhI/AAAAAAAAUUM/wpaGWgr4fyM/s512/DSC01738.JPG" border="0" />And of course, I too had to show you around my house! We don't decorate much for Christmas and our tree is small, but we're never too grownup to feel a thrill as we light our small Christmas tree! <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552554159834446818" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; cursor: pointer; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7-R642QdDL0/TQ6ilvUMu-I/AAAAAAAAUY8/75B61K2_E_U/s640/IMG_1700.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552553734816946818" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; cursor: pointer; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7-R642QdDL0/TQ6iNAAIWoI/AAAAAAAAUY0/WzDpgNPhCdE/s640/IMG_1689.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552553168301090962" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; cursor: pointer; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7-R642QdDL0/TQ6hsBkOaJI/AAAAAAAAUYs/HB1E1ai3Q4k/s640/IMG_1685.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552552618393949474" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; cursor: pointer; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7-R642QdDL0/TQ6hMBAJVSI/AAAAAAAAUYk/iHk5PClNFm0/s640/IMG_1891.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552558287933203186" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; cursor: pointer; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7-R642QdDL0/TQ6mWBro4vI/AAAAAAAAUZc/gUhlGSRFeV8/s640/IMG_1564.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552558005951722370" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; cursor: pointer; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7-R642QdDL0/TQ6mFnOA84I/AAAAAAAAUZU/hsfs8EEB1mw/s512/IMG_1537.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552557688311271314" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; cursor: pointer; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7-R642QdDL0/TQ6lzH6oT5I/AAAAAAAAUZM/z4UDIynXnTc/s640/IMG_1541.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552557465998478562" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; cursor: pointer; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7-R642QdDL0/TQ6lmLvITOI/AAAAAAAAUZE/eH7sqjoTtCw/s640/IMG_1528.jpg" border="0" />Can't wait to see what you've been doing this week! Last week was another fantastic party! I am enjoying seeing all the creative ideas and projects you are sharing!<p align="center"> </p>Rules: Link your post, not the main page of your blog. Please include a link to the party or the party's button in your post. Celebrate life and see how others celebrate theirs by visiting! document.write('
