Boxing Day



Boxing Day is quite possibly my very favorite day of the year. The preparations are done, the celebrations have been celebrated. There is usually absolutely nothing that has to be done except relax, play with new Christmas things, eat leftovers, and read. It's heavenly. 

We had a lovely Christmas. There were no seizures, no tears, and everyone was pleased with both the gifts they gave and the gifts they has received. Unlike last year, everyone was well so we were able to have dinner at J.'s sister's house with brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, and cousins. 

I have to share the gifts that everyone received from W. and MC. You might remember last year, these two made everyone their own personal gnome. Well, this year they surpassed the gnomes. This year we were all given personalized miniature rooms. The pictures do not come close to showing the incredible detail that went in to each one. Plus, they all have lights with various bits of each room that light up. I'll show you the whole group, and then show some of the individual rooms. 


Here you can see they each have lights, but not much else. 

Flower store

Bedroom 

Laboratory 

Reading area

Princess bedroom 

Blanket fort

Art studio

Potting shed

Work area

Library

This is mine. It's a fiber studio, complete with bags of fleece up on the shelf. Thus made me laugh.

In mine the sewing machine lights up. 

Kitchen 

Astronomy attic

I think I'm missing a couple, but you get the idea. There are wedding photos in the ones belonging to the married couples. My fiber studio has photographs of Emmy, Bristol, and Java. There are posters of bands and movies and books that are favorites of each recipient. They are astonishing and the photos don't do them justice. 

The other gift I want to share with you is this one.



This is a set of miniature swords to be used as toothpicks when serving h'or d'oeuvres. HC gave it to me and I was totally surprised. You see, a week ago I had gone to an amazing thrift store that HC  loves. It's only open three or so days a month and the day I could go HC had to work, so I didn't mention it to her. Imagine my surprise when she walked in not long after me. It was a nice surprise and it was lovely to shop with her. It was in the course of our shopping that I came across the charming little swords. 

Now, what I didn't know was that HC was there to see if she could find a gift for me. I kind of foiled that plan, but while I was looking through the craft supplies in the basement, HC said she was going to look in the next room for something for B. Instead she dashed upstairs and snagged the little swords, while entertaining the ladies working the room with her story. It all just adds to how much I love them. 

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Anonymous said…
The miniature rooms are amazing. So much detail!
12/26/2025 9:11 PM
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