On the Sixth Day of a Feminine Christmas
This is a lovely ad for a blanket. The lady of the house looks like she is admiring its luxuriousness before she wraps it up. I love the happy jumble of ribbons and wrappings at her feet. Can you see the tea cup?
I sit on the floor when I wrap Christmas presents. But no matter how neatly I lay out my papers and ribbons, I can never find the scissors. I keep telling myself to put them down in the same spot each time but invariably, I will find them hiding beneath a sheet of colorful paper or tucked just under the sofa’s skirt. When I become cranky, I know it’s time to stop. I wrap in stages now.
It’s easy to get irritable during the holidays if we are not careful. With all the running around and all the things to remember, like stamps and cheese and ribbon, we forget that this is supposed to be fun. And that’s when we are apt to forget the beauty of the season altogether and just want it all to be over.
Everyone knows it helps to keep lists, start early, and stay organized but even with doing these things, it can all just seem too much for women. And the burdens of Christmas fall directly on women’s shoulders, don’t they?
If I could write you a Christmas prescription, I would tell you to take a break from it all. Keep an engrossing book of fiction on your nightstand and when the wrapping or anything else is overwhelming, dip into your book and escape to another place and time. And if you have a soft pretty blanket nearby, pull it up to your chin until you are settled back into the season again. Include tea.
I’ll try too…
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LA CONTESSA
YOU ARE SO RIGHT!
IT FALLS ON US TO MAKE IT HAPPEN AND CREATE THE MAGIC!!!
This year I am doing what I normally do……..I have to remind MYSELF it will ALL BE OKAY!
I’ll let YOU know!!!
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Merry Christmas!!!
SO HAPPY I CAN COMMENT!!!
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Karen
I love this! My mom had blankets like this in various colours. My little girls loved the satin binding when they were tiny, rubbing it between their fingers when they were falling asleep. I’m happy to know that I’m not alone in ALWAYS losing my scissors during a wrapping session and despite ALWAYS telling myself, “ALWAYS put them down right there”, I still grope around a large area to figure out where they went. I think mine actually walk around. (HA!) A very merry Christmas to you. Your thoughtful writing always supports my intention to enjoy life more, to look after myself better and to create and savour the inconsequential moments that make for happy days. xo karen
A Lovely Inconsequence
I am so glad Karen! Thank you and Merry Christmas! (No one uses blankets anymore – we use down quilts!)
Donna Nance
This is a lovely picture. I was taking in all the details…the tea cup, the pretty bedding and curtains and the lovely robe the lady is wearing. Oh, and the pretty pink slipper chair! We had wool blankets with the satin trim. For some reason mine was red…don’t know whose choice that was. I so enjoy your thoughtful writing. Miss Karen said it perfectly.
A Lovely Inconsequence
Yes Donna, it is a picture worthy of attention because of its detail. If you are so inclined, there are several Wamsutta ads like this from this time period. And thank you for your kind comments.
Donna Nance
Oh my goodness, I just did a search on Pinterest and there are lots of pretty ads. Thanks for the tip!
A Lovely Inconsequence
They are lovely!
Amy
I love the satin ribbon around that blanket – I had one just like it in pink.
After stressful holiday travel, an ongoing bathroom construction project that is still going on (I have been promised by our contractor that it’ll be done by Christmas – why did I agree to do this in December?) and the usual Christmas stresses I have come down with the flu. I still have cookies to bake, presents to wrap and pound cakes to make for the neighbors but I think my body needs that blanket and REST.
A Lovely Inconsequence
Oh no Amy! Feel better…and agree you should take care first!