100 Poinsettias

The is the first year I have attempted a "Florida Christmas".

I do miss the snow this time of year.

 

I feel that snow is just part of the Christmas equation

So...No snow,

No ideas

I don't want to have a cliche Florida Christmas.

 

Mermaids riding alligators just don't do it for me.

 

Palm trees are pretty with lights but...

 climbing all the way the palm trees sounds very scary

 even if I would have someone else do the climbing.

I'll leave the climbing to someone else.

SO what is a northern girl to do???

 

 

Palm trees are out

Alligators are out

Sorry Mermaids you are out too

 (but only at Christmas time)

So...Project Poinsettia!

YES,

 poinsettias "say" Christmas to me.

 

So I persuaded my son-in-law a

 native Floridian to help me with this project.

I simply asked him to go and get 100 Poinsettias.

Raised eyebrows would be an understatement.

Although he should be getting

used to my mild craziness after 3 years.

Off he went returning with the requested 100 poinsettias,

several flats of white inpatients and he found the most

beautiful purple bougainvilleas I have ever seen.

He planted everything

making for a thrilled mother-in-law.

(Thank you Chris)

I love my "green" Christmas decorations.

I even have solar lights along the

sidewalk to illuminate my Christmas Fun.

Making my decorations politically correct:)

 

I think I will be able to make it this year without snow,

although I think every other year in

 Florida might be my "cup of tea".

 

I have been absent from my blog

 too long for my liking but as you know

 life comes before blogging.

 

I know I promised you a continued

tour of our farm.  I will fulfill

that promise but I thought I would

sneak in a little Christmas

before it passes us by.

 

Thanks for your visit!

Enjoy the Season,

 

Kelley