FUN IN THE LOUNGE

Christmas wonder, Christmas bright

December 19, 2018 by GEM

Categories: Gifts received • Tags: 2018, candle

Vintage Christmas tin

December 19, 2018 by GEM

Have to love this tin! What a wonderful gift.

Categories: Disney • Tags: Disney, gift, Mickey, Minnie, tin, vintage

Meri Kirihimete

December 19, 2018 by GEM

Categories: Gifts received • Tags: 2018, gift, New, wreath

Christmas tree with Donald Duck ornament and little fur-topped boots; lit up candles

More is somehow more

December 10, 2018 by GEM

Although this was to be a Christmas of less decorating (well it is), somehow more happens. Don’t really know how.

Categories: Decorating • Tags: 2018, elves, Folsom, lights, Santa, tree

Blue plate featuring Christmas tree branch, decorations and candles

Made in Denmark, these collector’s plates capture the essence of a Christmas as shown in publications of my childhood. These evoke very strong images from those days – not of actual scenes like this but the depictions of them.

Categories: China

Into Advent

December 1, 2018 by GEM

Here we go! On into December. Although Fun in the Lounge is having a bit of a rest this year (see earlier posts), it turns out to be more of a slow down than a true break. There are some new things and a few familiar items have been popped on display. Discovery of the day. I have just learned from a fascinating book by Jeff Kurtti that in about 1930 Her Royal Highness Princess Elizabeth received an ink and […]

Categories: Decorating • Tags: 2018, Lemax, Mickey, Minnie, New, Santa

Action in the Lounge

November 22, 2018 by GEM

So tonight we set up Mrs Claus, productive in the build-up to Christmas as she knits an illuminated Xmas stocking. Ball of wool in her apron pocket, specs on – she is making it all happen.

Categories: New • Tags: 2018, Mrs Claus, stocking

Moving elf with a light up present and toy; no music, just moving arms and a smile

New! Elfing around

November 21, 2018 by GEM

Ok, restraint this year. But this elf has such a charming smile, he just had to join Fun in the Lounge. The smile goes a long way.

Categories: New • Tags: 2018, elf

Lots of animated toys, an ornamental fireplace in the background

The carousel – NEW!

November 14, 2018 by GEM

The flashing lights and whirling of the carousel are a plastic tribute to amusement parks and fairgrounds the world over. Who will come by? Mary Poppins? Bert? The happy families of Geelong? Round and round.

Categories: New • Tags: 2018, musical

Quilt style wall hanging featuring the 12 days of Christmas as in the song

So a few things are emerging

November 11, 2018 by GEM

Even though we are not doing full-on Fun in the Lounge. The ’12 days of Christmas’ was a gift earlier in the year, so of course must be displayed. And surely a tree or two is sensible, although this one seems dwarfed by the lamp next to it.

Categories: Decorating • Tags: 12 days, 2018, gift, tree

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