Valley Forge, PA

What a difference a day can make! I was recently in King of Prussia, PA on a buying trip. Everytime I go to King of Prussia I always make time to go to Valley Forge National Park to share sunrise with the deer. This past trip I went Thursday morning. Friday there were blizzard warnings for Saturday. These warnings were not exaggerated we woke Sat. morning to over 24" of snow. That meant a trip Sunday morning back to the park to trapse thru the snow. I have to say I did spend hours there and took 178 picutres of deer.

Winter Trees

I have always been fascinated by winter trees. There is something so serene about watching them sleep..waiting for spring. I often wonder what surprises they might hold behind them....

Snow Day

I Love snow days. As a child I was out the door building snowmen, forts

and snow angels.

Now it's a chance to take snow pictures. I trudge thru the snow

looking for birds day dreaming of the spring flowers to come, trees

covered with snow and ice and other wildlife. There will be trees in

another blog post. Later this month I will be going to my favorite place

for wild deer pictures.

Here is my Festival of the Trees display. I could have never done it without the
help of my friend Karen. Karen is the Queen of Lights and in all the years we

have been doing a display for Festival this is the first year Karen has not sent me out

to buy more lights!I would like to thank Rye Mantel Company for the amazing mantel.

Also all the artists who made special pieces for the display.

Shari Lutz for the greatest life size Santa.Heidi Steiner for the large center seam bear and the smaller bear in Santa's pack.Cathy Pendleton for the snowman in the shoe, the bird cage angel and the 3 kitten's in the basket. Vergie Lightfoot for those wonderful realistic cats and mouse.

Barbara Scott for her great Jenny Lind doll. Craig Yenke for the reindeer on the mantel.

Julie Marcotte for the special large Raggedy in Santa's pack.

Antique Cape Dining Room by Susan-Just The Thing-Dover,NH

My friend, Susan from Just The Thing in Dover turned the dining room of the antique cape into a wonderful whimiscal room. Susan spent many nights sewing all the stockings, covering the chairs and making the table cloth. The cake is an all sugar creation by a friend of Susan's and the cats & mice are all Vergie Lightfoot Originals. Congratulations Susan your room was amazing!

Susan's sister Linda takes one final look before the crowds come to admire!

The Outside Trees

"Rolling With The Season" "Twelve Neighs of Christmas"
Wadleigh Falls Veterinary &

The Tack Shack

"A Whale of a Holiday" Amazing train set display along tree ornaments

Piper Boatworks

What would a Festival of the Trees

be without a Tribute to

The Boston Red Soxs

We have just finished doing Portsmouth Festival of Trees. This is our 12th year participating. Area businesses set up a display and people pay to see these display's.The money raised is awarded as scholarships and grants to students and community groups in the Seacoast area. This year there were 7500 viewers of 80 displays.
I will be doing a few blogs with pictures of all the wonderful displays. The Festival is divide into 4 sections.The Learning Center, The Outside Trees, Rosemary Cottage & The Cape. I will start with The Outside Trees.