Winter Mantel

Christmas decorations taken down. It's cold today. We were spoiled yesterday with temperatures in the mid 50's. The fire feels good today. My house plants finally got a good grooming, the ones in the dining room. I Planted more bulbs on the porch today. I found 3 more packs of bulbs I didn't see yesterday. I'll finish planting them soon.

Forcing vases finally arrived from an antique shop in Denmark. Love the color. Hyacinths for this year are already on the porch chilling and growing roots so these won't be used until next fall.

Added some small crocus forcing ones. I've never forced crocus before. Should be interesting next year.

 

Maybe I should fill the entire wreath with reindeer moss? Plebodium Aureum Davana fern is beautiful for now. I hope she'll thrive. With the tree cut that was blocking light from the window she should get lots of indirect bright light.

Time to box it up my village until next Christmas, God willing.