Gingerbread House~Fairmont Hotel

Hello everyone,

Who doesn't love gingerbread? I love gingerbread, 

especially when it is made into a Gingerbread House.

On my recent trip to San Francisco in December 2017

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The beautiful lobby of the Fairmont Hotel is transformed at Christmas time, 

with the most beautiful Gingerbread House covering the entrance of the dining room. 

This experience has been on my bucket list for years.
The Gingerbread House is just amazing.

I am standing in front of the small tea room.
This room is reserved private dining for 12 persons.

Fairytale: The house has two floors, is 23 feet wide, 22 feet high and is stuck together entirely with icing. Visitors can wander through the ground floor level and into the hotel restaurant

On the balcony of the Gingerbread House.

Santa's workshop

Christmas Carolers on the second-floor balcony.

The entrance of the Gingerbread House.

I love the details.

The train circles the Gingerbread House.

We made memories on this trip. There are so many great treasures in

the City of San Francisco.  Visiting at Christmas time is a bonus.

Thanks for visiting,

Joyously,

Betty 

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Ms. Toody Goo Shoes for Best of the Weekend

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Girls Trip to San Francisco

Hello everyone,

I am so excited to share my trip to San Francisco a couple 

of weeks ago.  We started out adorned with our new hats I knitted.

I took the back seat with my granddaughter called "The Bookworm."

And gave the driving duty to my daughter. My granddaughter in the front seat

 is the GPS professional. We live about four hours from the city, and 

once we cross the Bay Bridge, Beth helps her mother maneuver 

the city streets of San Francisco.  Our first stop was San Francisco

State University for a two-hour tour. The bookworm is applying 

to colleges in California, and she wanted to see the campus.

After the college tour, we checked into our hotel.

In the lobby of the Fairmont Hotel is the most beautiful 

Christmas Tree. 

Also in the lobby of the Fairmont Hotel is a Giant Gingerbread House.

I will share a post about the Gingerbread House, later this week.

If you haven't been to San Francisco during the holiday season, 

I would suggest you put it on your bucket list.

I have wanted to visit the city at Christmas for over 50 years.

The girls were so wonderful to share my experience.

We walked to Union Square to see the Christmas tree.

And checked out Macy's windows decorated with 

real wreaths hanging from every window.

The palm trees were lite with sparkling lights and the Ice skating rink 

was busy with skaters enjoying an unseasonably warm evening.

The next morning we spent the day at the Academy of Science and

the de Young museum.

The Fairmont Hotel is on Nob Hill, and it was a gorgeous day

to be a tourist. 

Please check back in a few days and I will have the rest of my visit to 

San Francisco ready for viewing.

Thanks for stopping by.

Betty 

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Rustic and Refined for Dishing It and Dishing It

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Normandy Life for Mosaic Monday

 The Dedicated House for Make it Pretty Monday 

Amaze Me Monday at Dwellings-The Heart of Your Home
Between Naps on the Porch for Met Monday
Tuesday Cuppa at Antiques and Tea Cups

Friends Sharing Tea at Bernideen's Tea Time Blog 

The Scoop at Cedar Hill Farmhouse 

Our Home Away from Home for Tuesdays at our Home

A Stroll Thru Life for Inspire Me Tuesday 

The Dedicated House for Before and After Wednesday

Savvy Southern Style for Wow Us Wednesday 

Katherines Corner for Thursday Favorite Things Blog Hop

Home and Garden Thursday at A Delightsome Life 

Between Naps on the Porch for Tablescape Thursday
Thoughts of Home at Poofing the Pillows

The Essence of Home for  Show Your Style Thursday

French Country Cottage for Feathered Nest Friday

Rattlebridge Farm for Foodie Friday and Everything Else 
 The Charm of Home for Home Sweet Home Friday

Ms. Toody Goo Shoes for Best of the Weekend

How Sweet the Sound for Pink Saturday~Anything Goes

~O Christmas Tree~

Hello everyone,

Christmas Day is my Blog's Anniversary. I published my

first post on Christmas Day December 25, 2009. GO HERE

It was a red-letter day for me. I never imagined in a million

years I would be blogging today. Thanks to my family,

friends and followers for your love and support and beautiful comments.

I connect with friends and family on Facebook too.

You are my inspiration to keep photographing our home

and garden.

This December zipped by so fast I hardly had time

to take all the photos of the holiday decorations in

our house. But what I do have around the kitchen

and living room are so comfy and cozy I just

want to hug my little decorations.

Who doesn't want to hug a little bear on the bottom of 

Santa's long coat? 

I love my tree this year. In past years I have had angels on

our tree, but this year I added my favorite bird, the red cardinal

to the Christmas Tree. 

A mosaic to save

Bless you all

Betty

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Between Naps on the Porch for Met Monday
Tuesday Cuppa at Antiques and Tea Cups

Friends Sharing Tea at Bernideen's Tea Time Blog 

The Scoop at Cedar Hill Farmhouse 

Our Home Away from Home for Tuesdays at our Home

A Stroll Thru Life for Inspire Me Tuesday 

The Dedicated House for Before and After Wednesday

Savvy Southern Style for Wow Us Wednesday 

Katherines Corner for Thursday Favorite Things Blog Hop

Home and Garden Thursday at A Delightsome Life 

Between Naps on the Porch for Tablescape Thursday
Thoughts of Home at Poofing the Pillows

The Essence of Home for  Show Your Style Thursday

French Country Cottage for Feathered Nest Friday

Rattlebridge Farm for Foodie Friday and Everything Else 
 The Charm of Home for Home Sweet Home Friday

Ms. Toody Goo Shoes for Best of the Weekend

How Sweet the Sound for Pink Saturday~Anything Goes

Love of Home for Sundays at Home

Christmas Eve Tea Time

Hello everyone,

This post has a story. Last Christmas I took photos of this post and

photography was so awful I couldn't publish them.

So this week I photographed it again. I added the cupcake

Christmas trees and I love the accents of red and green on the table.

The Christmas tree plates are from Walmart. 

The Better Homes and Garden 

Heritage Collection.

I sit at this window in the morning for coffee.  I put up the curtains when 

I photograph this tea table. The curtains give the table a softer background. 

A World Market special item.  Cupcake Baking and Decor Kit.

Other Great Ideas:

Silicon flowerpots are also perfect for baking brownies and serving sweet 

treats such as crispy rice treats, candy, trail mix and ice cream!

The most enjoyment I receive from blogging is the great comments I receive.

And the other is playing with my camera. 

As you may know from other posts, I have a generous SIL.

My Sister-in-Law was the flower girl in my wedding  56 years ago.

 While she was on vacation this summer in Florance Oregon she picked up a

 little silver plated sugar, creamer, and tray. Her hubby glued the lid on the sugar bowl,

 and she tied them together to make the cutest door hanger.

I wanted to hang it over my tea table until the holiday season ends.

And then I will hang it on my back door.

I have plaid pillows on my chairs during the holiday season. 

The Christmas Trees are foam cones and some leftover burlap fringe trim wrapped

around the forms with leftover ornaments from a couple of years ago.

  

The Red Cardinal bird is my favorite bird of all time. I have never

seen one in person because I live in California. SOMEDAY I hope

to see one up close in a tree. I picked some Rosemary to add to the

red and white twine. And I have my beautiful green depression

glass tea cups on the table for tea.

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL

The dinner plates are Ralph Lauren and Affection is the silverplated flatwear.

Charming after dinner drink glasses were my mama's Christmas glasses.

Thank you mama. 

A mosaic to save.

I hope you all have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Joyously,

Betty 

Linking to:

Rustic and Refined for Dishing It and Dishing It

 The Dedicated House for Make it Pretty Monday 

Amaze Me Monday at Dwellings-The Heart of Your Home
Between Naps on the Porch for Met Monday
Tuesday Cuppa at Antiques and Tea Cups

Friends Sharing Tea at Bernideen's Tea Time Blog 

The Scoop at Cedar Hill Farmhouse 

Our Home Away from Home for Tuesdays at our Home

A Stroll Thru Life for Inspire Me Tuesday 

The Dedicated House for Before and After Wednesday

Savvy Southern Style for Wow Us Wednesday 

Katherines Corner for Thursday Favorite Things Blog Hop

Home and Garden Thursday at A Delightsome Life 

Between Naps on the Porch for Tablescape Thursday
Thoughts of Home at Poofing the Pillows

The Essence of Home for  Show Your Style Thursday

French Country Cottage for Feathered Nest Friday

Rattlebridge Farm for Foodie Friday and Everything Else 
 The Charm of Home for Home Sweet Home Friday

Ms. Toody Goo Shoes for Best of the Weekend

How Sweet the Sound for Pink Saturday~Anything Goes

Love of Home for Sundays at Home