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December 12, 2006
A Day Fit For a King
Can you believe, in the midst of the busy Christmas season, that Dale and I had nothing we had to do this past Sunday? It was a beautiful day for a drive so we headed to Duxbury to visit Christmas at King Caesar's House.
This historic home is a place we've visited before as a friend of ours is the Director of the Duxbury Rural and Historical Society but we've never been at Christmas time. Each room in this historic mansion was decorated to fit the theme "A Storybook Christmas" and it was fun to see how the different designers interpreted a few classic Christmas stories.
There was The Grinch. Everything in this room was in the signature lime green of the Grinch. And there were polka dots and fuzzy squiggly decorations and even little Cindy Lou Who.
I loved the room for The Elves and the Shoemaker. I'd like to have some of those shoes under my Christmas tree!
My favorite of all was the room decorated for The Gingerbread Man. Everything was old-fashioned and charming and it all looked good enough to eat!
There were greens and berries and decorations everywhere. And the smell! It was like being in a pine grove. Truly wonderful.
After we were done touring the house we walked the grounds. I took some photos that you'll be seeing on Eye Candy Fridays. And I took this last photo of Dale.
I think he's waiting for his ship to come in. Or something.
We hit the grocery store on the way home and got brie and French bread and nuts. We also got some King Crab Legs. Mmmmm. It really was a day fit for a king!
Posted by Carole at December 12, 2006 7:00 AM
Comments
What a fun day! That house is amazing! All the details really make it something special.
Posted by: Karen at December 12, 2006 6:53 AM
It sounds wonderful! I wish that I could convince my husband that a drive somewhere is fun and not a waste of money. We have driven out WEST (montana, colorado, wyoming, the dakotas) and that was fun and not a waste of time. But drive 2 hours to see something around here and its a waste. The house sure was beautiful, though. MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Posted by: britt at December 12, 2006 7:15 AM
That sounds like a wonderful day, Carole. I like the gingerbread room, too. I'll have to start baking...
Posted by: Annie at December 12, 2006 7:37 AM
What a lovely way to spend a Sunday. The house is fabulous! My favorite is the gingerbread room, too. I can just smell warm gingerbread (don't I wish!). Dale looks very romantic standing there...hope the ship comes!
Posted by: margene at December 12, 2006 8:06 AM
What a beautiful house. I love the grinch room!
Posted by: Kelly at December 12, 2006 8:35 AM
but did you hit the yarn shop in duxbury? :) sounds like a wonderful day and a perfect picture of Dale.
Posted by: Kathleen at December 12, 2006 8:36 AM
Cool house - and the decorations are fantastic! Sounds like a really fun day.
Posted by: Anne at December 12, 2006 9:02 AM
How cool is that house-what a neat way of decorating! Thanks for sharing!
Posted by: Robin at December 12, 2006 9:07 AM
Now THAT is the proper way to enjoy the season. What a great photo of Dale!
Posted by: Norma at December 12, 2006 9:13 AM
Ahoy, matey, you've got some great Christmas photos there!
Posted by: Lucia at December 12, 2006 9:24 AM
What a great day and Dale does look like the king of his domain
Posted by: blogless sharon at December 12, 2006 9:56 AM
i love the grinch room. and that photo of dale is very cool. it definitely looks like he's waiting for his ship to come in and looks like it's from another time.
joe's been working weekends at his father's house so we haven't had any time to do anything fun.
Posted by: maryse at December 12, 2006 10:11 AM
That does sound like a wonderful day. Really, any day with nothing to do but go siteseeing is a good one.
Posted by: hillary at December 12, 2006 10:16 AM
Thanks for calling.
(I wasn't home anyway! Dog and I went to Norris Reservation for a walk ;)).
Posted by: Martha at December 12, 2006 10:38 AM
It sounds like an absolutely perfect day! That house is pretty amazing.
Posted by: Chaos at December 12, 2006 10:46 AM
What a nice house and a nice day! Gingerbread...yum. Dale certainly likes to ham it up...LOL.
Posted by: Kim at December 12, 2006 10:48 AM
It's nice you were able to find the time to do something to enjoy the season. It all looks so pretty and festive.
Posted by: Karen at December 12, 2006 11:09 AM
That looks a wonderful holiday season weekend activity! What fun!
Posted by: Kristi aka Fiber Fool at December 12, 2006 11:24 AM
Wow, what a fun house!
Love that picture of Dale........
Posted by: christine at December 12, 2006 12:54 PM
Thank you so much for sharing your Sunday with us! I wonder if we have anything like that here??? Hmm... I'm off to google!
Posted by: ~Kristie at December 12, 2006 1:03 PM
Today's my do-or-die day for wrapping and sending packages, so I'm rewarding myself as I work through the day with little blog breaks.
This one was divine! Thanks for the mini-tour!
Posted by: Jan at December 12, 2006 1:10 PM
Sounds like a perfect day!
Posted by: Julie at December 12, 2006 1:13 PM
How fun to see how other people decorate. Every room. There is a similar museum in Mendocino we visited a few years back... glad you had some lovely down-time together.
Posted by: Birdsong at December 12, 2006 2:18 PM
Looks like an awesome day. Cute house! That last pic of your man is really cool. Looks like it should be in a movie or something! :)
Posted by: Jessica at December 12, 2006 2:43 PM
Oh wow, that house is gorgeous! Sounds like a wonderful Sunday. Mmmm, crab legs and brie.
Posted by: BigAlice at December 12, 2006 3:04 PM
What a day. Dale looks rather noble standing there like that. Can't wait to see Friday's pic!
Posted by: Carol at December 12, 2006 3:05 PM
That is so cool. I had no idea that was there! We are so lucky to live in this area.
Posted by: Bookish Wendy at December 12, 2006 3:50 PM
What a great way to spend the day! Looking forward to Eye Candy Friday.
Posted by: Manise at December 12, 2006 4:34 PM
NICE day!
Posted by: --Deb at December 12, 2006 6:20 PM
It's fun to visit those historic homes during a summer vacation but it's those who live locally that most often get to enjoy the grandeur and intimate pleasantries of seeing it decorated for the holidays. Oh what fun! We've taken "week after Christmas" vacations before and it's always such fun to see the holiday decorations and special trees and everything.
Carole, don't you know.... you ARE his ship! :)
Posted by: Laura at December 12, 2006 8:52 PM
oh the grinch section is fab - but I also think I'd love some of those shoes. :-)
and that photo of Dale - well, he has to be just about the most photogenic guy we almost know!
Posted by: Teyani at December 12, 2006 9:47 PM
oh. crab legs. brie. french bread. dang, carole. dang. thanks for b-day wishes!
Posted by: cyn at December 12, 2006 10:20 PM
now that is a pefect holiday season day!
Posted by: vanessa at December 13, 2006 7:46 AM
how cool! I never knew about that place (despite having grown up only a couple of miles away) - thanks for sharing
Posted by: Liz (the crazed weasel) at December 13, 2006 1:29 PM
Beautiful! Thanks for sharing :o)
Posted by: JessaLu at December 15, 2006 11:17 AM
Oh, I love that house, we used to go there with my grandparents when I was a kid... great photos, and memories for me... mmm crab legs
Posted by: Liz Kalloch at December 16, 2006 4:50 PM
