VP, of Veg Plotting, has asked for festive photos Out On the Streets (OOTS), including one of the municipal Christmas tree. My town has two. This is the official one, complete with handmade ornaments. It looks like a real one to me. I find appalling the lack of bad taste in the local Christmas decorations. Not an inflatable snowman in sight, only tasteful containers outside businesses,
and greenery all around.
Here's a the flashiest bit I found.
I suppose the garlands are lit with tiny white lights at night, to match the lights on the streetlamp post containers.
No flashing neon lights, no Santa on the roof.
The resale shop is so subtle, it's nearly underwhelming.
There used to be a creche by the gazebo at the corner of Main Street,
but there is only a tree this year, and ribbons and lights. I wonder if they got tired of having baby Jesus stolen out of it every year. They always managed to get him back.
There used to be a creche by the gazebo at the corner of Main Street,
but there is only a tree this year, and ribbons and lights. I wonder if they got tired of having baby Jesus stolen out of it every year. They always managed to get him back.
Even the residential decorations around here get no gaudier than lighted wire reindeer and polar bear figures. One must travel to Palatine and Arlington Heights to see truly entertaining Christmas displays. The updated edition of Mary Edsey's "The Best Christmas Decorations in Chicagoland" is out now, with photos and directions to see some truly awe-inspiring displays, including one in South Barrington with lights synchronized to music. I'm sure it's very tasteful. I hope to get out some evening to take photos of some residences, they really need to be seen after dark.
19 comments:
It looks so pretty even with just a little bit of snow. Some of those shops look familiar ... we must have walked by them!
It was nice to get a peek at your town, even if it wasn't garish enough for you.
Having been there, I know how truly beautiful and tasteful your town is. I think the resale shop should have put on more of a fun display though. Perhaps, some handed down decor?~~Dee
Love your slick clean new look.
The header is beautiful too.
And those lovely wooden clapboard houses, especially the one with the white lacy bits on the porch. Very interesting post. Your Christmas Card is HERE. A little different from the houses around you. The contrast will make you smile.
Love seeing all these city scenes all decorated for the holidays! It's so beautiful.
I was attracted to your blog by your creative name -- that's just too perfect!
Guffaw! The resale shop is nearly invisible in the lack of festive sparkly. I want to know if you have lights that go with music, blaring from loudspeakers into the night air? If not, why not? :-)
Frances
Tee hee - you've sent me off on a mission to find you an inflatable snowman immediately!
Whilst everything's in unbeatably good taste around your neighbourhood, I do envy your snow frosting over everything. We may have some ourselves tonight!
Thanks for taking part in OOTS it's been fun seeing what everyone does for Christmas :)
Yay, I love the festive OOTS! I agree that tacky Xmas decorations are best. I mean, I love all those blow-mold figurines!!! To get your fill virtually, check out Merry Kitchmas and a Tacky New Year. Oh yeah.
MMD, Your village is tastefully decorated...Such a shame when there are so many options to jazz up the holidays. What no over lit houses with 60,000 plus bulbs! The theme this year in the 22nd Nashville Annual Holiday Lights Competition was Be Green! gail
You were not impressed at all were you? hahaha...simple can be good sometimes...What a lovely 'quaint' little town.
Goodness. Our village is so small (180)that they don't have official Christmas decorations. (We live a few miles outside it.) I love the look of your town. So quaint!
Catchpenny has been there for over 20 years! The town is lovely and its good that they're keeping it understated.
Understated and elegant. Very nice! I like what they've done. Who needs inflatable Santas?
Cindy - yes, we walked past them to go see Trudi Temple's daughter's garden.
Kathy - the rest of the year, I like tasteful, it's only at Christmas that I revel in cheesy.
Dee - maybe they're trying to save a bit of money.
Joco - Thanks! The cottage is so charming!
Hi, Judy, thanks for visiting!
Frances - we don't have enough lights and we're lucky to get up what we have, much less trying to do the big show.
VP - I have a house in mind that I need to take a photo of and include in a post. They have a bunch of inflatables, including a Grinch. Thanks for hosting OOTS, I love seeing Christmas decorations.
Monica - thanks for the link, you know I love it.
Gail - I'll find houses with a gazillion lights. They're out there.
Darla - quaint is nice, but nearby Long Grove takes quaint to a whole new level, and my town just can't compete.
Kylee - my village used to be a little town, now it's a suburb, trying to preserve some character.
ROR - Catchpenny may have been there for 20 years, but I've never been inside. I really need to check it out.
Carol - while I personally don't need an inflatable Santa, clearly, there are people who do.
Our town wishes it looked this village like. So pretty and clean looking. It is very understated but elegant. I like a bit more but not gawdy. Our town only does snowflakes on the light poles so you beat us by a mile. Now our neighborhoods do it up pretty good and we have that park by my house that draws a crowd every night.
After visiting your town this summer, I'm not surprised that its Christmas decorations are tasteful and in keeping with the overall lovely appearance of the town. No inflatable Snowmen? Hooray for them! Every one I've seen in people's lawns this year has been lying facedown:)
I really like the look of your little village. At least it has that village feel.
Now if you want gaudy you could tour around our little town. Plenty of gaud here.
Are there carollers? :-) Looks as though there should be. Merry Christmas, MMD!
I like the colors of the homes and buildings. Nice post!
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