Japanese Chocolate Set!

I believe this was my grandmother's cocoa set, and then my mother's and now it is mine. I decided to keep this one as it is so pretty and reminds me of my nana's house when I was little. I have put it in the dining room hutch with some other special items. Hot Chocolate, anyone?

I managed to cut down on some of the mountains of bed linens I had brought with me. I wasn't sure what sizes we would end up needing and waited to delete what we don't need. Three bags full went out the door.

The bins of elephants are beginning to surface in the pod... only a matter of days before an elephant stampede!

Today was quite windy. The leaves were falling like snow, covering the ground in colorful patchwork patterns. I see beauty where my son is seeing backbreaking raking! Oh well, maybe there will be a blip in there somewhere.