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A Day Fit For a King

December 12, 2006 By Carole

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.

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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.

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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.

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I loved the room for The Elves and the Shoemaker. I’d like to have some of those shoes under my Christmas tree!

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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!

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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.

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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!

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  1. Karen says

    December 12, 2006 at 6:53 am

    What a fun day! That house is amazing! All the details really make it something special.

  2. britt says

    December 12, 2006 at 7:15 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!

  3. Annie says

    December 12, 2006 at 7:37 am

    That sounds like a wonderful day, Carole. I like the gingerbread room, too. I’ll have to start baking…

  4. margene says

    December 12, 2006 at 8:06 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!

  5. Kelly says

    December 12, 2006 at 8:35 am

    What a beautiful house. I love the grinch room!

  6. Kathleen says

    December 12, 2006 at 8:36 am

    but did you hit the yarn shop in duxbury? 🙂 sounds like a wonderful day and a perfect picture of Dale.

  7. Anne says

    December 12, 2006 at 9:02 am

    Cool house – and the decorations are fantastic! Sounds like a really fun day.

  8. Robin says

    December 12, 2006 at 9:07 am

    How cool is that house-what a neat way of decorating! Thanks for sharing!

  9. Norma says

    December 12, 2006 at 9:13 am

    Now THAT is the proper way to enjoy the season. What a great photo of Dale!

  10. Lucia says

    December 12, 2006 at 9:24 am

    Ahoy, matey, you’ve got some great Christmas photos there!

  11. blogless sharon says

    December 12, 2006 at 9:56 am

    What a great day and Dale does look like the king of his domain

  12. maryse says

    December 12, 2006 at 10:11 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.

  13. hillary says

    December 12, 2006 at 10:16 am

    That does sound like a wonderful day. Really, any day with nothing to do but go siteseeing is a good one.

  14. Martha says

    December 12, 2006 at 10:38 am

    Thanks for calling.

    (I wasn’t home anyway! Dog and I went to Norris Reservation for a walk ;)).

  15. Chaos says

    December 12, 2006 at 10:46 am

    It sounds like an absolutely perfect day! That house is pretty amazing.

  16. Kim says

    December 12, 2006 at 10:48 am

    What a nice house and a nice day! Gingerbread…yum. Dale certainly likes to ham it up…LOL.

  17. Karen says

    December 12, 2006 at 11:09 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.

  18. Kristi aka Fiber Fool says

    December 12, 2006 at 11:24 am

    That looks a wonderful holiday season weekend activity! What fun!

  19. christine says

    December 12, 2006 at 12:54 pm

    Wow, what a fun house!
    Love that picture of Dale……..

  20. ~Kristie says

    December 12, 2006 at 1:03 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!

  21. Jan says

    December 12, 2006 at 1:10 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!

  22. Julie says

    December 12, 2006 at 1:13 pm

    Sounds like a perfect day!

  23. Birdsong says

    December 12, 2006 at 2:18 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.

  24. Jessica says

    December 12, 2006 at 2:43 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! 🙂

  25. BigAlice says

    December 12, 2006 at 3:04 pm

    Oh wow, that house is gorgeous! Sounds like a wonderful Sunday. Mmmm, crab legs and brie.

  26. Carol says

    December 12, 2006 at 3:05 pm

    What a day. Dale looks rather noble standing there like that. Can’t wait to see Friday’s pic!

  27. Bookish Wendy says

    December 12, 2006 at 3:50 pm

    That is so cool. I had no idea that was there! We are so lucky to live in this area.

  28. Manise says

    December 12, 2006 at 4:34 pm

    What a great way to spend the day! Looking forward to Eye Candy Friday.

  29. --Deb says

    December 12, 2006 at 6:20 pm

    NICE day!

  30. Laura says

    December 12, 2006 at 8:52 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! 🙂

  31. Teyani says

    December 12, 2006 at 9:47 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!

  32. cyn says

    December 12, 2006 at 10:20 pm

    oh. crab legs. brie. french bread. dang, carole. dang. thanks for b-day wishes!

  33. vanessa says

    December 13, 2006 at 7:46 am

    now that is a pefect holiday season day!

  34. Liz (the crazed weasel) says

    December 13, 2006 at 1:29 pm

    how cool! I never knew about that place (despite having grown up only a couple of miles away) – thanks for sharing

  35. JessaLu says

    December 15, 2006 at 11:17 am

    Beautiful! Thanks for sharing :o)

  36. Liz Kalloch says

    December 16, 2006 at 4:50 pm

    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

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