How do you mark liturgical seasons and days at home?

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I’m interested in how people mark the course of the liturgical year in their homes.

I have a significant physical disability which leaves me housebound and of limited mobility. Many of the usual ways of observing the year - processions, foods, etc - are not available to me so I am searching for alternative ways in which to mark the various seasons and days.

Lent is the easiest to mark. Fasting, abstinence, purple cloth on the altar, cover pictures in holy week, keep the watch on Good Friday. I also follow the progress of the station churches pilgrimage on a map of Rome and read an accompanying text.

Advent is easy too. Purple again. Advent wreath, advent calendar, nativity scene.

Christmas has decorations and carols and family gatherings.

On Marian days (and the approaching Assumption octave - no longer on the calendar, I know, but I like to mark it), I display a blue banner with a monogram on it.

Obviously, the most important part for every season/day is prayer and this must not be forgotten in favour of outward displays.

So, any ideas?
 
Simple prayerful readings from the lectionary used as a source of Lectio Divina works for me.
 
Our home altar is on our mantel. I bought inexpensive, machine washable table runners in all the liturgical colors and change by the season (when I’m really on top of it I will change for individual days as well.) I use realistic looking electric candles on it (would love to use real ones but little boys plus fire equals danger) that we light for family evening prayer.

I have a few other statues or other seasonal decorations that come out when needed. I’ll also put out a saint card on their feast day. I don’t do complicated menu stuff but may do special desserts for baptism days or saint name days.
 
You can follow the Proper of the Saints, and display the colors of vestments based on feast days of saints / martyrs. I would put the day’s color on a home altar. That way, each day has special meaning and you are involved with the Church.
 
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