O Christmas Tree . . .

Our 2017 Christmas Tree . . . 

A simple tree

Filled with memories of 48 years and more

Decorated with real metal tinsel

Each ornament is a memory

From:

The old Shiny Brights

(a few from my mother and aunt)

Most found in flea markets

They used to be cheap!

For no one wanted them!

Alas, not any more

Needlepoint Ornaments

I never did do an ornament a year for our tree

They were hit and miss

Some (like this one) are older than others!

Hallmark Ornaments

This my first from 1976

I would stalk the Hallmark store and make my list

And then sit and have coffee and wait until it opened on December 26

so I could get an ornament (and paper and cards)

at half price!

Nevada Ornaments

This one commemorating Bushwhacker Days.   Made by W.F. Norman Sheetmetal

I have two.    They were, I believe, sold as fundraisers.

Silver Bells

Commemorating special years.    This one was given to us one of the years we were on our town's Christmas Homes Tour

Souvenir Ornaments

A cheap (and mostly unbreakable) souvenir to bring home when we travel.

Small, can be packed in the suitcase and one usually doesn't have to worry about them getting broken.

Bought on one of our two trips to Italy

Commemorating an event that I was in charge of in Topeka, Kansas

Wooden ornaments from our trip to Germany

The Grands Ornaments

Daughter Sarah makes sure that each year we get an ornament from her children.

This is from Lucy's first Christmas

An adorable handprint

Homemade Ornaments

Made by my mother and given as Christmas gifts.

I have two and treasure them now that she's gone

Childhood Ornaments

I have several from my childhood.   This one was made by me when I was a Campfire Girl.   I have a second one as well.    Simple and every time I look at it, I remember those fun times as a Bluebird/Campfire Girl

The tree, decorated, a fire in the fireplace and some Christmas cookies and coffee

after dinner.