Hello Everyone,
I've unplugged from the outside world for the last few days and focused on enjoying my own home and decorating for Christmas right after the company left from Thanksgiving. There are seven windows in our dining room, and at night it looks as though there are seven Christmas trees.
We had friends over for dinner last night which made me accelerate the decorating process. The fire was going, and the Christmas music was playing which was a great way to start the Christmas season with some good friends.
I have boxes of cabin-themed ornaments which I didn't use this year. I think I have enough ornaments to decorate those seven trees reflected in the windows. This year I seemed to be very nostalgic and used ornaments I haven't placed on the tree in years past.
My mother made these little 'Santa's Slippers' probably forty years ago.
She also made these ornaments called Christmas Capsules.....again over forty years ago.
I remember placing this ornament on my grandmother's tree over 65 years ago.
I know my mother and grandmother would be thrilled to know their ornaments are still in use so many decades later. Traditions are what Christmas is all about. Traditions and giving of yourself to others. So, fix a nice meal and invite friends over. Make something special for that special someone. Reflect back on past holidays and bring the spirit alive again in your heart. I'm remembering the aroma of the molasses cookies baking which transport me back to my grandmother's kitchen. Heavenly.
Soon,
Lynn
Yes! Simply "Yes!"...Paula B.
ReplyDeleteSimply thank you, Paula.
DeleteIt makes my heart ache when I think of the precious ornaments passed down. I have a few that were my moms. She was a single mom so we didn't have many.
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