Some people do color schemes when they decorate their tree, others do themes. At my house, we do our life. Many of our ornaments were gifts received over the years, so I guess they are a reflection of how our friends see us. Some of them we purchased as a momento of some event. Others just “happened” to us and we liked them, so they stayed around. We have many more ornaments still packed away, that aren’t being used, as we have a small tree this year. I probably have enough ornaments for a couple of trees but each year we just use the ones that “strike us” as we are decorating. Here’s just a sampling of some of the ornaments on this years tree.
By looking at this ornament, I bet it is entirely unnecessary for me to tell you that we are golfers.
This one reflects the Star Trek years. This is actually the U.S.S. Voyager, but let’s not nitpick.
This one was a gift almost 30 years ago and one that is still well loved. These metal ornaments start to show their age as the years go rolling past. Hence, the scratches. I think of them as the badges of Christmas past.
Need I say that we have a Chicago sports fan in our home?
Back to golf again. I have received golf themed ornaments as gifts quite often over the years.
This is one of our very sentimental decorations. It is homemade and it is actually more green than it looks. The flash “blued” it up considerably. Back in my other life, many, many moons ago, I had three children in my home, one of my own and two that belonged to my now deceased former mate. One Christmas, in a burst of old-fashioned “fun things to do”, we made Christmas ornaments. We found a recipe and mixed up some batter, rolled it out and, using cookie cutters, we cut it into suitable shapes. Then I baked them in the oven until they were rock hard and then we allowed them to cool. After baking, the kids painted the ornaments by hand. It was exceptionally messy and exceptionally fun. Now, here we are, more than 30 years later and this one ornament has survived the test of time. It always goes on the tree. Gina made it.
If you have small children, I strongly recommend this as a Christmas activity with your child. Just think about 30 years from now when that little boy is a man with children of his own. That ornament will still be on your tree. Here’s a recipe for the salt dough that we made http://crafts.kaboose.com/saltdoughgifttoppers.html and here’s another: http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Ornament-Dough/Detail.aspx They seem to be easy to find on the Web.Here’s another of the aging, and much loved, brass ornaments.
I realize it’s hard to believe, but we actually have a Starbucks coffee cup on our tree. The Spouse loves Starbucks almost as much as she loves me.
And finally, a hand carved, wooden, ornament from Europe. Memories of another time and place.
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I can't STAND those fancy trees with the perfectly coordinated ribbons and the all-the-same ornaments. Ours is like yours - filled with memories. The New Kids on the Block ornament Liz made. The stuffed bear I bought for Mark's first Christmas. The little merry-go-round Beth gave me in 1979. Wesley helped me put the ornaments on this year and he thought it was hilarious when I told him this was Mommy's when she was a baby. He still doesn't get that she was MY baby! I wouldn't have any other tree!!
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