Tree Time

I had almost decided not to put up our small tree this year, especially since we'll be away from Boxing Day till New Year's Day. But then I read my daughter Mary's blog this morning and changed my mind. As fate would have it, I ended up with daughter Sara's three daughters this afternoon while Sara took Max to hockey, so we all got to work and decorated.

Elly and Charlie

Charlie setting up the Nativity


If you followed the link to Mary's blog you'll know that we used to make ornaments when the kids were small and some years our tree was totally decorated with home-made ornaments - blown and decorated eggs, knitted bears, tiny stockings and mittens, painted plaster ornaments, and lots of others. Since the kids have left home, each of them taking some of their favorite and/or sentimental home-made ornaments with them, I've been buying old fashioned glass ornaments which remind me of my childhood Christmasses and putting them on my tree.




Today, after reading Mary's blog, I ignored my glass ornaments in favor of what I have left of the homemade ones and a few store-bought ones that I've had for ages. Charlie and Elly enjoyed seeing all my old ornaments, especially the ones with their mother's name on them, dated so long before they were born. I gave those ones to Sara when she came to pick the kids up.


I've seen trees in three of my children's homes so far this year and on each tree there are eggs or knitted ornaments that I made when they were young. It's nice that they appreciate the memories that those ornaments bring back to them.


Cross stitched ornament from 1998

Knitted mini-stocking - 1980s

Cross stitched stockings - 1990

Knitted bells - 1970s and 80s

Beaded stitched mini-stockings 1990s


Wood ornaments made by DIL Avril - 2008

Purchased Arizona souvenir ornament - 2009

Porcelain wreath with granddaughter Layla's

picture. Made by daughter Sara - 2007

Purchased picture frame - 2008