I started this post about 8am this morning! I didn't get it finished in time to post it before I went out to do a day in the wee bookshop - so it is even later than it was going to be
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There are stories that go with so many of them - so the basking shark was a gift to me, and the meerkat was a gift to her Dad from D-d, Archbishop Sentamu came home with her from York uni, and so on.
There are also quite a lot of beautiful glass ones on the big tree, collected over the years; you can just see the light glinting on them in the pictures.
Ornaments with a story and history are the best kind, imo. Those sorts populate my tree too. Every year, tree trimming is a walk down memory lane. Makes the holiday all the richer. I have some lovely antique glass ornaments, but they've stayed boxed up since I started sharing my home with cats!
Our last cat was not really interested in baubles - but we learnt not to put tinsel on the tree, but to give him a long strand of it for himself instead!
Thank you. There is a very similar small glass Nativity on the big tree as well - one I bought myself some years ago, and the other a late friend bought for me the same year!
I love your decorations - every single piece has its own story. :) Over here, we don't put up the tree before Christmas Eve (well, some people go with the new trend and do, but we're die-hard traditionalists); in exchange it remains standing until Candlemas (which is in February). Since it's an artificial tree, it can deal with room temperature.
My card will be late, too, but I tell myself that according to our Church Christmas time lasts until Candlemas, too, it might actually arrive within that time limit. *g*
I really like the way the tree becomes part of family history as, over the yearsm different ornaments have been added, from different places and holidays, and gifts from friends. Our trees usually go up a couple of weeks before - although I know some people put them up at the beginning of December. But it only stays up until Epiphany :)
I also think any time between the beginning of Advent and Candlemas is the right time for Christmas cards.
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There are also quite a lot of beautiful glass ones on the big tree, collected over the years; you can just see the light glinting on them in the pictures.
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Over here, we don't put up the tree before Christmas Eve (well, some people go with the new trend and do, but we're die-hard traditionalists); in exchange it remains standing until Candlemas (which is in February). Since it's an artificial tree, it can deal with room temperature.
My card will be late, too, but I tell myself that according to our Church Christmas time lasts until Candlemas, too, it might actually arrive within that time limit. *g*
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Our trees usually go up a couple of weeks before - although I know some people put them up at the beginning of December. But it only stays up until Epiphany :)
I also think any time between the beginning of Advent and Candlemas is the right time for Christmas cards.
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