As usual, I had help decorating the tree …
And what I most notice is the bottom, which is no longer a mass of ornaments. Our grandkids are growing taller (besides which I’m no longer leaning down as far as I used to).
This year’s paper ornaments were inspired by Mood Body Studio on Instagram, thanks to which I got to buy lots of fun new art supplies: tempera paint sticks, washi tape, big hole punches, acrylic paint markers. Such fun (but hard to photograph to show they’re dimensional) …
So today I’ll take all the ornaments down, mentally traveling memory lane from the glittered walnut shells I made in first grade and the blackwork ornaments stitched in college, to the ornaments crafted from outgrown grandkid clothes and those made for us by those same grandkids. Not to mention everything in between. I could write a book (hmmmm … maybe I should write a book).
Christmas trees become such treasure troves of memories and the passing years.
ReplyDeleteThere are only a few ornaments that give me pause to wonder when and where they came from ... these days we invite our grandkids to each take an ornament off the tree to put on their own trees, slowly turning our traditions and memories into theirs
DeleteLiz~ What a beautiful tree, filled with story! If not a book, perhaps a Legacy Letter filled with all of the history and stories of the ornaments. I like how you are slowly passing them on. They will treasure not only the ornament and its history at your house, but the experience of getting to choose one for their own! Lovely. ~Nancy
ReplyDeleteI'm seriously thinking about creating a little book of ornaments to give the grandkids next year ...
DeleteLiz~ They'll love that! And the perk of doing it now is you can share in the joy with them and answer any questions they come up with!
DeleteHi Liz,
ReplyDeleteFinished putting away our ornaments yesterday. I love the idea of passing the ornaments down to kids and grandkids.
Happy New Year! May many small joys come your way and may your burdens be few.
Hi Betty … such a lovely New Year’s wish … thank you! I look forward to sharing many small joys with you at the Wildflower Center … see you next Tuesday!
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