tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post6255835032907841540..comments2024-03-23T12:38:46.260+00:00Comments on The History Girls: Cabinet of Curiosities – Christmas Family TreesMary Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-82847627329238575292017-01-08T19:29:24.201+00:002017-01-08T19:29:24.201+00:00Thank you Sheena and Roz - I'm so glad you lik...Thank you Sheena and Roz - I'm so glad you liked the article and were happy to share your own traditions and memories (I'm so sorry about the lamb...)<br /><br />Have a great New Year!<br />Charlotte<br />Charlotte Wightwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06398672901539598847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-35055724892407190682017-01-02T14:52:07.465+00:002017-01-02T14:52:07.465+00:00Love this!
I don't put up a tree, and any or...Love this! <br /><br />I don't put up a tree, and any ornaments I have are fairly new, but I still lament the loss of our family's old baubles. My mother gave them to my sister when she first set up home, and my sister -- well, she lost them. Including the little white lamb who began his life strung across my father's pram in the 1940s, and, by the 1970s, had become the tree ornament my sister and I fought to be allowed to hang up on the tree. A strict system of turns was put in place. My mother's tree these days is tasteful and pretty, but I can't quite forgive the dumping of the lamb. As for the little Santa whose beard had yellowed with age -- I have to be feeling quite emotionally resilient to think of him. Sheena Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13847659993713606837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-13532807369507408662017-01-01T18:39:03.023+00:002017-01-01T18:39:03.023+00:00I agree so completely with the assertion that the ...I agree so completely with the assertion that the ornaments are celebrations, Charlotte - I would say that they are also memoirs, repositories of both joy and sadness as they remind us of especially happy times but also recall those who are no longer with us. <br />Like you, my tree is adorned with the infant creations of both my sons, particularly the 'loo roll Santa' (T, aged three) and 'the yoghurt pot bell' (H, aged five). Oldest son was also a cross stitch enthusiast, so there are several creations of his also on the tree. <br />Then there are the two glam, silk and tasseled baubles bought with a dear American friend when he visited the UK and we toured the Versace exhibition together at the V&A... the miniature Venetian mask and glass 'Pinocchio', reminder of my most beloved of cities and my forays there, the tiny blue foil swan given to H by my husband's Danish godmother for his first Christmas, and the filigree white metal Noah's Ark - more modern, laser cut but oh, so beautiful.<br />I have been buying one or two 'special' ornaments each year since my oldest son was born (32 years) and do indeed pack them all away very, very carefully each year. I love to do this, but also reckon that it is about time a new generation started their own collection/ tradition <cough cough - anybody listening??!!)<br />Thank you for a wonderful stimulus to recall many happy memories, Charlotte - and a very Happy New Year to all the wonderful History Girls here!! xxxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-56457636487249265072016-12-30T17:14:53.195+00:002016-12-30T17:14:53.195+00:00That's a little bit of history most of us have...That's a little bit of history most of us have in our attic. I'd love to hear other people's stories of their family's Christmas tree ornaments.Mary Hoffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.com