Sunday, December 4, 2011

My Tree of Memories

I went out and bought a new little 4 ft tree yesterday - I wanted one for my old ornaments that are mostly Mom and Dad's and also some that belonged to my grandmother - along with some goodies that I've found lately.  I couldn't get a regular green tree - so I came home with this tinsel tree, I wasn't sure of it but it looks pretty nice!

I can feel my eyes welling up just writing about this because I am the only one that has the memories of putting these ornaments on the tree - first I would go across the road to my grandmother and help over there then we put up our tree.  We took out the magnifying glass out to inspect some old Christmas pictures - I can see some of these ornaments - I remember putting them on the tree every year.   My grandparents passed away a while ago, my father four years ago, my mother is locked in a sad state of dementia and I have no brothers or sisters, but I am thankful every day for a  wonderful husband and two great kids!!!!

Old ornaments are such fun - hope you like looking at the pictures...  I used my slightly creepy angel that I found this week for the topper.  And, I used my Mickey Mouse lights that I found at Value Village - they look pretty nice on the tree!  You might notice the silver bells, I remember Dad making those out of egg cartons and he also did the walnut shells - we always had to crack the walnuts carefully, so they'd be good for an ornament!  You can always click on the picture for a closer look..








And here's a picture of me at age 3 - standing beside the tree - which looked pretty sparse - lots of tinsel and icicles but not a whole lot of ornaments.  I guess that's just the way it was back then, all trees looked the same....



I'm linking up with My Place and Yours: The Christmas Party - hosted by Vic - I love all things Christmas, don't you???  And, of course - Vintage Thingy Thursday is a great blog to check out every week.  Now I better think about getting our big tree up and decorated - that'll be for another day....

15 comments:

  1. Aw - lovely post. Memories of Christmas are so special - loved yours.
    Liz @ Shortbread & Ginger

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  2. I also love a tree that tells a story through its decorations. Yours is lovely.

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  3. Lovely post, a tree full of memories.

    You have some super cute ornaments there & I absolutely adore little 3yo you!

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  4. Hi Jill, I am so sorry to hear of your losses over the recent years and your mother's illness. I also thank you for sharing the lovely memories with us! That way, you're not really the only one with the beautiful stories and memories since you've shared them with us. =)

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  5. You must be flooded with memories every Christmas. Sharing all the stories with your children while you are decorating the tree will keep all the memories going for a long time to come.

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  6. Christmas is such a good time for bringing out all the old ornaments and reminiscing. love you tree and the way it is crammed full of ornaments. My brothers 'cleaned up' my parents house and through out all those little treasures including a lovely cross stitch I had made for Mum. Boys!!!

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  7. Lovely tree. I was just remembering this morning my grandparent's silver tree and wondering whatever happened to it. Yours looks great.

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  8. What a lovely tree! I do hope this Christmas is a joyful one for you :)

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  9. Jill, I love your memory tree and can so relate. I have so many good memories of my parents and decorating the tree. It's all so very bittersweet, isn't it? We all have so much to be thankful for but we do miss those that aren't with us any longer. Love that pic of you by the tree when you were a little girl!

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  10. Love the tree and the memoies it holds, Enjoy.

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  11. It's lovely to have a tree covered with so many fond memories in those ornaments. Every year I smile as I put some of my decorations up on the tree too. Such a sweet photo of you too when you were little.

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  12. What a special tree you have there! I remember some of those very ornaments, but I don't have any of them to cherish! What great memories and I love that photo! I love the look of the trees then, and it is so hard to duplicate that now. One year, I am going to try to do that....they just had a different feel back then!! More magic I guess. Happy VTT!

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  13. Having been back in the older ways, I can appreciate the things of the past more.

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  14. Like hanging memories on a tree. Love all your old decos and memories. Especially those walnut shells!!

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  15. what a sweet photo x And that pram looks remarkably like the retro one we thrifted and are renovating to give our little girl this year!

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