tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1442254671730490997.post1770337371149958146..comments2023-10-05T13:28:44.932+02:00Comments on The Island of the Voices: Memories of Christmas TreesDawnTreaderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13956409908791716009noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1442254671730490997.post-46962995949258004232010-12-10T11:01:25.669+01:002010-12-10T11:01:25.669+01:00The only memory of Christmas Trees from my youth i...The only memory of Christmas Trees from my youth is that Mum was not a great fan and always took the tree down as soon as she could after Christmas: usually, I think, on New Year's Day at the latest. I've inherited something of my Mum's views in that regard. My only tree is one that Catriona drew for me in 2006.GBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10289400344300258872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1442254671730490997.post-64549252368083022522010-12-07T18:04:19.650+01:002010-12-07T18:04:19.650+01:00This is a great post!This is a great post!raehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10808097290710098393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1442254671730490997.post-12616962912183495372010-12-05T20:31:09.201+01:002010-12-05T20:31:09.201+01:00That ornament is a sort of Christmas cracker yes. ...That ornament is a sort of Christmas cracker yes. I think the ones in my grandma's tree did not really "crack" though and I think she kept the same ones for years and reused them, so the content not recommended to eat.DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13956409908791716009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1442254671730490997.post-62623827540117939992010-12-05T19:03:58.302+01:002010-12-05T19:03:58.302+01:00The photo albums and drawings your mom made were j...The photo albums and drawings your mom made were just so cute, she was rather creative and talented. I especially love the way she combined your picture with her drawing, it is really priceless! I'm not familiar with the red ornament pictured beside the Santa. It looks like what we would call a party popper, or a cracker, where you pull the ends and it makes a loud crack, and there are treats indide. You didn't mention where you did live the first ten years of your adult life? It's too bad you missed a few years of helping decoraate the tree, that is such a fun part of Christmas. But your mom was wise enough to get you your own special one. My son has the very formal one upstaire, then downstairs Anne Marie has her own tree with ornaments she has liked and she can decorate and touch to her heart's content.Ginny Hartzlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09329131153403895625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1442254671730490997.post-22400781893785643612010-12-05T13:42:16.469+01:002010-12-05T13:42:16.469+01:00I enjoyed reading of your child hood and the two t...I enjoyed reading of your child hood and the two trees. growing up our tree had all the traditional and the home made, the more the merrier my mother felt. daddy put up the tree and added the lights with mother supervising the placements of the lights. then we just started hanging stuff every where, she loved icicles so we added tonsof those and it shimmered and we all sat back and said that is the prettiest tree we ever had. one year she tried the angel hair and it made such a mess getting it on and off she did not use it again. i have seen trees done with angel hair all over themand they are very pretty. just about anything looks good on a tree with lights. mother did not like theme trees but my aunt did nothing but theme tree, each year a different theme. to each his own, but i like the throw it all on trees for me. like you, i have small now. 2 of them 2 foot tall.MadSnapperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08163140037276496519noreply@blogger.com