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Christmas Memories

Daily Prompt: Memories of Holidays Past
What is your very favorite holiday? Recount the specific memory or memories that have made that holiday special to you.

Christmas Memories

Christmas used to be so special when I was a little girl growing up with my two brothers.  We had the best tree Dad could find but one year we truly had a very cool tree.  I never knew my parents were cool, I mean really COOL. Yes it was the sixties and that Christmas we saw them set up a funky metal tree.  It came with a color wheel.  Do you know what I mean?  This was something that ran on electricity and had different colored film on it and it would turn our tree Blue then Red I can’t remember all the colors on the wheel but I can tell you our tree was very different compared to the other homes.  I am sure my parents were not hippies but I think without us maybe they could have been.  Now as I am old I wonder where all those items that fill my memory banks went.  They never had a yard sale but the dump was less than three miles away.  This year as a tribute to my beautiful family trees, from long ago that sadly made its way to the landfill, we got our tree this summer from our dump!  She is gorgeous!  White and pre-lit.  I strung a few pearl roping’s and two strands of fake icicles, a few Red and Gold glass balls and 3 ornaments I made when I was 11.  Sequins and beads pushed into Styrofoam shapes.  I helped make a beautiful tree skirt back then too. I helped Mom for hours on a few of them she gave as gifts.  I have one that rests under my tree this year.  Yes the one from the dump. You see I am making a new memory with pieces from the past.  I sure wish we had found a metal tree and color wheel though but the hunt is on!

Merry Christmas to all those who celebrate this holiday as well

PEACE ON EARTH

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Here is a link so you do not think I am really NUTS lol

http://www.etsy.com/blog/en/2013/history-lessons-the-aluminum-christmas-tree/

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Eunice Miller

Retired female trucker Photographer Watercolor Artist Gardener Jewelry maker(beads and glass) Animal Lover Blogger lol but you knew that lol Find me at folsommillstudio.com Folsom Mill Studio on Facebook Please feel free to email me at folsommillstudio@gmail.com if there is an image you would like to buy or an Original Watercolor or print or maybe a card of the painting you enjoyed. https://folsommillstudio.pixels.com/

19 thoughts on “Christmas Memories”

    1. 🙂 I never thought I would like it but it was perfect shaped and lights worked 🙂 I repurpose anyway I can 🙂 Thanks for stopping by to read it 🙂

      2. yes it is hard on all who endure it only ones who make out are the auto repair people and those who sell oil and other heating sources and the ones who sell the items we use to deal with cold and snow 🙂 BIG BUSINESS.

  6. HI, Eunice. YES, I remember those metallic trees with the changing light waves glittering everywhere one year when I was a kid. I was fascinated by them. You’ve shared some special Christmas memories and are making some lovely new ones. Your tree and skirt are fantastic! MERRY CHRISTMAS! Love, Bette

    1. Thanks! Those were the days. Yes Christmas is once again for celebrating a very important birth no gifts for us just the dog and cat but we have all we need 🙂

    1. Thanks! I love yours on your header! There is a lot of room for gifts under ours next year I will cover empty boxes to make it look more like Christmas tree 🙂

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