The "A Few Deer For My Dear" Story

My wife's reindeer collection as seen in our living room.

It was an ordinary day.  Picking up a few reindeer for my wife's Christmas collection.  For years Carol has been collecting miniature deer from all over the world.  Her collection numbers about 20 with perhaps one added every year to the collection.  

One of the many display cases at Strawberry & Company
that display items from around the world.

Well, this year she is going to be adding two new deer to her collection.  In the center of Lancaster, PA is a neat little store known as Strawberry & Company. Wayne, the owner, has some of the most unusual finds within the walls of his shop which is located next to Lancaster's historic Central Market house.  

The two new additions I am giving to Carol for Christmas.

He has been selling my altered Polaroids for years and I have made many visits to his store with replace- ment photos.  Recently, while looking through the cases he has lining the walls, I discovered two small deer that I knew I just had to have for gifts for Carol on Christmas day.  One small deer was made from pressed wood that was made in Germany.  It is approximately three inches long and two inches high and extremely thin.  The other deer is known as brushed art and came from the Philipines.  It is about five inches long and perhaps 3 inches high.  They will both be welcome additions for her collection which graces the coffee table in our living room.  I'm anxious to give them to her on Christmas Day.  If you're wondering if she will find out about the gifts before Christmas, I'm not worried, since she has lived through just about all my extraordinary days with me and doesn't bother to read about them again.  It was another extraordinary day in the life of an ordinary guy.

A few of my favorites from Carol's collection.  This one is made from thistles.

This one is ceramic with wires as antlers that have bells and a bird nest on them.

This deer is polished aluminum.

Another ceramic deer with antlers. 

This is a metal deer with extremely long legs and antlers.  Just love it!