It was an ordinary day. Walking around the house deciding what decorations I enjoy the most. My dear wife has spent hour upon hour decorating to make our COVID-19 Christmas a Very Merry Christmas. Some days are tougher than others to cope with, but then I walk around our home and what she has accomplished in a week or two cheers me up a bit. Carol and I, for the past dozen or so years, have made a visit to a nearby architects office each year to see the small gingerbread village that they make every year. The village must be edible which makes for some interesting structures. But, I just checked with one of their architects whom I had as a student years ago, and found the event will not be held this year. So, that makes my wife's decorations so much more helpful in trying to cheer me up. I grabbed my camera and began to search for a few of my favorites amongst the couple hundred decorations and ornaments on the tree. Follow along and you can see what I have chosen this year as my favorites. Hope you find a few that you too may appreciate and enjoy. So, from our house to yours, have a Merry Christmas and a healthy New year! It was another extraordinary day in the life of an ordinary guy. PS - Click on images to enlarge them.
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Little Christmas sandals...for the beach lover in me. |
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Once again, the beach in me picked this ornament. |
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An entire manger scene made by hand for Carol by her dear friend Margaret. |
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Just something about this decorative ornament, which was made in Russia, is amazing to me. |
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Hawaiian shirt and shoes decorates our tree. |
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This is actually a key ring, but is one of my wife's favorites since she enjoys pink flamingos. |
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Carol has a large collection of reindeer, but his one which is made of clay is my favorite. |
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A rather unusual set of nesting dolls. |
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The skillfully placed light behind this ornament is what made me chose it. |
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An extremely small gourd is beautifully painted. |
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And, a much larger gourd decorates a cabinet in our living room. It is rather large and very well done. |
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Made from glass and is no more than an inch and a half high. |
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A teaching friend's wife, Kelly Gallagher, made and painted this rather unique ornament. |
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I bought this coffee pot years ago for Carol, but is too neat to use, since it may ruin the painting on it. |
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This was a Santa birdhouse which Carol and I bought for my parents years ago. When they both passed we kept it as a memory of them at Christmas time. |
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Really neat silver spoon. |
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The final four Santas are all made from wood and hand painted by very skilled artists. |
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This can't be more than a half-inch in diameter. |
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Hand carved in wood and about 6 inches tall. |
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My final favorite hangs on our tree. It is made from some sort of a seed pod. |
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