The "Christmas Memories From The Past - Part 1" Story

It was an ordinary day.  Looking at all the really neat ornaments that my wife Carol and I have on our Christmas tree this year.  Some we have had for many years while others are fairly new.  Some are hand-made while others were massed produced.  Some I may have shared with you in the past, but have forgotten about them.  So...I figured if I forgot about them and they are my ornaments, there is no way you will have remembered them from past years.  So...check out the favorite ornaments and see if you too don't like them.  And...My wife and I wish you a very Merry Christmas this year!  Thanks for allowing me to share my life's stories with you.  It was another extraordinary day in the life of an ordinary guy.

This ornament was part of a limb from a tree that we had in the front yard of our first home in Grandview Heights.  A friend carved it and painted it for us sometime in the late 1960s, right after we were married.

This ornament and the following one will hang on our tree as soon as I give them to my wife for Christmas this year.  They are the names of our two cats and were made just for Carol.  One says Gray Lady while the other one says Snickerdoodle.

This ornament was cross-stitched for my wife a few years after we were married.  She is a big fan of pink flamingos, so this was a special treat for her to hang it on our tree.

This is a rather old ornament that is showing  it's age with all the lines in the wood.   I bought it when I was teaching woodworking to show my students what they may want to try in my class.

This is also made from wood and is rather tall.  At times it is hard to find while hanging on the tree. 

This is a small gourd that we bought from an artist on a Caribbean island.
I'm sorry that I can't remember the exact island!

You may want to click on the image above so you can see it better.  It was made for Carol and myself  many years ago.  

I'm not sure where we purchased this ornament.  It brought back memories of spending time in either Hawaii or one of the Caribbean islands.

Speaks for itself!

This is a metal ornament that is hand-painted.

This ornament was purchased in St. Barths which is located in the French West  Indies.