Over the years I have decorated several Christmas trees…there was the blue and green tree, the pink and silver one, the gold and blue, the many multi colored ones. This year I decided to make a meaningful tree in that I only put up one of a kind decorations that were either gifts or purchased during trips abroad. I have one for each of the last 30 years. To make the decorations stand out I used a birch tree rather than a spruce. Here are a few of my most significant decorations.
The very first decoration I ever purchased was as a new bride and mother to be; I had just found out I was pregnant so purchased this little wooden baby carriage to announce it discretely.
The following year, I organized a tree trimming party to celebrate our baby’s 6 months…and got this fancy and very heavy decoration with the year carved in.
Dated decorations became useful to remember special events…such as the year we had a family of raccoons at the cabin.
Others are finds, such as this Bernese mountain dog decoration.
Some decorations were hand made by the children such as this wooden bucket dated 1997.
Nowadays as the children and I travel more and more, we try to find and bring back pieces that are typical of the countries we visited.
I have several charming decorations from Switzerland.
I have a tree from France, made of real leaves that mysteriously stays fresh year after year.
Last year I purchased this pair in Mexico.
This year I found this ball in the grand bazaar in Istanbul.
