tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206029274559460902.post898383712871572776..comments2024-03-22T07:35:09.284-07:00Comments on Books in the City: Virtual Advent: Ornaments from Around The WorldBooksnychttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11197753056299399065noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206029274559460902.post-74895072199807768882011-12-21T20:40:14.827-08:002011-12-21T20:40:14.827-08:00I love how unearthing ornaments every year brings ...I love how unearthing ornaments every year brings up warm memories from the past!Colleen Lanin at Travel Mamashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16042935206613839720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206029274559460902.post-12989011881023817482011-12-09T04:31:11.794-08:002011-12-09T04:31:11.794-08:00I so enjoyed this post! Since I don't travel m...I so enjoyed this post! Since I don't travel much, this was like a vicarious trip around the world for me :)<br /><br />The one ornament that means the most to me is probably the paper ornament that my daughter made in kindergarten. It has her photograph in the center of a wreath that she colored, and it has hung on on tree every Christmas since she made it (she will be twenty next year).TheBookGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04299629066975342607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206029274559460902.post-66134897728892161602011-12-09T04:27:30.463-08:002011-12-09T04:27:30.463-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.TheBookGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04299629066975342607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206029274559460902.post-83361184294430179042011-12-06T12:33:29.199-08:002011-12-06T12:33:29.199-08:00I have tried to pick up ornaments at places we'...I have tried to pick up ornaments at places we've traveled. They have so much more meaning than decorations bought just for looks. Thanks for sharing.Tamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16094928747500699123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206029274559460902.post-23332374773488625272011-12-06T12:01:52.995-08:002011-12-06T12:01:52.995-08:00I've been buying my daughter (who's now al...I've been buying my daughter (who's now almost 40) at least one ornament a year. She took many of them with her when she started her own tree for her daughter. Every year, I remember the trips to Greece, France, Germany, Hawaii and each ornament brings back the wondeful travel memories.Michele Drierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06944263184981732147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206029274559460902.post-3818486521243818622011-12-05T18:33:04.288-08:002011-12-05T18:33:04.288-08:00I have a bunch of really old ornaments that I took...I have a bunch of really old ornaments that I took with me from my parents' home when I moved out. To this day I have an eye-less Sylvester the Cat on my tree. He used to have eyes AND hold a candycane, but alas. My name and the date on his scarf is from 1979, so I know I was 3 and he's lived a long, loved life of tree hanging. Though my husband makes fun of him every year. hahaCat @ Beyond Bookshttp://beyondbooks.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206029274559460902.post-73839819062272003372011-12-05T05:48:47.294-08:002011-12-05T05:48:47.294-08:00What a great idea!! I love getting Christmas ornam...What a great idea!! I love getting Christmas ornaments - typically I will buy one new one every year. This past September, I was in England and purchased a small ornament from there for my tree, but I never thought of buying ornaments from every place I travelled. It must make for quite a lovely and nostalgia-filled tree!Courthttp://books.moonsoar.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206029274559460902.post-46710271873315701382011-12-04T18:33:03.235-08:002011-12-04T18:33:03.235-08:00What a fun tradition! I love it! Our tree has no t...What a fun tradition! I love it! Our tree has no theme it all.. we just throw on everything we have, mostly kid stuff. If I had these cool ornaments, I guess they'd just go on with everything else.Sueyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02926501219758538615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206029274559460902.post-79538529739413447082011-12-04T18:30:08.763-08:002011-12-04T18:30:08.763-08:00Beautiful ornaments! I bet you have great memories...Beautiful ornaments! I bet you have great memories for each one.Chrisbookaramahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11972547663609480210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206029274559460902.post-54952051955987854242011-12-04T17:05:34.620-08:002011-12-04T17:05:34.620-08:00We collect and pick ornaments much like you do ......We collect and pick ornaments much like you do ... to commemorate travels and places we've been. We always look for ornaments when on vacation, and it makes putting up the tree so fun and meaningful as we recall each trip. We also look for an ornamnent or two to remember what our son was "into" that particular year. I love a tree that tells a story! Thanks for sharing a bit of yours.Jennershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08044537551139633301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206029274559460902.post-31827167871313796112011-12-04T16:29:27.935-08:002011-12-04T16:29:27.935-08:00I like your idea of collecting ornaments from plac...I like your idea of collecting ornaments from places you visited! I bet your tree (when you put up one) is so very pretty and different with ornaments from all over! <br /><br />I liked snowmen for themes for trees; wouldn't have all snowmen on the trees, but would look for a few here and there, that and snowflakes.<br /><br />My mom made a lot of the ornaments on our trees so a lot of them have special meanings because of the love she put into them.<br /><br />I hope you have a wonderful Christmas season!<br /><br />bettybettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06323135450742337670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206029274559460902.post-25172280912973864082011-12-04T15:57:13.872-08:002011-12-04T15:57:13.872-08:00I really want to collect a new Christmas tree orna...I really want to collect a new Christmas tree ornament every year, but never do because we don't even really put up a tree because of space constraints. Maybe I should start stockpiling for when I have more room...Kailanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11136262232046813471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206029274559460902.post-76724799752565616512011-12-04T13:47:35.528-08:002011-12-04T13:47:35.528-08:00What a lovely post--it's so special each year ...What a lovely post--it's so special each year to unpack the boxes of ornaments and remember where and when we got each one. I love the Irish bell :)JaneGShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11094501834387622997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206029274559460902.post-66483711017791698172011-12-04T13:27:51.378-08:002011-12-04T13:27:51.378-08:00We also collect ornaments from special places. I ...We also collect ornaments from special places. I think that's why it takes all day to decorate the tree. Your ornaments are fabulous.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206029274559460902.post-34954137669962121492011-12-04T12:24:36.503-08:002011-12-04T12:24:36.503-08:00One of my favourite ornaments is one that my siste...One of my favourite ornaments is one that my sister got me from Paris. I wish it was me travelling great places, but it isn't at the moment. It is a fabulous idea to buy Christmas ornaments as mementos.Marghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13508430635744720721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206029274559460902.post-76072640016126170522011-12-04T10:49:20.259-08:002011-12-04T10:49:20.259-08:00These are great! I have some ornaments from our tr...These are great! I have some ornaments from our travels, too, which join all the ornaments from my growing up years and the ones family and friends have given us through the years.spritehttp://www.spritewrites.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206029274559460902.post-68016126087652029052011-12-04T10:31:47.613-08:002011-12-04T10:31:47.613-08:00I love ornaments with meaning and pick them up whe...I love ornaments with meaning and pick them up when we travel as well. Yours are lovely!bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.com