………………More Santas and more snowmen……At the center bottom is a BRIDE and GROOM and between them an ornament with wedding rings. We bought them in 2000, the year we were married…..We also loved to collect EGGS of all sorts.
………………….All of the ornaments on the tree have a story to tell…..The Gold Cupid at the upper left was a gift from Kate…..We have a collection of porcelain ornaments, at least a dozen, that were given to Jac I by her distant cousin, Frank, in Berlin. Jac’s Mom used to have a large porcelain bust of her great great grand mother that was brought over from Europe when most of the family moved to America. When Jac’s Mom moved in with us the bust came to our home, and for years was in Jac’s Mom’s room. When Jac’s Mom passed it was on Jac’s mind what we should do with this bust? She decided it should go to her cousin Frank. Jac’s Mom had gifted Frank a very old, but lovely farm house her great great grand mother lived which was in Belgium on the border with Germany. She wanted Frank to have the bust in this house….a true full circle. Frank was thrilled to have both the house and then the bust, because it was his relative too. He sent us beautiful pictures of the bust in the farm house…It was perfect and Jac was thrilled!…..Which brings me to the porcelain ornaments. It just so happens that the porcelain factory where the bust was made all those many years ago is still open, and among the many things they manufacture are Christmas ornaments!!! So we now have these lovely white and gold ornament made in the same factory as Jac’s great great grandmother’s bust that Frank sent to us……..Again, a full circle.
…………………………Jac’s Mom collected brass ornaments, and I must have at least 70 of them scattered around the tree. When ever we traveled we always picked up an ornament or two depicting the country or city we were in.
……….EGGS and HEARTS were other types of ornaments we collected….Then there were just the ones that caught our eye like the shoulder and the mermaid……There are at least 150 ICICLES of all shapes sizes and colors hanging all over the tree. They take the place of tinsel!………CONTINUE TO NEXT PAGE FOR MORE ORNAMENT PHOTOS
……….Some of the ship ornaments we bought in Kennebunkport to go along with the sea theme. There are quite a few seahorses in different colors, fish ornaments including “Marlin”, and a mermaid…….Of course the two things I absolutely love are also represented……ELEPHANTS and SCOTTIES!