More Decorations

Last week I posted about my angel band. Here are some more decorations that I originally shared on my Yahoo 360 blog. You can click on the photos to enlarge them for better viewing.


This first photo is my mantle full of Christmas "stuff". I've added quite a few items in recent years, but some of these things are 40 or 45 years old! We use to actually use the dog salt and pepper shakers on our dinner table. I like them best. And how about that little egg whisk!

I assume we got this Nativity set in 1963, the year stamped on the bottom of each piece, and it's been my responsibility to set up ever since. Well, maybe I had a little help those first few years. Only during my college years did it stay packed away during the holidays. There use to be a light bulb that nestled above the star painted in the background and I could sit forever in the darkness, viewing the scene by "starlight" and marveling at the miracle of Christmas.