I was surprised a couple of days ago when I checked my calendar and saw we were already into December and that Christmas will be soon upon us! That made me think of past Christmases when I was a kid. Some of the memories weren't so much about Christmas, but about winter activities.
This is a picture of my brother and me in 1951. (I'm the one in the red hat.) We had a nice kid-size sledding hill beside the house and we used it a lot. I remember hitting that tree a couple of times even though there was lots of room to miss it. I don't remember why we had the wagon (at the top of the hill) out with us that day. I'll blame my brother - he was always the one with the crazy ideas.
Many of the memories, though, are of waking up early, rushing down to the living room and finding piles of presents under the Christmas tree. Here's a picture of my brother (at the piano) and me in 1950. Don't we wish we still had some of those toys!!
Whenever I go through the antique store, I'll see things that bring back some of these memories. This flying saucer sled is a good example. We used to have an undecorated aluminum one. Talk about uncontrollable sledding! But other things as simple as small decorations bring back memories, too. Here's a small ornament I found in the store that is very similar to ones I remember as a kid: pipe cleaner arms and pine cone body.
I could go on for quite a bit longer but that would be counter productive (or boring?), I think. My purpose for this posting, other than giving myself a chance to reminisce, is to remind you that Antiques on Main is a great place to shop for unique Christmas presents ..... and perhaps be reminded of some of your early Christmases.
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