Bob/PKB
14 Answers
FISH-O
I collect glass ornaments in nines (Don't ask me why... it's just one of those quirky things)... My sister thought this was a wonderful thing (Don't ask me why... it's just one of those quirky things). My sister took all things on with the greatest of enthusiasm... in 'Quest Like' fashion (You are now thinking, "Those two women had nothing in common").
I have a gigantic collection of hand blown or otherwise glass ornaments in sets of nine. They are truly beautiful... I hang brushed gold bells with them. Lovely.... Of course this happens on the even years... odd years get the Brothel Tree!
| 12 years ago. Rating: 13 | |
Enough sadness... on to the brothel tree!
When my husband and I bought this house it had room for a gigantic tree and so with the best of intentions and "Woot!... It is Christmas!" we bought the largest tree we could find... funny and then... "Oh my goodness... we have 6 macaroni noodle ornaments and one elf." Off to the stores we travel with an idea in mind (I, at the time was in a very serious RED phase... artists do that... go through colours. Red lights, Red bobbles, gold (This is where my lovely husband chimed in!)... icicles...
Me!...(not to be left out) bells.
Lovely husband...Red celebration (Mardi Gras type string bead thing-a-ma-things).
Me again... red glass birds (this is where the glass ornament thing began...even had to special order six of them).
Lovely husband...decorates the tree in stages as enthusiastic Moi keeps on purchasing RED things specifically.
The decorating of the tree took about ten days and then finally we turned on the lights.
The two of us stared in awe ... silence ... and words came out of my mouth as if I was in a state of saving our lives... "Honey, close the blinds... this is a Brothel tree." ... and then our company, which we were expecting knocked on the front door.
jhharlan
I have a collection of sea shell ornaments, some that I crafted 15 years ago............
| 12 years ago. Rating: 12 | |
clu
I like the ones my kids made when they were young! Little funny looking gingerbread cooky ornaments. A couple really old metal icyicles from my grandma. My grandma never had electric service at her house Yet the tree was beautiful Always in the parlorThere were tiny candles that were lite on Christmas Eve. Thankfully we never burned the house down!
| 12 years ago. Rating: 11 | |
daren1
mistletoe of coarse i get to kiss all the girls.. well at least one, my wife..
| 12 years ago. Rating: 8 | |
Yes, imagining your wife is your best choice.
melandrupert
I collect stones and coloured glass stones and I make a out of concrete a stepping stone and put the coloured glass stones and stones that I have colected and they do look quite nice though they do take a day and half before they are fineshed I also collect shells if I am lucky to go to sea
| 12 years ago. Rating: 8 | |
lambshank
Bob/PKB, thanks, that may not be such a bad idea, it just doesn't feel like Christmas without anything and the bathroom is about the only room not being done (the bedrooms aren't either, but their full of lounge room furniture). I will never,ever do this again, would have been easier to move and buy something else!!
| 12 years ago. Rating: 8 | |
Never going to happen. My husband is on a mission This is my reality for the next ten years.
Have faith Lambie... You are not alone! Warriors of home renovations!
I still love a christmas tree, I tend to colour theme it every year, I'm a bit disappointed this year as house renovations have made it impossible to do anything at all ( apart from work) The only other things as far as ornaments go I like is sea shells that I have collected since I was young and raised near the beach.
| 12 years ago. Rating: 8 | |
Perhaps in your bathroom, you would find a space to place something to bring you holiday cheer? That sounds trite, though sometimes the smallest thing can bring the biggest smile.
ClevelandRick
Due to my last name (Angel),it's all about angels,my mom had a lot of glass and stone angels with us kids birth months on them and now I have the same in my home...minus the birth months because I never had any kids of my own.
| 12 years ago. Rating: 6 | |
I think you would have been a very cool dad.
Are you liking the new job? Hoping things are mellowing at home.
fjoel
tabber
Bob/PKB thank you first. I have always loved photography. Actually, I have been taking pictures since i was a teen ager. Generally I give albums of people that I have taken picture of at events. Last year I made Calendars of some of my friend's that I had taken pictures of thur the year, and gave them as gifts. I am a student of the world. Glad you noticed. I hang my Santas on the tree. I hang angels on the tree. I hang funny looking people on the tree.
| 12 years ago. Rating: 4 | |
I have santa ornaments that are different nationalities, white santas, chinese, black, blond. I love vases and beautiful bottles. for holloween i like witches that smile. i also like ornaments of people that have different expressions on their face. i am a people person. i worked at stanford university as an artist/typesetter. everybody had a cubicle. my best friend had all kinds of pigs and hippo's another co-worker had all cats (pictures, statues etc.) somebody else had whales. I had all pictures of people. people are more interesting to me than anything. And i love Art. The pictures that i do hang on my walls are of people and maybe some flowers. I love flowers, especially roses. I love to look at things that are beautiful. That includes people, places and things. Must note, all people have their own beauty.
| 12 years ago. Rating: 4 | |
winfia
I have one tree that I only put swan ornaments on. This is my special tree. I have collected swans since the early 70s and I especially love swan ornaments.
| 12 years ago. Rating: 4 | |
