Comments on: Christmas Baubles

By: Peter bailey

Peter bailey — Thu, 25 Dec 2014 21:50:03 +0000

Another great post, beautifully written.
A Happy Christmas to you.

By: Nina Archer

Nina Archer — Thu, 25 Dec 2014 16:45:05 +0000

…. perfect Christmas article, thank you Gentle Author ….. wishing you a Merry Christmas and a healthy and happy 2015 ….

By: Frances from A Rebel Hand

Frances from A Rebel Hand — Thu, 25 Dec 2014 14:24:32 +0000

Thank you for the lovely post, and the memories of those old glass decorations and their treasure-chest boxes. You’ve brought back happy thoughts of my own childhood Christmas Eves.

By: Elizabeth cornwell

Elizabeth cornwell — Thu, 25 Dec 2014 11:38:29 +0000

I still have some glass baubles that my parents bought in1949 when my father was stationed in Germany.Like yours they do tend to get fewer each year but I love them as they are part of my childhood!I dont hang them up tho as they are too much of a temptation for the cat!I lie them on the mantelpiece.Happy Christmas to you & Mr Pussy.

By: Annie

Annie — Thu, 25 Dec 2014 07:36:53 +0000

What a magical collection! And I have some very similar at home, passed to me by my mother for safekeeping. They come out every year and still have the power to make me young again. I hope you and Mr P enjoy their twinkling joy in the firelight and that 2015 brings you all you wish. A merry Christmas to you and all readers of this sublime blog.xx

By: Patty/NS

Patty/NS — Thu, 25 Dec 2014 00:25:50 +0000

Beautiful glass tree decorations. Wishing you a wonderful Christmas! I have thoroughly enjoyed your blog posts all year.

By: Jill

Jill — Wed, 24 Dec 2014 22:27:23 +0000

What lovely memories. Since my dad died eight years ago we have decorated our tree on Christmas Eve with my mum while listening to the service of nine lessons and carols on the radio.

Thank you for all your wonderful insights and stories through the year. A very Happy Christmas.

By: Pauline Taylor

Pauline Taylor — Wed, 24 Dec 2014 18:25:42 +0000

Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year Gentle Author to you and Mr Pussy. How lucky you are to still have all those lovely baubles for your tree with all those happy memories. You have reminded me of how things used to be in Woolworth’s in the run up to Christmas, so different to all the over packaged cards and decorations we have now. My mother and I used to look at all the Christmas cards displayed on an open counter, everybody turned them all over searching for exactly the right one to send to each relative and friend, and then, of course you had to find an envelope that would fit!! Do you remember those lovely paper decorations shaped as bells and balls and so on, whatever happened to them.

I too have special decorations for my tree including some German ones sent to me from my German friend Sieglinde who so sadly died just before Christmas two years ago. They all bring back memories.

Frohe Weihnachten und ein gutes Neues Jahr Achim!!

Happy Christmas and a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year to all fellow Spitalfieldslife
readers.

Pauline.

By: Judith Haxton

Judith Haxton — Wed, 24 Dec 2014 16:31:48 +0000

Love that you decorate your tree with these beautiful ornaments on Christmas Eve !!!!. Happy Christmas from Canada to you and all your readers.
Judy

By: Debra Matheney

Debra Matheney — Wed, 24 Dec 2014 16:26:14 +0000

Dear GA and Mr. Pussy,

Have a wonderful Christmas. Thanks to you for all the joy your blog brings into the lives of your readers.
I have Christmas ornaments from the 1940’s, which decorated my newly married parents’ first tree and from my childhood in the 50’s. Like you, I treasure unpacking all the Christmas baubles and finding just the right spot on the tree for each one. So many memories are evoked. I have a Big Ben and a double decker bus to remind me of all my happy times in London. I added a Tardis this year as I am a long standing fan of Peter Capaldi and an ornament of the 6 novels of Jane Austen. Happy Christmas from an Anglophile in California.