Mo's Manic Monday - Ornament
Posted: Monday, December 10, 2007 by Travis Cody in
Welcome to another Manic Monday with Morgen. Don't forget to cruise by MM HQ at It's A Blog Eat Blog World. Today's theme is Ornament.
My grandmother decorated her artificial Christmas tree the same way every year. She would lay it down on the floor and string the lights. Then she would fix the topper and turn the garland around. Then she would put the ornaments on it, and they would go in the exact same locations as they had every season.
Then she would call my grandfather and have him stand the tree up and put it up on the table in the front room window. And it would be perfect.
I don't remember many of the ornaments she used. My mom and my aunt split them after Gram died. And maybe my sister got some of them.
There was one in particular that I do remember. It was like a little wind chime, without the sound. It always hung on a branch that was in the path of the furnace vent. When the heat came on, it would blow on the ornament and the innards would spin.
That's the one ornament I wish I had for myself. I remember just sitting and watching it spin. And when the furnace clicked off, I would sit closer and blow on it.
I think about that ornament every Christmas season. I think it might be time to find out who has it and get it for myself.
If you cruise by Idaho Daily Photo, you can get an ornament like this one for your blog. Roger offers lots of different styles, and all he asks in return is that you link back to his blog.
I don't have any special ornaments like that, but it sounds pretty neat.
Ian