Family history decorates Christmas tree boughs
Special to the WCRIn magazines and on TV, the Christmas trees are tall, symmetrical and tastefully decorated using just the right amount of restraint. Sets of ornaments are evenly distributed and garland perfectly draped.
Oftentimes there's a colour scheme - blue and white or red and gold, for example - with impeccably coordinated trimmings.
In contrast, our family Christmas tree (always a real one, and so intrinsically imperfect) contains an eclectic mix of embellishments accumulated over many years. All of them, though, have meaning, and so rather than one more holiday task to be completed, decorating the tree is a welcome walk down memory lane.
CHILDHOOD MEMENTOSThere are the ornaments from my childhood: a green, triangle-shaped angel made of felt, with a tangle of yellow, yarn-dyed hair; a pink, plastic angel sleeping soundly; and a red, felt-covered foam boot.
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