Because I actually decided to drag the Christmas tree up from the basement this year and decorate it, I thought that it would be best to document the fruit of my labor. Goodness knows if the tree will go up again next year. Or ever. Lulu is just unstable unpredictable that way.
Anyhow, I should have posted this for my Thursday Thirteen last week, but I didn’t really think about it until I read Blondie’s post about her ornaments. Blondie is a flight attendant, so she’s got some pretty cool destination bobbles hanging from her tree. And I’ve got a similar type of theme going for mine…I try to bring back an ornament from the places where I travel.
So, in no particular order, Lulu presents her tree…
King Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn (with her head intact), and their daughter, Elizabeth I. I brought these back from my first trip to London in 2005…
Aruba is a Dutch country, hence the Dutch-blue color…
Unfortunately, my globe from Paris broke enroute on the plane home, but I tried to salvage as much as I could…
A pineapple from Maui…mmm…
A paper Hawaiian girl from Kauai…
A souvenir from The Sound of Music Tour in Austria…
A decorated palm tree from Charleston, South Carolina…
A wooden ornament from the beautiful Chapel of the Holy Cross in Sedona, Arizona…
A Navajo-inspired ornament from Albuquerque, New Mexico (this one belonged to GR’s sister who passed away in 2001)…
A beer hall waiter from Germany…Prost!
A wooden ornament with a scene from Lake Konigssee, Germany…
A painted sand dollar from Clearwater Beach, Florida. I bought this in 1994—the year my mother moved to the area.
And finally, I tried to hang Gus from the tree, but this is as close as I got. The hook was a little too thin to hold him up…
Being a big Jimmy Buffett fan, I LOVE the palm tree decorated with Christmas lights. No, actually, I covet it!!
Thanks for the trip on your tree!
Cute! I had no idea your tree was so worldly! You need to get George to send you one from Chile! Ha ha ha!
What a great way to remember your travels!
What a wonderful idea! If I ever travel anywhere, I’ll have to borrow the idea.
I think I have that same bear on top of my tree!
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Love those ornaments, Lulu! Your decorated palm reminds me of my Key West days.
Have a Merry Christmas!
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Fantastic idea! Hope you and your family have a lovely Christmas! My favorite is the one with the scene of Lake Konigssee.. though it is always nice to Anne with her head… headless Annies give me shivers! (I’ve seen the Geico commercial with Mrs. Butterworth too many times, because I almost typed “down my bottle” at the end of that last sentence.)
What a cool tree!
I love your choice of souvenirs.
Yeah, yeah, I’m back. Hello. It’s been a while. Since we last spoke I’ve moved, and now we live halfway up a mountain in our RV with two cats and two very cold motorcycles.
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woah! How tall is that kid?! lol My mom’s trees are always seven feet tall.
Not that your Christmas spirit doesn’t match up, but she IS considered the Christmas Nazi.
Wow, I just realized how completely inappropriate that term is.
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The tree decorated with a collection of good items looks amazing. Ornaments are looking great, especially the Dutch Aruba.
Thanks for sharing.
Dear Lulu,
Just a little late— you have some precious and memorable Christmas ornaments. And, what a great idea to buy Xmas tree ornaments from places you travel to.
LOVE AND HUGS