Festive Photos 2023

I have taken inspiration from a Christmas-themed discussion created by .

For those of us who enjoy looking at all things Christmassy, I thought it might be interesting to share our Christmas-themed photos during the run-up to the day itself... as long as the file size of each photo does not exceed 1 Megabyte (1000 Kilobytes). In line with the NAS Community Rules, please avoid sharing any photographs that feature people, otherwise, they are likely to end up being removed by the moderators.

The following photos were taken back in December 2020. The Christmas tree and most of the red decorations had previously belonged to my paternal grandmother. Before she died, it had become a tradition that my parents and I (and sometimes my son) would visit her during the run-up to Christmas, and decorate the tree for her. Therefore, one could say that the tree has sentimental value.

Although the tree is now mine, to do with as I please, I still think of it as my grandmother's tree. The only changes I've made since I acquired the tree, are that I decorate it with a much longer set of coloured lights, and add more baubles, which are all in keeping with my grandmother's original collection.

Oh, and there's also a special tree ornament in memory of my grandmother, which always has pride of place. 

    

Parents Reply
  • That's so cool. I haven't worked before but that sounds cool getting to see so many unique items and then order it. 

    I used to find all of my clocks in charity shops and this one antique shop called Tally's Attic, that's where my Christmas clock came from.

    If I ever get the interest back I'll go back there for more. She always had loads of unique items there and always for a good price.

Children
  • It probably wasn't the best job for an autistic person, but I mostly enjoyed it and did it for about 10 years. At most, I probably had all of 20 customers, so the commission I earned wasn't enough to live on, and rarely enough to cover the cost of the items I purchased.

    The Christmas clock (the one featured in your photo) dates back to the late 1990s, or possibly the early noughties. I'd prefer not to think of it as an antique though, as I feel old enough as it is. Laughing