FReeper Canteen ~ Favorite Christmas Ornaments ~ 18 DEC 2007

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[laurenmarlowe]

 

 

 

The FReeper Canteen Presents

~Favorite Christmas Ornaments~

Welcome to the FReeper Canteen! It's great to have you with us!!
Thank you to all of our Troops, Veterans, and their families for allowing us to entertain you!

Late in the Middle Ages, Germans and Scandinavians placed evergreen trees inside their homes or just outside their doors to show their hope in the forthcoming spring. Our modern Christmas tree evolved from early traditions.

In the early 1800's, Christmas trees in Germany were typically decorated with candles, cookies, fruit, paper novelties, and candy. Then, a glassblower in Lauscha (a district long recognized for the quality of its glass) crafted some small glass balls to hang on his family's tree.

Around the midpoint of the Nineteenth Century, in addition to candle lights, decorations hanging from Christmas trees included miniature replicas of fruit, animals, toys, musical instruments and angels made primarily out of materials available in homes.

Another concept began to take hold with the German families in whose homes the first “popular” trees resided. Food, often gingerbread or other hard cookies, would be baked in the shape of fruits, stars, hearts, angels and bells.

As the idea of decorated Christmas trees spread, various countries added their own variations. Americans, for instance, would string long strands of cranberries or popcorn to circle their trees. Small gifts began to be used to decorate the tree, sometimes contained in little intricately woven baskets, sometimes nestled in the crook of a bough, sometimes just hanging by a thread or piece of yarn.

 F.W. Woolworth brought the glass ornament tradition to the United States in 1890. From 1870's to 1930's, Germans made the finest molds for making ornaments with nearly 5,000 different molds at the time. At the turn of the century there were over one hundred small cottage glass blowing workshops in Europe.

The Christmas tree market was born in 1851 when Catskill farmer Mark Carr hauled two ox sleds of evergreens into New York City and sold them all. By 1900, one in five American families had a Christmas tree, and 20 years later, the custom was nearly universal.

Six species account for about 90 percent of the nation's Christmas tree trade. Scotch pine ranks first, comprising about 40 percent of the market, followed by Douglas fir which accounts for about 35 percent. The other big sellers are noble fir, white pine, balsam fir and white spruce.

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Please remember: The Canteen is a place to honor and entertain our troops. The Canteen is family friendly, and please leave politics at the door. Let's have fun!

We pray for your continued strength, to be strong in the face of adversity.
We pray for your safety, that you will return to your families and friends soon.
We pray that your hope, courage, and dignity remain unbroken, so that you may show others the way.

God Bless You All ~ Today, Tomorrow and Always

 

 

 

[Vicki]

I received a paper snow baby ornament in 1999 from my Aunt. On it she wrote "this may seem strange but I wanted to give you something that would remind you of me when decorating your Christmas tree."

Although elderly she was in good health at the time she wrote it. She died three years later. Of course I always think of her every time I put that ornament on the tree and it always brings a tear to my eye.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, MamaB...hope you are having nice weather.
You snagged the silver!

[laurenmarlowe]

What a great idea! Thanks for the tip!

[laurenmarlowe]

Howdy MA! *HUGS*

Know you’re swamped, but get home soon and have a nice evening.

[laurenmarlowe]

Well, I’m just gonna have to go get a pickle, LOL!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Evenin, Sand...you brought in the bronze!

[PROCON]

And Late manages to grab the gold!

Thank you, thank you very much (ala Elvis :) )

[abner]

I don't have a favorite, but I have a rule. Every thing on the tree has to be glass except for garlands.

This is my tree. It usually ends up being red, white & blue. Sometimes it is just Blue & white... This year, red, white & blue.

[Randy Larsen]

Good idea...Valasic, kosher dill!

Heaven on earth!

[laurenmarlowe]

Awwwww LVU, that is so wonderful.

Merry Christmas to you and your family. Enjoy your time with the kiddos and Miss Piper. Her first Christmas. WOO HOO!

And thank you for your family’s service to our Country!

[mylife]

You should do that!
Kids love that stuff.

[TASMANIANRED]

Sounds like my Solitare..

You comparing me to a dog?

[TASMANIANRED]

It’s going quickly...Been a brisk shift so far.

[TASMANIANRED]

LOL....Total to date 91 dozen.

[luvie]

Thank you. When we are enjoying her, I will be thinking of
you and your Adelaide, who is also celebrating HER first
Christmas. I wish she and Piper were celebrating together! :D

I guess they are in our hearts! (((hugs))))

[abner]

These could be considered ornaments.

Blenko steer heads decorated in Christmas fashion in my kitchen

Oops, and one ceramic lizard.

[PROCON]

LOL...I’ve heard there is no such thing as bad press

Oh, you don't subscribe to the NY Times, do you?

ITEM: Sexist Oregonian man denigrates Nurse for bad breath!!

[Randy Larsen]

Not from MY point of view!

In fact...Your one of the FOXIEST babes on the Canteen!

Want me to post your pic to prove it!

[laurenmarlowe]

Silly guy, they’re all about the same, ya hide the pickle, and the first child to find the pickle gets an extra blessing and a gift.

You just stay confused ‘til May, we’ll straighten you out then, LOL!

[PROCON]

Total to date 91 dozen.

Do you eat them all, or are they so hard, you use them as hockey pucks?