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.

FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT~Showing support and boosting the morale of our military and our allies military and the family members of the above. Honoring those who have served before. 

 
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

 

 

 

[SandRat]

Not strange, just huggable.

[laurenmarlowe]

Very cool abner, thank you for sharing your Christmas pics!

[TASMANIANRED]

We made some of those too. I’m proud of you...

[Kathy in Alaska]

WTG, Air Force!!
JJ, did your base do something like this when you were in Korea?

[SandRat]

hehehehe

[luvie]

Thanks, Sissy!

It was just nice to have the time to bake a little. It
seems more like Christmas when the house smells like
cookies. :D

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Taz...((HUGS))...will you look at Solly. How did she like being a reindog?

[tongue-tied]

Woo hoo! I sure hope it sticks. Even though I've got stuff I have to do outside these next few days, I still want the weather. As long as that one day is okay for flying...when the helos go to their weight-loss clinic. LOL

Have you got snow still on the ground from the last one, or did it melt?

[tongue-tied]

Yikes! I have the key, so have to go warm up the vehicle. Talk to you later...

[laurenmarlowe]

My honor to know you, and thank you for your service to our Country, tt!

I’m sure your Christmas tree when you get home will be most memorable, and maybe we can help add to your new ornament collection!

[MS.BEHAVIN]

Thanks for tonites thread ms Lauren!
Good evening Ma!
*HUG*
Good evening Canteeners, Veterans and Troops!
My favorites ornaments are some old glass ones that inherited from Poppa. some are shaped like grape clusters, some like small spires.
I have some old Lights that had liquid inside of them that bubbled like firelight from a candle once they warm up.
Recently, I went to a British import store in Freeport, and found some Medieval decorations, which include a Knight on a black charger, a regal lion, and Crusader style Cross!
Imagine dat!

[PROCON]

If you don’t like licorice you can have chocolate chip or peanut butter.

Now, you're talking, can I give you my mailing address on FReep mail?!?/s

[MEG33]

Good Evening To The Canteen
Beautiful Thread,lauren!

Thank You To All Who Serve Our Country!

[laurenmarlowe]

Howdy MS.B! *HUGS*

Thank you for sharing your favorite ornaments, they all sound quite lovely!

[MS.BEHAVIN]

TT!!
I missed ya, dang it!
I’ll send yoou a Freepmail!!
*HUG*

[SevenofNine]

WELL well report from BBC wire claim Iran is claim that they plan build another nuke plant

[laurenmarlowe]

Music for our Troops, Veterans, and their Families

Jewel~Joy

Josh Groban~Noel

John Denver~Christmas Like A Lullaby

King's College Choir~Christmas Carols

Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton~Once Upon A Christmas

Good night and thank you for all the fun! God Bless all out Troops,
Veterans, and their families

[Kathy in Alaska]

We had 14 inches when I left for vacation, but it ALL melted a couple days after I left. d:o( We’ve only had a dusting since, and now it’s cold. Supposed to be zero tonight.

[Randy Larsen]

Taz, Santa needs help! Can you help him?

[TASMANIANRED]

The little Jingle bell on the antler drove her nuts...Most of the pics were her swinging her head trying to catch it.