FReeper Canteen ~ Favorite Christmas Ornaments ~ 18 DEC 2007

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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

 

 

 

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

She’s my friend’s daughter.....but....she pretty special to a lot of people, including me..

[MEG33]

We are heading to a sunny warm 69 degrees today
I guess my favorite ornament is my angel tree topper..Hard
to say.. a mix of old and newer,wooden, glass.,gold glitter
balls..all brought together with red satin balls with holly
sprig tops..

[ConorMacNessa]

Good morning, Meg - how are you doing this morning?

[E.G.C.]

((HUGS))Morning, MEG33. How’s it going?

[beachn4fun]

Good morning and (((HUGS))) EG. So far, so good this morning. Things seem to be a little better even though it is TOOOOOO cold for me.

Howz thingz out your way?

[MEG33]

More Coffee !...Fed two raccoons just now..put ground food out for the birds and am trying to get going!

[ConorMacNessa]

I’m gulping down coffe as I type - rough commute into work this a.m.

[beachn4fun]

Good morning, CMN

I guess it’s going ok so far. It’s cold out there so I’m glad I’m inside.

I’ve got to stop off at the library on the way home. I’m trying to find author I like so that I’ll have something to read while I wait for my other authors to put out another book.

You at work? How was traffic for you? All Christmas shopping done? How are you feeling?

[beachn4fun]

LOL

I see you answered one of my questions already.

Traffic was slow on my side, as well. Not sure why.

[Arrowhead1952]

Good morning Meg. We used to have a set similar to this when I was a kid. Those were on of my favorite sets and I also liked the hand strung popcorn.

[ConorMacNessa]

Doing great despite a rough commute in - sewer main break on NH Ave - had to divert thru the Peoples Republic of Takoma Park. All my shopping is done, thankfully.

[ConorMacNessa]

A Happy and Blessed Christmas to the Finest

Madonna and Child - Bellini

[MEG33]

Do you have snow on the ground?

[ConorMacNessa]

No snow on the ground - it was in the low 20’s this morning but is supposed to go up to the upper 40’s this afternoon.

[MEG33]

Sweet ornaments..The reason for the season!

[MEG33]

Brrrr..I am going to enjoy the sun most of all today..We had a string of rainy cloudy days and I need sun!

[beachn4fun]

Good morning, dear (((HUGS)))

[MEG33]

Lovely, Conor.

[beachn4fun]

Ah..... you had to face that water-main break, heh?
That surely wasn’t the problem on my side of the state.

[tongue-tied]

Morning Meg! Wow, you are going to be warm there today. Good deal.