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FReeper Canteen ~ Favorite Christmas Ornaments ~ 18 DEC 2007
Serving The Best Troops And Veterans In The World | The Canteen Crew

Posted on 12/17/2007 5:59:24 PM PST by laurenmarlowe

 

 

 

The FReeper Canteen Presents

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~Favorite Christmas Ornaments~

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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!

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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 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.

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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.

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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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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. 

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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!

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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

 

 

 



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To: MEG33

I’ll be cleaning the gutters later. I still have a few other projects to get done.


421 posted on 12/18/2007 7:27:24 AM PST by Arrowhead1952 (I've been too busy for FR this weekend, because I did the things I refuse to let the invaders do.)
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To: Harrius Magnus

Welcome to FReeper Canteen. I think you will like it here, will feel appropriately welcome and won’t mind continuing your comments on this thread. The folks here are pretty sharp and will pick up quickly on your point of view.


422 posted on 12/18/2007 7:39:21 AM PST by VA Voter
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To: MEG33

beautiful picture of the angel and her mandolin.
Hope all is well with you Meg. :)


423 posted on 12/18/2007 7:41:19 AM PST by MeekMom (Present your bodies a living sacrifice unto God.)
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To: tomkow6

Mornin’ Tom!
How much snow do you have?
I have about 10”


424 posted on 12/18/2007 7:42:24 AM PST by MeekMom (Present your bodies a living sacrifice unto God.)
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425 posted on 12/18/2007 7:46:56 AM PST by Sonora
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To: beachn4fun

426 posted on 12/18/2007 7:49:20 AM PST by Sonora
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To: beachn4fun

...BRAT!! :D

427 posted on 12/18/2007 7:50:51 AM PST by luvie (Friendship is neither a contest nor a race. What matters is the feeling involved. <3)
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To: MeekMom

Thank you,MM..All is well..Sunny and heading to the 60s today..How are you doing?


428 posted on 12/18/2007 7:51:17 AM PST by MEG33 (GOD BLESS OUR ARMED FORCES)
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To: Sonora

This is so cute!


429 posted on 12/18/2007 7:52:05 AM PST by MEG33 (GOD BLESS OUR ARMED FORCES)
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To: tongue-tied
Are you home?....I hope....
430 posted on 12/18/2007 7:52:27 AM PST by luvie (Friendship is neither a contest nor a race. What matters is the feeling involved. <3)
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To: MEG33

Recouperating and trying to do exactly what my surgeon told me to do at home. Tis not easy, but I’m doin’ ok on my own. :)


431 posted on 12/18/2007 7:54:09 AM PST by MeekMom (Present your bodies a living sacrifice unto God.)
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To: MeekMom

That’s good..Take good care of yourself.


432 posted on 12/18/2007 8:02:54 AM PST by MEG33 (GOD BLESS OUR ARMED FORCES)
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To: MeekMom
Morning, MM!

We got about 7". This storm was weird! Some of the surrounding suburbs got anywhere from 3" to 10" total.

433 posted on 12/18/2007 8:03:27 AM PST by tomkow6 (................BEWARE!!!.........the SAPP............)
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To: MEG33

The official total at Ohare was 3.1”, while Midway got 11”!


434 posted on 12/18/2007 8:04:40 AM PST by tomkow6 (................BEWARE!!!.........the SAPP............)
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To: tomkow6

Nice snowfall for you!


435 posted on 12/18/2007 8:13:23 AM PST by MEG33 (GOD BLESS OUR ARMED FORCES)
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To: MeekMom

((((MM))))

Good to see you and to see that you are improving. Hope
it’s all working out for you!


436 posted on 12/18/2007 8:24:41 AM PST by luvie (Friendship is neither a contest nor a race. What matters is the feeling involved. <3)
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To: beachn4fun
GM, sweetie.

MERRY CHRISTMAS.

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437 posted on 12/18/2007 8:27:36 AM PST by stand watie (Resistance to tyrants is OBEDIENCE to God. Thomas Jefferson, 1804)
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To: tongue-tied

I was expecting you to be off sawing logs when I went for that. LOL


438 posted on 12/18/2007 8:34:06 AM PST by beachn4fun (With the holidays fast approaching, remember the deployed troops. A care package shows you care.)
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To: darkwing104

Good morning, dangerous one.


439 posted on 12/18/2007 8:35:10 AM PST by beachn4fun (With the holidays fast approaching, remember the deployed troops. A care package shows you care.)
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To: Sonora

OMG! Too funny.

When pigs fly.

Hiya, sugar


440 posted on 12/18/2007 8:36:06 AM PST by beachn4fun (With the holidays fast approaching, remember the deployed troops. A care package shows you care.)
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