First up, a submission from our humble webmaster. This cardboard Santa is from the Oak Park, IL Christmas parade. On the back is a blurb about the event and in pencil the date, 1953. My first ornament, but, being three at the time, I do not remember that parade.
Now when I look at our Christmas tree all these years later I see ornaments from at least four generations of family and I’m reminded how grateful I am for the gift of memory and the nurturing refuge of family.