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Monday, June 13, 2011

Old lantern

Did other families have these Chinese paper lanterns hanging from their ceilings as part of their Christmas decorations, or was it just mine?
Until I got married and saw how other families celebrated (and decorated for) Christmas, I'd assumed that it was normal to hang these delicate paper decorations up, along with other Christmasy bric-a-brac;  tinsel, wreaths of holly and so on.
No?
Crikey!
This one has had its day, done its dash and went into the fire this morning, during a spate of tidying. I was kinda saddened to see it go. It had been around for years and years saying, to me at least, Merry Christmas.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Sorry little lantern. We may have been too rough

robertguyton said...

Nothing lasts forever Bio - just as well it wasn't a tea-cup :-)

Anonymous said...

No you are not alone, I grew up with one these hanging from the ceiling at Christmas.

robertguyton said...

That's a relief!
I love them.
I wonder if you had any of the other decorations I've kept from the ol' tree? I'll post some pictures later.