Christmas Memories-

A number of things have been

 a bit different this year for Advent.

Cataract surgery on both eyes

 and I am still trying to 

figure out "seeing things".

Distance is getting pretty good.

Close up is gone. 

Hoping to deal with that yet.

So Christmas decorating 

has been a bit challenging.

Large scale things work.

 Nothing with the little hanger things.

This tree in the dining room 

worked well with some favorites. 

  It was a standard summer thing 

when our girls were young to take a roll 

of black and white film of them

 in vintage dress up dresses every summer.

  I wish I had added 

the year these were taken.

My guess is that it was 20 years ago. 

circa 1997.

 These are just black and white copies 

of the photographs

 and mounted on cardstock.

 Fancy edge scissors and a ribbon on top.

Old hats and a 100 year old dress.

An old bridesmaid dress of mine.

Think we were doing their "serious" poses.
They really were happy children.

And we even captured the day

 with good friend Elizabeth.

Oh, capture the memories as you can.

These days fly by so swiftly.

But, the JOY to grace a simple tree-

with some of the greatest gifts-

I've ever been blessed with in this life.