My favorite discovery! Lori Vossler has made a display of all her photo Christmas cards beginning in 1992 the year their first daughter arrived. 3 daughters later it is a cherished reminder how the years fly by. Santa and Kirby the dog are frequently featured. Kirby is a Great Pyrenees.
Oh, the nutcrackers! Oh, the stockings that are hung! Oh, the villages and trees! Oh, the Oreo cookie tins! Oh, the mantle places! Discovering all the traditions out there has been such a treat. It is so much fun to see what goes on inside the homes of Buff-A-Looooo. My goodness. Can anyone really move? The collections we accumulate out there in our homes!! Ok minimalists out there, we are making memories and cherished ones at that! Let me share some of the pictures with you. See the collections of just a few friends and neighbors. Thank you for letting me inside your homes.
Lori has handmade needlepoint stockings that are hung with care.Pam Strickland carefully displays her Precious Moments nativity and angle collection on her mantle place. Pam remembers driving to Canada to complete the set back in the day when the US dollar gave you a great exchange rate. I mean, half the fun is the memory you create collecting your pieces.
Notice in this picture that even the top of the tree is decorated with a Precious Moment tree topper angel. The Strickland family believes if you are going to go artificial in your tree -why fake it and go green? Be artificial all the way and go glistening white. Besides, the ornaments show up much better.
Julie Snyder started collecting Oreo cookie tins by accident in the 1990’s. She collected an entire decade till Oreo decided not to make them anymore. The cookie tins are pulled out every year much to the delight of her friends that called her crazy for collecting them back then. They really are so cute and classic looking.
Julie Snyder likes all the whimsey on her mantle place with a little bit of this and a little bit of that. It’s a treat for the eyes.The nutcrackers. A classic.The Village!! The reason I went over to Lori’s house in the first place. A wonderful collection yet I was more taken up with her Christmas photo card collection of her family.Meet Kirby. The 10 year old Great Pyrenees male dog who is slowing down a bit but a big part of the Vossler home.Enjoy your mantle place, your fire place, your decorations, your traditions, your family, and memories you create each year.
Keep in mind, whatever you put up, you must take down. HO Ho. Sorry. Pass the eggnog and Cheers! Here’s to all the beautiful homes out there in Buffalo.
Let me introduce myself. My name is Trish. I am a poodle walker. Come along and hopefully find inspiration that I receive from my walks and simply paying attention to others here on earth.
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Pam Strickland – posted on December 16, 2013 at 12:32 am
Another great blog Trish!