So Shirley from Ride a Good Horse challenged those who read her blog to talk about unique ornaments.
Sounds like fun.
I have a few very unique ornaments that some may not even consider to be a typical ornament.
Nine years ago a little girl who used to be my 'upstairs' neighbor came to go for a walk in the woods with Morris and I just before Christmas. She was 9. She handed me a gift she had made. It was a piece of yarn with a bell tied to it. She explained that she had made an ornament to hang on my tree.
Each year, I sort through things and end up holding that little loop of yarn and the tiny bell...I think of all of the hikes in the woods we had together and smile. The memories are fond.
I have fancy beautiful horse ornaments and shiny glittery ornaments, but this one always gets a special spot where I can walk by and ring it.
That little girl is preparing to go to college next year. She is no longer a little girl. She is tall, poised, and confident in what she wants to do in her life. And she even has time to text me once in a while about her interests.
Of all the beautiful things I have, this one means the most to me.
Nothing like a little bell to ring as I walk by it. Here was a young girl who thought enough to make me a small gift to hang on my tree.
Another ornament that actually doesn't get hung on a tree is the Morris Ornament. I commissioned an artist in 2009 to make me 3 ornaments of Mr. Morris. This guy comes out of the hutch each year and graces a special spot in the living room.
Thanks Shirley for this suggestion!