Monday, December 24, 2007

And a merry Christmas may it be!

My grandmother (1888 - 1975) made this, long, long ago. I have hung it up every Christmas since I inherited it.


It is old felt, with sequins and wool stitching, each letter different. The white felt has long since turned brown with age, and the sequins have lost much of their colour; some has run into the felt. But I love it; I can "see" my Nana, still young, sitting in the sunroom off her upstairs bedroom in Toronto, cutting and stitching. Oh, so long ago!


Detail of the letter "R".

It says "Christmas" and "family" to me, good food, warmth, memory and laughter. May you all have that kind of a Christmas!

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