Since I seem to be suffering from writer’s block and have nothing better to share, I thought I’d post pictures of some of my favorite ornaments from our Christmas tree. So, without further ado:
Bambi and Bugs Bunny as Carmen Miranda, both from Hallmark
Cruella de Vil and Dumbo, again from Hallmark
Hallmark ornament from our first Christmas together and a Rosie O’Donnell from KMart
A glass-blown flamingo ornament from Alyson and one from Hallmark
A second Hallmark flamingo ornament and another one from Alyson (yes, I like flamingos!)
Flik from A Bug’s Life and Marilyn Monroe, both from Hallmark
And last but not least, some cute mice and a couple of penguins
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excellent! but you got nothing on my mother’s star trek collection…complete with voices. my favorite: “shuttle craft to enterprise, shuttlecraft to enterprise. spock here. happy holidays. live long and prosper.”
Brian,
Love the ornaments! My favorite is the sun-bathing flamingo!
As far as the writer’s block–I thought maybe you’d post something about the Republican YouTube Debate from Wednesday night
JimT
Nice ornaments, particularly those flamingos. Brian, you would fit right into my family–we have an OBSESSION with flamingoes. We are czech and flamingos are apparently a sign of wealth (and tackiness) in that culture…so many moons ago, when we were organizing a reunion, we decided to make it flamingo-themed. These days, my mom probably has HUNDREDS of flamingo items in her house…you would be amazed at the stuff they can put a flamingo on. (A banana holder, a stand for a roll of toilet paper, my cousin has a mailbox…)
Aawwh I *LOVE* Bambi!
@ ohchicken: Sounds delightful, as long as she doesn’t require everyone to wear those ST outfits to Christmas gatherings.
@ jimthomp87: That’s one that I bought on eBay.
I didn’t watch the CNN/YouTube debate, but I did read about it yesterday. It’s a shame that the important question posed about gays in the military has been overshadowed by rumors of a plant. Politics as usual, I guess.
@ Caroline: A flamingo-themed reunion sounds like a little foretaste of heaven! I’ve got lots of flamingo items, although my partner thinks they are incredibly tacky and in poor taste. You can’t please everyone, eh?
I’m not sure why I like them so, but they are so whimsical and, well, pink.
@ Stephanie: Nothing tugs the heart strings like ole Bambi can!
I liked the mice a lot, I collect those too! But Flik was my fave. He’s adorable.
@ Wendy: I can’t remember where I got the mice. I got Flick for 50% off the day after Christmas several years ago. He was the last one left in the store.
Cruella, flamingos, and Carmen Miranda! Brian, how about a photo of your whole tree????
@ MBMQ: I’ll try to get a picture up soon.
Thanks for sharing, Brian! They are all so cute. I did a christmas ornaments post because of yours. It was like a meme, except no one asked me to do it.
My favorite is Dumbo, for tugging on the heartstrings.
I thought about doing this post next year, when I have my new camera.
We finally got our trees up! Argh……..My favorite ornament is one of those metal ones you get engraved. It says best friends at the top and has 2 bears. Rebecca gave it to me, and it has our names on it.
@ fightingwindmills: I don’t know how well it shows up in the photo, but Dumbo has a little feather in his trunk. He is precious! I’m going to check out your ornament post now.
@ Alyson: You put up more than one tree? The friends ornament sounds really sweet.
Yeah, when we got the bigger house we decided to do one in the den and one in the living room.
I hate to admit it but I LOVE the pink flamingo in the lawn chair! bwahahahahaha. Usually pink flamingos freak me out but not this one!
I would even consider buying one if someone shared where they got theirs.
@ Alyson: That’s cool. I’ll have to get over there to see them.
@ freefrompt: He is really cute, huh? I got him on eBay.
Oh yeah, I forgot to tell you that mice and cute don’t go together.
@ Alyson: They do when they’re made of resin.
I think I might be scarred for life after looking through all those pink flamingo ornaments on ebay. Aaaahhhhhhh
@ freefrompt: You know you want some for your tree!
Yeah I want yours. LOL