The Magic, Miracles and Joy of an Artist: Christmas 1951

Thursday, December 3, 2009

Christmas 1951

Christmas ~ 1951

I LOVE this picture. I was one month shy of being 4. That's me holding the doll. My sister and my brother are pictured, too. How perfect. And there is the wonderful nativity right next to the tree.

We lived in a simple little bungalow in a wonderful neighborhood ~ knew all our neighbors and had a relationship with them ~ never locked our doors ~ slept with the doors open in the summer so the breeze could come in through the screen.

I had the most wonderful, happy Christmases as a child.

4 comments:

Anna Rosa Designs said...: Hi Audrey,
I love these old Christmas photos you're posting. Some would make great paintings.
Hugs,
Anna; December 3, 2009 at 2:18 PM
Anne Huskey-Lockard said...: I still have a couple of boxes of the old REAL tinsel. I gently put it on the tree, then take it off, wrap it in tissue, and reuse it till it is no more.
It was so wonderful....made trees look magic!!!

XXOO!!
Anne; December 3, 2009 at 3:19 PM
Diva Kreszl said...: so sweet! I love your old Christmas photos...such memories!; December 3, 2009 at 7:29 PM
Marlene said...: Audrey, I love looking at the old photo's they bring back memories for me as well,it was such a great time to be a kid in the 50's. Thanks for sharing that part of your life with us.; December 3, 2009 at 9:46 PM

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