PINK SATURDAY

Beverly ask us to do something special for the next three Pink Saturdays leading up to Christmas. Each Saturday we will have a theme, and she would like us to share our response to the theme. Saturday, December 5 Theme - Tell us one of your childhood memories about a special holiday...

My Grandmother was so in Vogue....She kept a wonderful home.....Growing up my grandparents lived in many homes... My Grandmother would sit and draw up house plans and then my Grandfather would build her the house.... They would live in them a few years and then they would build a new one.... the story that I would like to share was when I was about 5....My Grandparents loved to throw parties at Christmas..... The house would be all decked out ....we would all be dressed in our finest Christmas go to church ...... Lots of people, food music,at some point my Uncle would come into the room dressed as Santa...( I think I was six before I figured this out) Oh it was such a Magical time for a small child.... Most of my Grandparents homes where on the water....The home they lived in when I was five was just such a house....It was a big brick home, my grandmother built all of her homes with great big windows... In the middle of the home was a sunken Living room, you could stand in the front yard and look into the Big window, that was about the size of double sliding glass doors...but it was just one big piece of glass... You could see straight to the back of the house where there was two sets of sliding glass doors that opened on to the water .... You could see the dock ....And the boat that was kept in a boat house..... Oh and at Christmas all the lights at night would just take my breath away... Now in the front of this house...each year my grandparents would put up a Big Plastic Santa......

It was about 5 foot tall....Looked just like the one here (this one is much smaller) It would sit on the flag stone porch just in front of the Big Glass window....Just inside the Big glass window my Grandmother would have her tree... I would go outside at night....It would be so cold....But some how the Santa and the way the lights reflected all around... I would forget how cold it was.... I am not sure to this day WHY, but as a small child it was one of my Favorite things to do...Stand in the cold outside in the dark by that Great big Santa and Look into the house..at all of the wonderful decorations...

So when I found this Santa at Good Will a few years back....I knew that he would have to live at my home.... Each time I walk past him....He sits on a table in the entry way of my home....It takes me back to my Grandparents home and all the good memories that I have of that time...
Now this Santa here is no Spring Chicken the date on the back is 1968...So he was made just a few years after the one that my Grandparents owned... My Grandparents have been gone for many years now....But it feels just like yesterday that I was out on the porch in the cold...

Vintage Santa and Mrs.Santa candle decorations....I think they look great sitting on top of a pair of candle stick holders...


Just a few vintage Christmas decorations that belonged to my wonderful Grandparents.....

Pink Saturday, is graciously hosted by Beverly, at How Sweet the Sound. Be sure to visit Beverly's beautiful blog to see a complete list of all the participants in today's Pink Saturday.Thanks so much for stopping by...... As always it has been my Pleasure...Come Back When you can Play Longer...

Merry Pink Christmas

xoxo

Julie