Day Fourteen--11 days til Christmas

Another oldie--Christmas 1951.  Judie on the left.  At my maternal grandmother's apartment--that's her in the photo--Hazel Belle Bowers Carney--and my Dad with me & Judie!

Day Thirteen--12 Days til Christmas

Made a trip to NYC a few years ago with a friend, Joanne Salinsky, to a book signing by Ree Drummond ( The Pioneer Woman)  It was at a bookstore in the Chelsea Market building -- home of the Food Network.  This is one of the decorations there--yes, it is plastic cups!

 

One of the trees

Close up of the decorations--cds!

On the street nearby

A group of Santas outside Grand Central Station

Day Twelve--13 days til Christmas

Not sure what year these 2 photos are from--maybe mid 1950's....

Only 4 stockings hung, so it was before Tom was born in 1956.

Day Eleven----14 days til Christmas

Holiday window at Lord & Taylor, NYC

Day Ten--15 Days til Christmas

Christmas 1956--my brother, Tom is about 6 months old!

A more formal photo taken in October 1956 ( Tom was born in April) ( me in the middle)--all in our clan plaid (if I remember correctly) outfits made by my Mom

Day Nine---16 Days til Christmas

I have to say I'm having fun looking through my computer & old photo albums to find all these photos!  This is my older sister, Judie visiting with Santa Claus in 1953.  I can only guess that it was at Jordan Marsh or Filenes in Boston.   She passed away 17 years ago this fall and I miss her especially around the holidays.

Day Eight--17 Days til Christmas

A street scene in NYC.  Haven't been in a few years, but it's a fun day--walk around & see all the decorations, the trees and the skaters!