In Memoriam: jrix
Treasured Memories
Many people in Baltimore, Maryland had Christmas gardens under their Christmas trees during the 1930s and 40s. Our father put up a very large one for my sister, my brother and me every year. There was a decorated tree in the right rear corner that reached to the ceiling. A farm scene was laid out with a house, a barn, a chicken coop, a well and an outhouse. The back was lined with billboards "advertising" the places where some of our relatives worked. A Lionel train ran around the entire scene. Dad handmade everything except the train, the cars, the animals and the people. He even made a " frozen" pond with paraffin.
Each year I create a little scene with some of the items from the garden. It is the first Christmas decoration I put up and the last one I take down.
Treasured Memories
Many people in Baltimore, Maryland had Christmas gardens under their Christmas trees during the 1930s and 40s. Our father put up a very large one for my sister, my brother and me every year. There was a decorated tree in the right rear corner that reached to the ceiling. A farm scene was laid out with a house, a barn, a chicken coop, a well and an outhouse. The back was lined with billboards "advertising" the places where some of our relatives worked. A Lionel train ran around the entire scene. Dad handmade everything except the train, the cars, the animals and the people. He even made a " frozen" pond with paraffin.
Each year I create a little scene with some of the items from the garden. It is the first Christmas decoration I put up and the last one I take down.