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I hope you enjoy the following photos. For me the photos brought back many memories of Christmas Pasts… (Made me feel a little older to LOL)
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“Today, the word “nostalgia” carries positive, day dreamy associations, but it was coined to refer to experiences that were terrifying and sad.” READ MORE (interesting)
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Remember Simon?????
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Today, there is a lot of anxiety about change and maybe a yearning for a simpler world.
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Cabbage Patch Kids were "adopted" each with their own individual name and birth certificate.
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I really enjoyed my “Erector Set” and it was motorized.
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Love those Christmas toys:::
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Then there was Christmas Day evening when, if you were lucky you might even get to play with your new toys.
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A very special thanks to the Decorative Arts Center of Ohio for their great exhibits and free admission to.
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1 comment:
What a lot of fun and good memories -- though a few of those tyoys were more from our kids' era than ours -- but since they are now middle-aged, that is nostalgia too! Merry Christmas to you both. (And don't be in any rush to grow up -- you're fine just as you are.)
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