I have had this elf since the early 1960's. I thought he was long lost, and stumbled across him recently when sorting through a box of flotsam from years ago. It has history.
Richard proposed to my Aunt Edith at Christmas of about 1962 or 1963. A friend of his mother took an egg carton and filled the cells in it with Christmas decorations, including this little elf, and a diamond ring. I was ring bearer in their wedding the following spring. The following Christmas she gave me one of this elf. I treasured it, brought it out every Christmas for years. Now it resides in the glass fronted bookcase in my bedroom.
Isn't he sweet?
Not sure. It is nicely made but looks a little cross.
ReplyDeleteKind of like the garden gnome, you don't want to cross him.
DeleteThe memories make it sweeter. What a romantic proposal.
ReplyDeleteRichard was a sweetheart.
Deletethis one looks grumpy. "elf on the shelf" is a creepy "tradition".
ReplyDeleteI was glad to find the grumpy little thing,
Delete😊
ReplyDeleteNow you know why I kept this one
DeleteHe is cute and he has such a wonderful history.
ReplyDeleteEarly memories for me
DeleteHe's pretty teeny-tiny!
ReplyDeleteLittle, but mighty
Delete