FROM AROUND THE WORLD

Happy New Year, everyone! After cleaning, dusting and packing away Christmas decor for over a week now, I am sure you all agree when I say, " Wow! That was a lot of work!

I am ready to get back to blogging and decorating!

I finally had time today to sit down and browse through all my favorite blogs and I came across Alison's post at   
The Polohouse.

Her theme for this month is collections and that got me to thinking. I don't really collect one specific item, but one thing I have been doing for a long time is collecting different items from around the world.

During 23 years of military life, we have traveled quite a bit and everywhere we went, we always bought something to bring home.

Here are a few of our world treasures

Campodimonte porcelain roses from Italy. 

My husband bought them for me on our fifth wedding Anniversary.

That was a very long time ago! :)

  

And the vase, also from Italy.

My wooden candle holders, hand carved from a tree in Bethlehem.

These are so special to me!

These tea pots are one of my most precious possessions. I bought them in East Berlin when the Berlin wall was still very much a reality, during a trip back in 1981 that I will never forget as long as I live.

 Hand painted ceramic tray from Mexico

Lladro from Spain. This was a gift from my parents-in-law when my first child was born.

Also from Spain, hand painted dish set

 

And, from Germany, crystal, crystal and more crystal.

And also from Germany, a collection of beer glasses we have never even used.

So, here is my collection of a little bit of everything.

Each one of these items has a special memory attach to it, either a special trip or a special moment in time.

Thank you for stopping by!

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