Ruminations of an old Nevadan. (Thoughts about everything in general and nothing in particular.)
Friday, December 08, 2006
Nutcrackers
You have heard the old saying: It all started with one...... Well, in my case it all started with my wife giving me one Nutcracker for Christmas. Since then, my collection has started expanding. I just acquired 2 more a couple of days ago. I am increasing my number by 2 to 4 a year. Some day, I hope to acquire some nutcrackers from the Black Forest in Germany. Right now, I am content with the offerings in the local shops.
Those are cool. Makes me wish I had started a nutcracker collection years ago. We always do a new ornament for each person...really nice ones so we have a wonderful collection now! The kids of course want to take them with them but since they all still come home...we get to keep them for a while!
I am a native of Elko, Nevada who was relocated by the Bureau of Reclamation in 1970 to Northern California. I was a contract administrator on Lewiston Dam, worked on water distribution systems in Placerville and culminated as a Budget Analyst in Sacramento. I am currently involved with my Mustang car club and doing volunteer work on various things such as the California International Marathon and the Western States 100 mile race, the Sacramento Jazz Jubilee and the Sacramento Zoo.
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Those are cool. Makes me wish I had started a nutcracker collection years ago.
We always do a new ornament for each person...really nice ones so we have a wonderful collection now!
The kids of course want to take them with them but since they all still come home...we get to keep them for a while!
Lsst count, I had about 41. I bought 2 more new ones this year. I may buy some more at the sales after Christmas.
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