Becoming a child again a Christmas-time

 A few images to share

First, I've traded out the albums that usually adorn our "playroom" -- usually with some of my favorite albums from my teens -- with Christmas albums.  Mostly children's albums, but one is a promotional album from Grants Department Store.  The album includes such rockin' stars as Mark Lindsay (Paul Revere & the Raiders), Gary Puckett (Union Gap), Aretha Franklin, and Steve Lawrence and Eddie Gourmet (Steve Lawrence and Eddie Gourmet?). 

That album is right under the Partridge Family Christmas Card.

The next few images go back to the 50s and 60s:  Downtown Evansville.
It was a time when just about every business window was decorated with some sort of magical Christmas display -- many animated.  In the mid-60s, after retailers started moving out to the east side mall and strip center, all the displays were packed up in a warehouse and forgotten about for decades.

Thanks to some dedicated folks who still have that childlike wonder (and skill for mechanical renovation) several of these displays are set up to enjoy at Santa's Workshop. 

So, from our family to yours:
"Our hearts grow tender with childhood memories and love of kindred, and we are better throughout the year for having, in spirit, become a child again at Christmas-time."
 Laura Ingalls Wilder

Carpe diem Life,
David Kuhn