And then we strolled through the Henry Plant Museum that was all decorated for Christmas. A fellow photographer says that he has been to this event twice before, and it’s never the same thing twice. I would love to come back again next year…
Santa is there to greet you as you’re buying your tickets. It’s so overwhelming to see those lovely rooms, the carpets, the wall hangings, and the lovely pieces of furniture.Then you step into the hall, with doorways all along the length, and a beautiful tree to draw you in. Look at the carpet, and all the displays all along the way. I tend to think in terms of the pictures to take, which sometimes makes me miss the lovely details that I’m photographing.The beautiful Christmas tree sitting at the end of the hall was lovely.Now I don’t know what order the rooms were seen in. But if I remember correctly this room was first one I saw, and then I knew this event was something truly special.Just passing from room to room was a treat.Who wouldn’t love the bottle tree.My friend totally missed Santa’s elves in a display case in one of the rooms. Or was it in the hallway?A lovely bedroom display. A beautiful display of fans to decorate the tree.This doorway gave us a peek into the gift shop.I wonder if they got new hats for Christmas?Nutcrackers on display.Even the teddies got presents. I also took a picture of the tea set which is when I noticed the little lizard, or possibly it’s an alligator, on the teacup and decked out in a bow.One room was dedicated to Florida’s role in the Spanish American war…But Christmas was also represented here.This suggestion of a soldier writing home really got to me…This room was dedicated to women’s pastimes, which included accompanying their husbands at fishing or hunting. But also suggested relaxing with a cup of tea or listening to a concert out on the lawn.What a wonderful way to celebrate, and think of the Christmas traditions of long ago.
We decorated the tree with decorations that we each have accumulated over the years. A real collaboration. We spent the first Christmases of our lives in the same place, without ever meeting, and then life took us to different places through the years, but now we are spending Christmas in the same place again. But together this time. And I have to say that the Christmas spirit has found me again, and I’m very glad that it’s back.
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