Chinatown

Earlier this week I finally made it to Chinatown. I’d say the trip went pretty well. I was able to find a lot of ornaments for the tree. My favorites by far (aside from my dragon) are my little china girls. How cute are they?

I also found some other girls that were carved out of wood. The little stinker on the end kept giving me trouble when I was trying to pose her for the picture. I’m guessing it’s because she is in some weird pose where she seems to be balancing on one foot. She’d better watch it or she is going to get banished to the back of the tree….

Not to be totally out done by the ladies, I did find some fine looking china men too. Fine in the sense that they look “jolly” like little Chinese Santas. Or maybe they are my Christmas "wise men." I’m not sure what they are carrying. Looks like a bowl of some sort. In one of the stores I went in, the lady at the register was evaluating my purchases and telling me that I had made good ones in terms of money, luck, and a long life. Oh goody, it was like a talking fortune cookie.

And finally, in one of the last stores I went to, I was very excited (I think there may have been squealing involved) to find little baby dragons. Of course now my big ferocious dragon that will wrap around my tree is going to look like a mama and her babies. Hmmm, how I can twist that into some sort of Chinese nativity, I’m not sure yet. I might need a pagoda……Anyway, I have a small collection of other colorful and slightly weird ornaments to add to the collection. I am particularly fond of the baby riding the fish. And of course the teapot reminds me of my sister (thanks, I think I’ll be keeping this one sis.)

So today’s plan is to drag my tree out of storage and put it up. I have already prepared the living room and rearranged my furniture into it proper Christmas placement. As I tinker with the decorations and try to get that dragon wrapped around the tree, I’ll be sure to include pictures.