Their tree hosted a mishmash of ornaments collected from
summer garage sales. The gaudy blinking tree topper was their favorite find
until spying an angel, jammed into a milk grate; gazing at them serenely,
oblivious of her tattered wings, tarnished halo, and torn gown of faded blue.
Fifty-five cents later, she had a new home.
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I wish for everyone a beautiful holiday season full of amazing moments and a New Year full of wonder.
39 comments:
I wish all the same to you.
And the angel looks great.
Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas to you Ma'am!
Hank
sounds like you scored quite the treasure there...smiles...i hope you have an amazing christmas!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to You.
Always enjoy your writing.
Well...
My Halo is a bit tarnished also!
55 Cents eh? Worth every penny!
Talon, You write so beautifully because your heart is beautiful.
Of course I loved your 55.
Thanks for playing, Thanks for spreading your Talon droppings amongst us all....:-)
Have a Kick Ass Holiday Week-End
Very nice. I've had some amazing finds at garage sales, although my 55 this week is of a very different sort of outcome.
Always good to give an angel a home. nice one.
Amazing header and post!
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I hope you have a wonderful Christmas Talon, full of fun and love!
I hope your Christmas is merry and bright, my friend.
I am so used to the epitaphs of "Scrooge" "Grinch" "Buzz kill" "Party Pooper" I am now very comfortable saying "Whatever"
I love this piece! I saved old Christmas ornaments from the dump when my parents divorced way back when. My favorites are those tattered and worn pieces. I wouldn't give them up for anything.
I have a well worn angel that we take out every year. This year I decided to leave her in the closet. I'm going to get her now:)
Merry Christmas to you and your!
Oh, I bet that's a beautiful angel! With 55 cents and 55 words you said it all!
Merry Christmas!!
Have a wonderful Christmas and I hope 2012 brings you much love, laughter and happyness.
C x
Oh Yay! miracles! enjoy a few- they are out there-
The same to you!
Love your festive header and thanks for popping in to read my 55. :)
I've had an angel like that--in fact a whole tree...this year just some lights, but Christmas is in the heart, and in the heart of wishes. Merry Christmas Talon, and best of New Years.
What a lovely header; the color is amazing! I like the story about the
55 cent tree topper! I once got a big bag of home made ornaments from Goodwill for about $3.00! I still use them and wonder about whose hands made them all....The are felt and cloth ornaments.
:-)
Beautiful! Truly perspective is important.
Score!
Wonder and amazement! Who could ask for anything more!
Wonder and amazement wishes for you
I love this. She will forever be known as the 55₵ angel.
Merry Christmas!
And a very Merry Christmas to you and yours as well.
Wonderful, love this!
Talon, have a wonderful Christmas full of joy and much cheer!
And may the New Year bring you many blessings!
Margie :)
I wish you a merry Christmas filled with happiness!
Ahhhh, so nice.
Your top photo is AMAZING!!
And the angel one just lovely too.
A very very merry and blessed Christmas to you!
xoxoxo
merrie chrissmiss!
I hops you haz lots of joy and funs.
me
BB
ooxx
K,
__The dust of years... recovered and honored... more often than not, outshines the new.
__A sincere Merry Christmas to you and yours.
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Merry Christmas to you!
This post is so lovely (I can imagine the angel very well...)
Thank you, Christopher :)
Thank you, Hank! :)
Brian, thank you! Hope yours is, too! :)
Summer, thank you! I hope your holidays are lovely!
Galen, the tarnished ones are much more interesting than the shiny bright ones :) Have a Kick-Ass Christmas - maybe ninja style? ;)
Ann, thank you! Funny how we both wrote of the garage sales. :)
Thank you so much, Anthony! :)
Cloudia, thank you so much!
Thank you, Joey! I hope yours is lovely, too! :)
Lynn, I wish the same for you :)
Walking Man, hey, whatever works :) I'll have to share my Scrooge poem with you sometime. I think you'd like it :)
Polly, thank you! They are the special ones, aren't they? I'm glad you rescued them. :)
Annie, I bet that angel is smiling! Merry Christmas! :)
Merry Christmas, Yvonne, and thank you! :)
Carol, have a lovely Christmas. I wish the same for you in 2012 :) x
Thanks, izzy. Yes, we only have to keep our eyes open and maybe our hearts, too :)
Akelamalu, thank you. And thank you for visiting me and hope your holidays are beautiful!
hedgewitch, so true about the heart. Thank you. I hope your Christmas is merry and the New Year glorious. :)
lg, thank you. The header shot is one of my tree ornaments. My Mom always gave me an ornament on her Christmas gift to me and that was one from about 10 years ago. I have some really old ornaments that I picked up at a flea market years and years ago - like you, I like that there is a shared history. Yours sound lovely - the felt and the cloth :)
Teresa, thank you. Isn't that the truth! :)
Alice Audrey, I'm smiling :)
Patricia, thank you. You're right - it's in the simple things and how we view them! Merry Christmas to you and to Zip :)
Merry Christmas, Sandy! And thank you :)
G, thank you! You know I wish the same for you :)
Margie, thank you. I wish you a blessed and bright Christmas and a glorious New Year full of magic :)
ayala, my wish for you is the same! Thank you! :)
Jannie, thank you! I wish a blessed and beautiful Christmas for you and Jim and Kelly! xxxooo
Blue Bunny!~ so lovely to see you! merrie chrissmiss to you, my sweet blue friend :) xxx
Magyar, I agree - there is beauty in the old that quite often gets overlooked. Thank you. Merry Christmas! :)
Frieda, Merry Christmas! I'm glad you can imagine the angel. When I imagined her, I saw her clearly. The angel we have on our tree is 31 years old - given to me and my hubby by my parents for our first married Christmas so that's why this angel shot is blurry - our angel isn't quite like my imaginary garage find one :)
Greetings:
Merry Christmas,
Thanks for serving Jingle Poetry Community,
Stay Blessed,
Have fun!
Cheers.
Morning..
xoxox
have a lovely day.
55 cents later...perfect!
Very best wishes for 2012.
Me encanta esta fotografÃa...
Sugerente en muchos sentidos...
Como si de un ángel caÃdo se tratase...
Un fuerte abrazo,
Db.
Merry Christmas n a very Happy New Year 2012..:))
Blessings!
Sam..
new-to-you makes it no less beautiful in the receiver's eyes. Hope the season's brightest has filled your heart and hearth Talon.
Peace to you
Katherine
Somehow I missed this post!
Happy Ho-ho-ho week!
Amazing the improvization which can occur when poverty strikes...
I love the discount bin!
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