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Category Archives: Ornaments (“ordiments”)
“Each moment of the year has its own beauty”
This little satin bauble hanging on my Christmas tree was bought, by me, on 21st December 1977. How do I know this? Because it is written in my diary from that year (I am still persevering with the onerous task, … Continue reading
Posted in 1970s, Ornaments ("ordiments")
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Suspended Animation
It’s been said that old cartoonists never die, they just end up in a state of suspended animation. Perhaps the same can be said of old cartoons – and old comics. Today, children’s classic The Beano celebrates its 85th anniversary … Continue reading
Posted in 1960s, 1970s, Dad, Newspapers and magazines, Ornaments ("ordiments")
Tagged 1960s comics, Aristocats, Beano, TV Comic
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A Prickly Subject (objects no. 195-196)
This week is Hedgehog Awareness Week in the UK, when the British Hedgehog Preservation Society campaign to educate people about the threats to this delightful little mammal. When I was growing up in our leafy green corner of south-west London, … Continue reading
“If I were you and you were me…” London, New York, LA, Norfolk (Object 192)
This sweet little Millefiori glass cat figurine is one of the treasured “ordiments” in the Usmeum to have survived from my childhood, a gift from my lifelong friend Briony, to whom this post (linked to my previous post about Norfolk), … Continue reading
Posted in 1960s, Letters, cards and documents, Ornaments ("ordiments")
Tagged Poetry
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Live in a Flower Bed (Object 187)
Here’s another object from my childhood with happy memories attached. Had I happened upon this cute leaden frog with conveniently pencil-sized holes in its back in a junk shop or car boot fair somewhere, I would have assumed it was … Continue reading
Dalmatians and Croatians (Objects 174-176)
I have just been away for a brief but enjoyable city break to Dubrovnik on the Dalmatian coast. This seems as good an excuse as any to feature these 2 very different Dalmatian dogs from the Usmeum, and my memories … Continue reading
Posted in 1960s, 1980s, Dad, Mum, Ornaments ("ordiments"), Parents, Photographs
Tagged Yugoslavia
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Miss You (object no.156)
This little porcelain calf ornament is another one of the china animals from my collection that I’ve kept for sentimental reasons, even though this one was not a gift from a relative or friend or anyone else: I bought it … Continue reading
Posted in 1960s, 1970s, Ornaments ("ordiments")
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Elephant March (for Miles) (object 155)
Like the animals in my previous post, this family of china elephants is another treasured “ordiment” from an “auntie,” Auntie Peggy, another Margaret who was not a real auntie but a close family friend. In my mind this charming quintet … Continue reading
Rain dogs (objects 149-154)
This tiny lead ornament, which is less than 2 inches (5cm) high, is a precious souvenir of someone who was hugely important in my childhood (as well as offering an irresistible opportunity for me to use another favourite song title). … Continue reading
Posted in 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, Mum, Ornaments ("ordiments"), Photographs
Tagged Margaret Press
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Happy Christmas, my old china (objects 145 to 148)
Despite the title of this blog, I haven’t actually written many posts about the ornaments (or “ordiments”) in the Usmeum. So here is a Christmassy story about some of them. One Christmas when I was about 15 my parents gave … Continue reading
The Usmeum of Ordiments: A history of my family in 200 objects (plus) 