I have no idea of the number of Christmas presents that I have received in my life. I do recall that the Christmas presents when I was very young were relatively modest. My memory of these pictures are that I was age 6, and were taken a few months before my father died of a heart attack. I was very excited to receive possibly my first piece of technology, a pocket watch.
My recollection was that my parents were very surprised when I was in first grade how quickly I picked up basic math and knew how to tell time. The picture on the left shows my happiness at getting a pocket watch and the picture on the left shows how dapper I looked with the pocket watch.
I must confess that Christmas is pretty much a sad day for me. Most of my family members have died, including my parents and my sister who is shown at age 2. I vaguely remember that we used to get a small Christmas tree and that I would help put tinsel on the branches. There was a Christmas village surrounding the base of the tree as well as a Lionel track and train set. There’s nothing like this smell of a real Christmas tree!
Esot-eric 
It is sad for me too. It reminds me of the people I no longer have except in memories
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My sister who is shown in the Christmas picture passed away in January 1995 unexpectedly. She was a fanatic about Christmas. At Thanksgiving dinners, she already had Christmas music playing in the background. She was very meticulous about getting everyone the kinds of gifts that they would appreciate. Honestly, for me, when she died, Christmases were never the same. I could never generate the type of enthusiasm that she did for the holidays. That being said, I do try to stay in touch with friends and family during the holidays. Specifically, I usually call the widows of friends who have passed. I just want to make sure that they are doing OK.
I wish you peace and comfort during the holidays and a happy and healthy 2025! I very much appreciate your interest and comments on my writings…Thank you!!
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