Lessons from Bloomingdales

Every year I give each of my nephews and nieces a Christmas tree ornament, from the time they are born until they get married.  My thinking was that I didn’t want the first Christmas tree of their own to be bare or have cheesy ornaments or lacking sentiment.  When they were all young, it was easy, as “age appropriate” ornaments abounded.  As they matured, I did the hand blown glass ornaments, the themed ornaments, the sentimental ornaments.  But each year, it has gotten harder and Read more