For Vintage Christmas Monday I am going to tell you a little about me, I guess I would be considered vintage! :)I was only lucky enough to get my photo taken with Santa Claus one time as a little girl in the late 1950's - early 1960's, but I still can remember that night so vividly. We lived in a suburb of Cleveland and so we got to go downtown to Halles Dept. Store. Santa was on the 7th Floor. There was a Toy box that you had to have a key to to get a toy. So as you went to have your photo done, Santa's "elf" gave you a key. OK....it is just a cardboard cutout of a key on a red yarn tie, but it was magical to me! The whole department store was incredible to a 5-6 year old, the colors and the lights and the decorations! Santa's "elf "was named named Mr. Jingeling, and he had a song in the ads on TV for Halle's that I can still sing today .....
Mr. Jingeling
How you ting-a-ling
Keeper of the keys.
On Halle's 7th floor
We'll be looking for
You and all your keys!
I found this photo a few months ago and decided it needed to be displayed this Christmas....what a sweet photo of a very happy little girl! I can't really relate that she is me!
And here is my youngest son Chris at this same age....the innocence and joy is so apparent. He couldn't wait until Christmas. I still am thankful that his teacher did this photo!
I love this time of year! Sometimes I wish that 25 year old man was still a 5 year old boy!
Thanks for coming by......
