Christmas Shopping?

Christmas shopping?

Do you remember when a Schafer or Parker fountain pen and ever sharp pencil were a sure gift for someone in your life?

This was way before ball point pens. You needed a bottle of ink to fill this pen. Put the pen in the ink bottle, extend the lever on the pen and let it fill. Good for another several letters.

Then there was the nice blue bottle of Evening in Paris cologne. I think that every mother looked forward receiving at least one of these bottles under the Christmas tree. The lovely blue bottle was an enticement for the young shopper.

Then for those children who refused to be good, there was always a lump of coal. I remember coal being wrapped a couple of times and found under our tree.

Now coal, fountain pens and Evening of Paris are not found very readily.

I am not sure that there is even a standby “Mom or Dad” gift any more. Most Dads don’t even receive, or have need for, the traditional Christmas tie.

The time for the important gift decision is about at an end.

Hope that everyone has a joyous and blessed Christmas.

Gwen welcomes your memories at 367-5582.