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aie _ . PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, December 19, 1989 -- § Ee B i i 0 by Jo Joyce hanging from the ceiling right over Santa's head! "Oh, ~~ was not at all sorry to see that old goose in the roast B "My Most Memorable Christmas Ever" -- takes Mommy, Mommy," I exclaimed, 'do you think Santa pan, as he had often chased me around the yard with : me back in time to the early 1930's when I was five years will save it for me?" I realize now, the heartache my his wings flapping. . old. mother must have felt at that moment when she replied An extra leaf was added to our already large kit- I was a child of the Depression, the youngest in a that she really did not know. chen table and Mom brought out her treasured white i family of six. My father had been laid off from his work The following days, for me, were filled with an- linen cloth and napkins that had belonged to our grand- § and the future looked very uncertain. However, my Dad ticipation as we prepared for Christmas Day. My mother. We also set the table with pretty china plates, § was not a quitter and as we lived in a small rural farm brothers chopped firewood for a neighbouring farmer used only on very special occasions. The centrepiece community he entered into market gardening with the and in return, he gave us a large cedar tree. It was hand- consisted of two small white candles, surrounded with J} help of the entire family. somely decorated with paper chains and cut-outs, cedar boughs, shiny red apples and some pinecones. § , I was secure in the warmth of a loving home en- strings of popcorn and icicles made from the tin foil used While we waited for the dinner hour, the fragrances % vironment and had no realization of the hardships my for packaging tea. Our one small strand of lights was ¢., the kitchen grew richer, the pot lids danced over % parsyis Weperasingin Shase dirhienl tines. My tall carefully Placenta tovs) ae Juuch of the tree as possl- the steaming potatoes and vegetables and the goose was world was 0 stmas fantasy and the hope tha ble. How beautiful it looked! i n . athered around the old pum % Santa Claus would bring me the beautiful blue wicker I went to sleep on Christmas Eve with my special an gn Ho iayeaal the familiar carols. a P ) doll carriage, I longingly studied, in the toy section of stocking hanging at the foot of the bed. The entire family Soon we were seated around the table and we join- B Eaton's mail order catalogue. _ was awakened very early in the morning by my excited oq hands and repeated the Blessing. After a moment J} Excitement filled the air on a Saturday in mid cries of joy, 'He's been, he's been!" of silence, Dad lifted his head and glanced around the B " s , Dad lift g i December, when my parents announced that we were There stood my precious "blue buggy," complete {110 § fi going to visit Eaton's Toyland in downtown Toronto. with blankets and a large doll outfitted in a pretty pink "Yes." he said. "we do thank God for all He has Ji They piled all of us into the old Model T Ford and we dress and bonnet. I named her Marion Rose. The hap- gone for us. The boys and I would also like to thank i i Sagerly looked forward to our adventurous day in the pines I felt at that moment would be impossible to 1 other and the girls for preparing this wonderful J city. describe. » i smile on his face and a I remember the hustle and bustle of the crowds and Needless to say, we had an early breakfast, outside wo JPhiom, VUE 5 bred 4 2 our plates and i - air ; ¢ : ye, , , pass your p. B the large statue of Mr. Timothy Eaton sitting in his big chores were done and preparations began for dinner. |o4:g enjoy!" chair. I recall the rickety escalators taking us downto Dad started feeding wood into our large kitchen stove i % the tunnel leading to the bargain Annex and the wonder- until she purred and glowed at just the right Many years later I learned the full story about the B J ful aroma of the hot ice cream waffles. We later dodg- temperature. Mom was busy making a batch of pastry, blue wicker doll carriage. My brothers and sisters ask- Jj § ed handcarts ladden with parcels, as we made our way with my help as official flour sifter and trimmer of the * ed my parents not to buy them any gifts for Christmas. through another very dark tunnel, near the elevators pie plates. My sisters prepared the apple and pumpkin This enabled Santa Claus to have the $5.00 necessary 5 : going to the mail order Showroom. fillings. With such a marvelous assembly line, the pies to purchase the carriage. The blankets were lovingly However, the high point of the day for me, was yet were soon in the oven and before long the spicy scent hand sewn by my mother, from the ends of a worn-out 1 % tocome. We entered the magical world of Toylandand of cinnamon, allspice and cloves filled the air. The flannelette sheet. The doll had belonged to the grown- B my mother and I joined the line up to talk to Santa Claus dressing was next, with the added rich smells of onions up daughter of a family friend. jj in his snowflake castle. As we moved closer, Icouldnot and sage. Our homegrown goose was stuffed and plac- They had made a little girl's dream come true and % believe my eyes when I saw the exact "blue buggy" ed into the huge blue and white speckled roast pan. I I will always remember. 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