Before her death, Mom spent two years in a nursing home, and as anyone who has ever walked through the door of a nursing home knows, they aren't easy places to fill with cheer. In the spirit of our animal-loving family, Mom's half of the room was shared by a basket full of miniature stuffed animals.
To bring them into the spirit of Christmas, one year I made each of them a spritely felt hat with jingle bells and embellishments.
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| A basket full of Christmas joy |
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| These guys are warmed for winter with crocheted hat and scarf |
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| Who says hedgehogs don't party well with others? |
Now that Mom has passed, I still bring her basket of jauntily hatted tiny creatures out at Christmas to add a touch of humor to my holidays. They never fail to bring a bit of Mom's soul to the celebration.
