For the first time in 25 years I’ve put up my Sherlock
Holmes tree. When I was married to my first husband, we had a large house with
a guest room that was done in a Sherlock Holmes theme. Among the things in that room was my miniature re-creation of Holmes’s sitting room at 221B Baker
Street, on top of which, every December, I would erect a small tree, and cover
it with Sherlock Holmes theme ornaments.
I always enjoyed that tree, and was amazed at how many Sherlock Holmes
ornaments I had. When the word got out that I liked Sherlock, people would make
me, or scour the earth for, Sherlock Holmes ornaments to add. So, this tree has
a lot of history to it.
It felt so good to put it up this year. The house I lived in with Mr. O-P was
too small to have a place for it. So, for the time we spent at that house, the
ornaments, and my miniature Baker Street were stored away. It did good things
to my soul to get everything out this year. And, as long as I am in an upright
position, that Sherlock Holmes tree is going to go up every year.
In fact, I already have plans to make some ornaments of my
own to add to the tree next year, and share with others of like mind.
The Sherlock Holmes ornaments are easy to recognize,
although some ornaments may not make obvious sense to those who don't know the
Sherlock Holmes stories well.
The red bicycle, for example, is to represent The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist.
The goose represents the lone Christmas story in the canon
The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle.
The old man (who is really Ebenezer Scrooge), reminded me
so much of Sherlock playing the old bookseller in The Adventure of the Empty
House, that I had to take it off of my Dickens tree and put him on my Sherlock
tree. I like him here.
I don't as yet have a hound of the Baskervilles, but I do
have a pipe (though not a calabash), and I need to add a Persian slipper. This
tree is going to grow in years to come, not in size but in volume.
For those of you who are as passionate about things as I am about Sherlock, you
might consider having your own themed tree. They’re a lot of fun to put
together, and always draw lots of comments and interest from family and
friends.
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