• about us
  • waterfalls
  • photography

where's your sense of adventure?

an eric and leandra production

  • international travel
  • usa travel
  • food & drink
  • street art

Daily life Silly

expanding our collection

We’re not big collectors by nature but I will mention that I tend to buy pint glasses when I visit breweries, so the 30 or so glasses we have as a result might qualify as a collection, per se, but at least it’s practical. We will never run out of clean pint glasses. Ever.

The point of this post, however, is to highlight our growing Opus and Bill™ Christmas ornament collection. Eric had one (or two?) when we got together and we’ve bought the new ones every year since we’ve been married. We’ve also supplemented our collection by purchasing older (rarer) pieces on eBay. It’s too bad some of the really old ones are going for well over $100. That’s a tad much for a piece of plastic, IMO.

It’s just a little silliness that brings us joy. Our collection (so far!):

  • Opus the Red-Nosed Penguin (1993)
  • Merry Kissmas from Opus (1995)
  • Frozen Fun (1997)
  • Head over Heels (1998)
  • Gag Gift (1999)
  • Christmas Smooches (2000)
  • Poppin’ Up for Christmas (2001)
  • Joy Riding with Opus n Bill (2002)
  • Opus’ Snow Doom (2003)
  • Opus Shakes Up the Holdays (2004)
  • Opus Goes Nuts (2005)
  • Rocket Penguin (2006)

Related posts:

  1. our lovely tree
  2. Christmas movies
  3. a little spring cleaning
  4. Inklings of Christmas


« The Deck, part 2
just before the first frost »

2022 Trips

Florida (Feb)
NC Mountains (Apr)
Valencia, Spain (May)
Pacific NW (Jun)
Long Island (Jul)

2021 Trips

Florida (Apr)
Outer Banks, NC (May)
Long Island (Jul)
NC Mountains (Aug)
Dundee, OR (Sept)
New England (Oct)
Florida (Dec)
Chicago, IL (Dec)

instagram

tlkativ

Wordpress designer/developer + mini schnauzer mama who travels the world. Chicago born, living in Durham, NC. Photos: my Pixel

tlkativ
1 second everyday: April 2022 1 second everyday: April 2022
Our week in the NC/TN mountains, one second at a t Our week in the NC/TN mountains, one second at a time.
1 second everyday: March 2022 1 second everyday: March 2022
1 second everyday: February 2022 1 second everyday: February 2022
1 second everyday: January 2022 1 second everyday: January 2022
Christmas Day was good. Homemade cinnamon rolls, a Christmas Day was good. Homemade cinnamon rolls, a walk at the NCMA, family FaceTimes and Christmas cookies. Merry Christmas to all! 🎄🥂
Southwest cancelled our flight on Tuesday and inst Southwest cancelled our flight on Tuesday and instead of scrapping our trip we decided to drive to New Hampshire. 800 miles and 13 hours (over two days) to get here and so far it has been absolutely worth it.
Watching the @littlegermanband (and dancers!) was Watching the @littlegermanband (and dancers!) 
was a great way to enjoy some awesome weather this afternoon. @laurabcowan
See More... Follow on Instagram

Archives

search our blog!

Copyright © 2022 · Divine theme by Restored 316

Copyright © 2022 · Eric + Leandra Ganko