Photos: Tradition delights with old world ways
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Wrapped for the holidays in Victorian splendor: A banister inside the historic Mynderse-Frederick House in Guilderland Center is draped with a pine garland, highlighted with hydrangea during the annual Greens Show put on by the Guilderland Garden Club last weekend. This year’s theme was “Memories of Christmas Past” to honor the 50th anniversary of the club. Proceeds from the sale of items made by garden club members went to the Albany Pine Bush Discovery Center.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Making his rounds: Sinterklaas, portrayed by Karl Felsen, speaks with Merril-Lee Lenegar on Sunday afternoon at the Greens Show held at the Mynderse-Frederick house in Guilderland Center last weekend. The free annual event is sponsored by the Guilderland Garden Club and the Guilderland Historical Society, which recently hosted Felsen who spoke of the evolution of the slender, regal Saint Nicholas to the jolly, plump Santa Claus.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Handmade ornaments: Members of the Guilderland Garden Club created ornaments, including a Christmas tree and a cardinal perched on a wreath, displayed on the parlor Christmas tree at the historic Frederick-Mynderse House during the annual Greens Show last weekend. Proceeds went to the Pine Bush Discovery Center.