One of the movies I reviewed this year is 1964’s The Chalk Garden, a film I ended up liking. The movie’s title, The Chalk Garden, is based on a metaphor Miss Madrigal (the film’s protagonist) uses to describe Laurel, the teenage girl Miss Madrigal is charge of taking care of. Using the garden of Laurel’s grandmother, Mrs. St. Maugham, Miss Madrigal explains how it’s more difficult for flowers to grow in chalk because chalk can’t sustain nourishment. What Miss Madrigal is trying to say is how Laurel needs figurative nourishment, such as patience, understanding, and love. With all that said, this year’s Christmas ornament is a gardener nutcracker! The reason the year 1997 is written on the flower pot is because this ornament is from Hallmark’s Nutcracker Guild collection, with this particular ornament released in 1997. Considering the only movie from 1997 I’ve reviewed is Red Corner (with the flower itself also being red), this actually makes sense for my Oh Lil Christmas Tree project.

Have fun on Christmas!

Sally Silverscreen