Paper chains with Papa

Kirstie spent a week with Nana and Papa in N.C. before the rest of the family arrived for Christmas. They had a fun time decorating. Papa taught Kirstie about one of the traditions from his childhood. He took her to the store for construction paper and they came home and made loads of paper chains to string round the great room. Later, he shared what they'd done with Auntie Ro and this is her email reply:
"Gosh that takes me back. But in the old days we sometimes had to even colour the paper ourselves because we could only get white paper. I also remember making stars with tin foil. I can recall the mounting exciting from the moment Mum hung those silver bells and beads on the mirror in the lounge- they were the decorations they had before the war and she went on using them until she went into the nursing home. I believe Judy still has them. Ah, those were the days!"