At dinner time, the sky
was still covered in scattered clouds.
Coming home from a late meeting, the world was dark and cold but not
wet. We had made that extra effort in
the morning taking the boxes down from the bedroom attic. All the boxes marked red, all the boxes filled
with things for the lights came down stairs.
G began taking the lights off the balconies.
He discovered lights a few
years ago, and each year he’s added a few more items to his light cache. First there were big lights…really big. Then regular sized, old style lights, and now
LED blue and white icicles to hang both top and bottom on each balcony. This year he added a blue laser light that
scattered the front of the condo with myriads of tiny blue dots. As a final fillip, three blue blanket lights
covered the hedge by the front door.
We are blue. He likes blue. He also has to take them down, but now onto
reels. That makes the whole chore
easier.
We were going to take them
down next weekend after Christmas was over, but a series of incoming storms
encouraged both of us to move them out of harm’s way. While he was rolling up the lights, I took
much of Christmas down and boxed it up for the year putting art up where the crèche
lived. I don’t do much indoors….no great
garland loops, no motorized Santa’s.
There is a Mexican cut-out tin crèche and the tree.
The tree can come down
next week after another test for George.
I allways feel empty after the Christmas regalia is put away. It seems easier to put away than take out though. Enjoy the tree for a few more days. That's my favourite part.
ReplyDeleteTesting George. Good idea!
ReplyDeleteI'm happy to say that all my decorations are down and things are back to normal. I'm always ready as soon as Christmas time is past.
ReplyDeleteIn otherwords you are DELIGHTED now that Christmas is over.
ReplyDeleteFamily will not read your blog. It's like it's a rule.
ReplyDeleteI didn't put lights up because I didn't want to have to take them down. I am such a party pooper.
ReplyDeleteI was going to put mine up for one occasion but then had to cancel it. Lucky me!
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