The Holidays are
officially here. The last candle was lit
on the menorah. Now it’s time to light
the fires and candles of Christmas time.
Some families are fleeing away….a cruise or trip instead of a
celebration. Others are at home with their
lights and families celebrating the birth of Christ or just enjoying the
holidays.
I don’t remember making a
fuss about the holidays when the kids were small. The big meal and present opening was at
grandmother and Gunny’s house. Then for
a long time I did nothing at all. When
the kids returned, our first tree was the bronze sculpture of Sandy then later
we cut out paper colored balls for the split-leaf philodendron. That was pretty fancy stuff for us. Thanks to the San Diego Police Department, we
had a fat turkey and a box of games and toys for the girls. I am still grateful.
Another year, daughter
Milaka found a Christmas tree in the alley and brought it home. Thanks to her, we had a real tree that
year. Across the street at the cottage,
we had a series of real trees followed by a plastic tree that G and I found at
an estate sale. As it bio-degraded over
the years, I hung more and more ornaments on it to cover the holes. Nothing helped the smell of bio-degrading
plastic.
Daughter Margot settled in
to a good life up the coast, and last year enthusiastically decorated this tree with lots of love. There’s something for everyone on
this tree, and, frankly, I think it the very best Christmas tree ever.
Such a gorgeous tree. The evolution of Christmas trees in your life has been part of an interesting journey. Enjoy the parties this weekend.
ReplyDeleteThis was a good tree.
ReplyDeleteVery pretty.
ReplyDeleteThough about that fake tree, I have to admit that I'm gagging on the thought of plastic toxins breaking down to the point that you could smell it.
Lovely tree. There's so much history in our ornaments.
ReplyDeleteEvery year we say, "This is the best Christmas tree ever!"
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