It's two days past Thanksgiving, so obviously it's time to put up our tree, or so it seems when we drive around the neighborhood. Actually, many of our neighbors went straight from Halloween to Christmas outside lights with no pause between. Bowing to peer pressure, my spouse and I put up our outside lights last Sunday and I'm really glad we did since it was sunny and 50 something last weekend, and windy and 20 something today. But about the inside tree. It has been my tradition for many years to put up our Christmas tree during Thanksgiving weekend. So today was the day. Since both my first husband and my current spouse had / have lots of allergies, a real tree is out of the question. However I come from a long line of artificial tree fanciers so this is not a problem for me. We were the first family in the little town where I grew up to have an aluminum tree. So sparkly!! Today, then, was the day when I pulled out and assembled my old artificial tree. When I say old, I really do mean old. I purchased this tree in 1983 so it's a little over 40 years old. And yet, when I fluff all the branches and attach them to the 'trunk' all those old parts suddenly become a lovely Christmas tree, and when the lights and ornaments are in place (between us my spouse and I have many, many ornaments) it becomes a seven foot tall thing of beauty. Welcome to Christmas 2024, my good old tree.
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