Goodbye Christmas . . .
I began the arduous task of taking down the Christmas decorations last Saturday. Normally I would wait until after Epiphany (January 6), but family pressure prevailed. "How arduous a task can it be?" you ask. Let me count the trees: (1) The white tree adorned with a plethora of pastel ornaments, (2) the travel tree (with tree skirt made from a map) adorned with souvenir ornaments purchased on trips, (3) the small metal tree made of coat hangers with vintage Shiny Brite ornaments; (4) the Peace tree, (5) the beach tree, (6) the gingerbread tree, (7) the kitchen tree, (8) the Disney tree, (9) three (3) count 'em 3 trees decorated with apple ornaments (in the Apple Room, of course), (10) the patriotic tree, (11) the Millennium/New Year's Eve tree, and (12) three (3) count 'em 3 bird/birdhouse bedecked trees.
An idea for a new tree occurred to me after I was too tired to put up another tree. A Christmas tree with Christmas tree ornaments--that is, ornaments shaped like Christmas trees! I like it. I like it!
These Are a Lot of My Favorite Things !
- A Really GOOD Hamburger
- AAA Trip Tiks
- American History
- Anne of Green Gables (Canadian Television Production)
- Antiques Roadshow (TV)
- Anything My Cousin Florence Cooks
- Apple Farm Inn in San Luis Obispo
- Apple Hill
- Apples - See My Apple Room Slideshow on the Right
- Aprons - The Old-Fashioned Kind from the 30's, 40's, 50's
- Avocados
- Babies
- Big Band Music
- Big Cities
- Bill Bryson
- Boston
- Breakfast for Dinner
- Broadway Musicals
- Bull Durham (Movie)
- Calendars
- California Gold Country
- Casper's/Kasper's Hot Dogs
- Chess Pie from Neldam's Bakery
- Clotheslines
- Clotted/Devonshire Cream
- Coloring in Coloring Books
- Corner Gas (TV)
- Dill Pickles
- Diner Memorabilia
- Disneyland
- Esther Williams & Van Johnson Movies
- Fireworks
- Flowers--White Geraniums, Roses of All Colors, Wildflowers, Pansies That Look Like Little Faces, Bougainvillea, Freesia--Is There a More Glorious Fragrance?
- Formal Dining Rooms
- Frasier (TV)
- Garlic
- Genealogy
- George Strait
- Gidget, Gidget Goes Hawaiian, Gidget Goes to Rome (Movies)
- Going to the Zoo
- Gooey Cinnamon Rolls
- Google
- Gooseberry Patch
- High Tea
- Holidays--All of Them!
- Honey & Lexie - Two Very Sweet Maltese
- I Love Lucy (TV)
- Jigsaw Puzzles
- June Allyson & Van Johnson Movies
- Kaspers/Caspers Hot Dogs
- Magazines
- Meet Me in St. Louis (Movie)
- Movie Musicals
- Movie Popcorn at the Movies
- My Family
- My Friends & I - Niles, California
- My Mother's Macaroni Salad
- New Orleans - At Least My Memories of It
- Old Time Radio Comedy Shows - Especially Burns & Allen and Jack Benny
- Olives - Especially My Newly Discovered Mezzetta Mediterranean Olive Antipasto
- Polka Dots
- Skylines
- Small Towns
- Snowmen
- Sourdough Bread
- Sunsets
- Susan Branch
- Susan Rios
- Taking Pictures of Signs--Yes Signs
- The 3 Thirties
- The Andy Griffith Show (TV)
- The Beatles
- The Big Bang Theory (TV)
- The Carousel of Progress - Formerly at Disneyland - If You Were a Fan, Check Out the Updated Version at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKz6qdexetY
- The Grand Canyon
- The Oakland Museum White Elephant Sale
- The Odd Couple (TV)
- The Season of Autumn
- The Way We Were (Movie)
- Thomas McKnight
- Top Chef (TV)
- Traveling
- TV Food Network - Especially The Barefoot Contessa; The Neeleys; Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives
- Venice, Italy
- Walnuts
- Watercolors
- What I Do for a Living--i.e., My Job
- When Harry Met Sally (Movie)
- Where the Boys Are (Movie--the Original)
- Where's George
- Window Flower Boxes
- Wrapping Presents
- YML
is that on the third floor?
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And I was tired of putting up just one tree -- ha, ha. i enjoyed looking at all of them!
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