I bought our Christmas tree last night. I love Christmas, and always want to do everything early, like decorate the house, but somehow I don’t ever get around to it until ‘late’. The tree selection was getting quite thin at my preferred farm, but I found a lovely Fraser fir. Its very top branches twist together like a graceful ballerina’s arms. It took us three tries to get it in the stand, with my sawing off nubbins and bottom branches in between efforts. I’m very proud that I didn’t saw into one of my arms or legs though, and consider that my most significant accomplishment of this holiday season. And the tree is indeed up, though I’m giving it until tomorrow night or Saturday to relax and let down its hair (or branches) a bit before we take to ornamenting it.
The tree lot is next to a working farm, and at the edge of the fence, I found Pony and Farm Beast in a stand-off.
Boulder, Colorado.
Quote of the day: βIt is a miracle if you can find true friends, and it is a miracle if you have enough food to eat, and it is a miracle if you get to spend your days and evenings doing whatever it is you like to do, and the holiday season – like all the other seasons – is a good time not only to tell stories of miracles, but to think about the miracles in your own life, and to be grateful for them, and that’s the end of this particular story.β — Lemony Snicket
Daily gratitudes:
My Santa Hat
Joy
Knee-deep snow
That depression has taken a seat in the shadows today
Birds on a wire
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December 17, 2015 at 6:00 pm
E-bro
Sounds like a great tree. We have something called a Caanan Fir this year, which we have never had before. They had them at the tree lot where I was volunteering so We brought one home.
December 17, 2015 at 6:35 pm
Seasweetie
Pictures, E-bro? I love you.
December 17, 2015 at 6:01 pm
meep380
OMG! That pony is adorable! π
December 17, 2015 at 6:36 pm
Seasweetie
Right, meep380? It’s little belly is snow-deep!
December 18, 2015 at 10:37 am
tellmeastorymick
Oh how I loved this post. One of your gifts, my friend, is uncovering the poignant moment in a day, and hour. I love the little cream pony. I had a Shetland, Iggy, as a boy in Woodland Park. He took off one day with me on his back, after I dropped his reigns. Unfortunately that was the extent of my riding experience for many years afterwards..Dad had to chase us all over that small town in the Torino to save me. Now, I chuckle at this memory, but then, I thought the world was over and that the devil was a cream-colored pony. Thanks for jarring this memory. It must have been 1976. 3rd grade. The bicentennial. Warm blessings.
December 22, 2015 at 6:52 pm
Seasweetie
I love this memory, Mick!
December 18, 2015 at 10:39 am
tellmeastorymick
P.S. I’d love to see a photo of your trimmed tree. Something just told me as I typed that, that your mom will be there, in its branches, in its light. β‘
December 22, 2015 at 10:01 am
pegoleg
Love that Lemony Snicket quote. Happy Christmas to you and yours!
December 22, 2015 at 6:52 pm
Seasweetie
To you to, Peg!