Two hours of non-stop motion, much of it consisting of bending up and down–and our Christmas tree is decorated! Huzzah! I’m beat!
You’ll pardon for posting a picture of last year’s Christmas tree. Our camera’s been temperamental lately.
Why is it such a big job? my sister wondered. “You must have an awful lot of ornaments.”
Forsooth, we have a prodigious lot of ornaments! And I know the history of each and every one, too. Many of them once belonged to family members who have passed on but are certainly not forgotten. I couldn’t bear to leave those off the tree.
After I sleep, or crash, or just plain plotz, we shall throw open the doors of our imaginary Victorian house for our cyber-Christmas party. I hope you all can make it! We’ll have carol singing (with my imaginary harpsichord), all sorts of games, and food and drink like you wouldn’t believe.
But for now I feel like I just fell down the stairs, so see you in a bit.
I don’t think it should be like this.
It’s always hard work to create a thing of beauty; and always worth it.
I understand what you are saying. I experience this exhaustion every day, and I don’t even do anything fancy, just the necessities. Anyway, we will be happy to attend your virtual party. I’ll be bringing those brownies you asked for. Should I ice them with cream cheese frosting or chocolate?
Definitely chocolate. Or both. After all, they’re cyber-brownies: you won’t have to clean up any mess in the kitchen.
Oh, right you are. I will do a pan of each. Wish I really could. By the way, your tree is gorgeous.
We thought it was worth the trouble.
I pray for much blessing and joy to you and Patty.
Merry and Blessed Christmas, everyone! As soon as I get back from church, I’ll whip up a batch of those Korean meat patties that I promised for the party. I’ll have a batch of cat toys for the cats as well. No catnip, though — it doesn’t agree with Iggy.
My father, who always pretended he didn’t like cats–which never fooled our cat, Henry, who never lost a chance to jump onto my father’s lap–and thought it cruel of me to give Henry some catnip. The two of them had an incredibly complicated relationship.
Congratulations on finishing decorating the Christmas tree!
It’s not as easy as it looks!
We used to have a tree, but I remember it took a long time to decorate it!
Here it’s a one-man job (with Patty busy in the kitchen)…two hours–but worth it.
I’m glad you could get it done!