Greetings of the Season

Last year I skipped a tree. There were two dogs, multiple dog beds, and I was alone. This year I asked Loyal to cut a tree. My request was that he find one that is competing or shading the garden or otherwise needs to go. That’s what we have always done Two years ago I made an origami star; although it has a slight hole I can use it again. The angel is pressed paper. …

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The Tree Falls and I Can’t Blame the Cat.

This year I cut a tree and put it up myself about a week ago.  It really is a three handed job –  best if one person holds it upright and straight while the other person is prone tightening the bolts. Wednesday I had lunch with a friend and ran errands.  While calling my friend to report I was home safe, I heard a plop.  After hanging up the phone I discovered the tree on …

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The Tree this Year

I wanted a tree this year.  So I walked south of the house with a sled with bow saw, loppers, measuring tape, and rope.  I found a tree with few branches on one side (it could go by the wall), cut it, pulled it with the rope, loaded it on the sled, pulled it up to the house, measured it, and cut to length and lopped extra branches.  It came in the house and into …

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The Christmas Tree

With Ken out of town I thought it would be fun to surprise him upon return with the Christmas tree cut, set up and decorated.  I figured I was up to the challenge of doing it alone – and I was right.  What an adventure!       First I got a rope ( my sister – in- law’s excellent suggestion), and a bow saw and the longer sturdier sled.  Then I looked at trees.  …

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