Alas .. last year was the last year of a real tree.. but, on the bright side our new phony Frasier pine led programable zero odor I sweet talked down to 70% off. My darlin wife loves it which actually amazes me. So yup, real acceptable fresh cut trees were ridiculously priced this year and walking around finding the perfect tree has lost it's pizzazz now that it's down to my wife and I.
The most fun we ever had with Christmas trees was cutting our own in the two Christmases we spent in New Mexico after we were married. (I grew up in New Mexico but my parents just bought a tree off the lot.) The state designates areas that the forests need to be thinned a bit on the theory nobody will take the enormous trees but choose the living room appropriate ones. It was great fun making that trip to the mountain and trekking through the snow to find just the right tree, cutting it down, dragging it back to tie it on top of the car.
Even when we lived down in the Silicon Valley we honored that Christmas ritual minus the snow part..The most fun we ever had with Christmas trees was cutting our own in the two Christmases we spent in New Mexico after we were married. (I grew up in New Mexico but my parents just bought a tree off the lot.) The state designates areas that the forests need to be thinned a bit on the theory nobody will take the enormous trees but choose the living room appropriate ones. It was great fun making that trip to the mountain and trekking through the snow to find just the right tree, cutting it down, dragging it back to tie it on top of the car.
The artificial ones don't provide the same smell but they're a whole lot easier
Alas, on the Texas high plains, in the Panhandle, and in all of Kansas there were no Christmas trees growing anywhere at least in places the public had access.
Well, for me it's been the Silicon Valley to Northern California to Oregon during the children raising years, so, I feel blessed.Alas, on the Texas high plains, in the Panhandle, and in all of Kansas there were no Christmas trees growing anywhere at least in places the public had access.
I was watching some of those with my father yesterday
Some of them are pretty interesting.
Happy you dropped in Dajjal and blessing for the New Year to you. Hope all is well with you and yours.
What episode are they on right now?
It's on now!Its says "Nightmare at 20,000 feet" is on at 9:30 PM
That one I don't think I would like late night. Even at my age I like to watch something pleasant just before I fall asleep or the consequences can be ugly.It's on now!
Set phasers to "overact"!
I seem to have lost interest over the years but …talk about sweet memories, cool tunes, delightful women and oh yah .. a parade.
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When my blood sugar goes up, my neuropathy goes into overdrive, and my ankles disappear due to swelling and awful shades of blueblack with dull dark pink. Somebody should dream up a perfect cinnamon drink. Cinnamon lowers blood sugar levels. There's one other supplement that lowers blood sugar levels too, my favorites being Cinnamon and bitter melon capsules. Only best wishes to find out what works best for you. The nice thing about food helpers is that you have no side effects other than feeling good.I found out my blood sugar is back up to the pre-diabetic level, so no cocoa for me
I don’t drink alcohol, so I don’t feel bad about not having the schnapps/Irish creme
