02 December 2012

. . . tree philosophy . . .

. . . first, throw a bunch 
of extra strings of white lights 
at the tree . . .
. . . try hard not to use bad language
 because it's nine years old 
and there are so many dark spots . . . 
. . . replace all burned out 
red globe lights 
{about twenty of them} 
because they're even older 
than the tree . . .
. . . sort through all 
the plasticky, 
shatterproofish, 
red and white ornaments . . .
. . . make sure they're super-sized . . . 
. . . that way it doesn't take 
very many of them . . .


. . . stuff and cram them 
in between the branches . . .
. . . wire hooks optional . . .
. . . they really don't hang . . .


. . . then stand back and squint . . .


. . . everything looks better 
when you stand back and squint! . . .


8 comments:

life in red shoes said...

Can you hear me clapping? I love it!
And the quilt....be still my heart :)

carol fun said...

It looks FABULOUS!

Nedra said...

You really have "the touch" when it comes to decorating! nice job :)

Carol said...

Absolutely beautiful...and the quilt as a backdrop for that pretty tree...PERFECT!

Nanette Merrill said...

That tree could not be more spell binding. I love it. It is perfect.

PamKittyMorning said...

Now squinging required, its amazing!

Peg and Parker said...

I don't need to squint. That's dang cute. You are amazing, you know that?

chris+amber said...

Your tree has always been my favorite. You are the Christmas Tree Queen.