Time to decorate the tree . . . at last!
The annual dressing of the tree is taking place in the Cooke household. There is a tradition in place, which we never wish to repeat, but somehow always do. Every year, without fail, there is a small drama around the Christmas tree lights. Each Twelfth Night, when I strip the tree, I carefully wrap the lights round tubes so that they won’t tangle when I get them out. Then I put them ‘somewhere safe,’ along with the tree and the decorations.
There is quite a lot of toing and froing in our house, with people coming and going, and ‘things’ are moved around. So, this year, we cannot find them. We know they’re somewhere in the house . . . or possibly the garage, which is another disaster area, with absolutely no room for a car.
Rather than tear our hair out in a probably fruitless search, we have decided to buy another set. Again, this is quite a familiar task, for if we do ever manage to track down the missing illuminations, we often discover that they don’t work/bulbs are missing/wires are frayed. I am full of puzzled admiration for those families who manage to keep their lights for years and never have a problem with locating them and/or getting them to work. That is never going to be our fortune.
Meanwhile, until the new lights arrive, our tree sits in quiet understated splendour.
🎶 O Christmas Tree, O Christmas tree,
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Each year you bring to us delight
With brightly shining Christmas light! 🎶
... or perhaps not!
Lights! I remember the ones that if one burnt out, nothing lit. What a chore let alone the tangled wires. LED sure has saved me a bit. And this year I am using the new artificial pre-wired tree. Colored lights, which I am loving. Your multi-color glass one looks fun and cheerful.
ReplyDeletePerhaps someone will someday unearth countless strands of forlorn lights. We have had the same tiny prelit tree for almost nineteen years. It looks nice and flashes in its little space in our little place.
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