2018 Life Logs, Day 342: All About Christmas Trees
Date: Saturday, December 8, 2018
Weather: Beautiful, Sunny Day, But Cold; High 30, Low 15 degrees F
Location: At Home in The Cottage, East Falmouth, MA
Today was all about Christmas trees. I went to get mine this morning and with the help of a new, very stable stand, I was able to get it up all by myself. Last year I struggled and Heather had to help me. But now I know it is really all about the stand. I have the lights and garland on the tree, but still have to put on the ornaments. I got a call from Justin from a beach in Puerto Rico. Justin and family were camping on the beach with friends. He sent me a photo and it looked delightful.
So I sent a photo back to him to say hello to the tropical Handley-Hunt family.
I then went to Heather and Jed’s to watch as they decorated their tree.
Sam was busy setting up his train under the tree while Heather,
Jonah, and Ollie put on the ornaments. Jed was upstairs packing for his trip to England, but when he came downstairs to get something, he and Heather opened their ornament from me.
In the late afternoon, Heather and boys took Jed to the bus station and then came to the cottage for an artichoke dinner. After dinner, we headed downtown for the lighting of the Falmouth Green.
The ‘tree’ is just lights so it can be very tall and it looms high above the Green.
There is always music and carol singing,
playing on the train,
visiting with Santa and his reindeer,
and playing with friends. Tomorrow is the Christmas parade. I think I will be watching alone as Heather will be in the parade with Ollie and his Cub Scout Pack, Sam will be marching with his Scout Pack, and Jonah will be marching with the Falmouth Soccer Club. Let the holidays begin!
