Re: [gardeners] Tree Time

Allen and Judy Merten (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Tue, 28 Dec 1999 00:02:10 -0600 

Martha,
    Thank you very much!
Allen

Martha wrote:

> Rising out of lurkdom....You can still get the bubble lights at
> www.RestorationHardware.com  My brother got me a gift from there and I saw
> them in the catalog that came with it.  They have a lot of really cool stuff!
> Martha
>
> At 07:39 AM 12/27/99 -0600, you wrote:
> >Allen and Judy Merten wrote:
> > >
> > > Harry,
> > >     Your my kind of guy. That's the kind of decorations that I like too. We
> > > always have a fresh cut tree that we go look for just like the old
> > days. I wish
> > > I had some candle lights, remember the old kind that bubbled? I want
> > some of
> > > those.
> >
> >I've got some, saved from my childhood. They're early fifties style or
> >late forties, forget which. Only problem is is that the wire fixture is
> >shot and we can't find one to match. The bulb base is smaller than the
> >standard tree light. Included in the string are bulb covers shaped like
> >cardinals, only three of those left and five of the candle lights.
> >Anyone spots a wiring setup that will fit let me know.
> >
> > >     Most years we put out over a thousand outdoor lights. We have 30-40 ft.
> > > Eastern Red Cedars growing along our lane. We usually decorate 5 of
> > them like
> > > Christmas trees, lights, garland, ornaments, etc.
> > >     The last year before I hurt my back we had the entire house out
> > lined with
> > > colored lights, roof, windows, doors, everything. Our kids said it
> > looked like a
> > > Griswold Christmas. It took 3 thousand chase lights that year. I hurt
> > my back
> > > the week after Christmas, got the screws and rods. So now if I decorate an
> > > outside tree it has to be the Charlie Brown type Cedar trees.
> > (:-{  It's just
> > > not the same.
> > >     Allen
> > >     Bastrop Co.
> > >     SE Central Tx.
> >
> >But you still have the concept and the fun of the holiday Allen. Lots of
> >us with aging handicaps don't do the things we did when our families
> >were young but the feelings are still there and those massed lights are
> >still there in your mind and heart. Merry Christmas.
> >
> >George
>
> If quitters never win, and winners never quit, what fool came up
> with, "Quit while you're ahead"?