Allen, Do you have children who live close enough you could hint that what you would really like for Christmas is the house, trees etc. decorated like you did them before the back injury? Martha M Brown NW Oklahoma, USA USDA Zone 6b, Sunset Zone 35 -----Original Message----- From: Allen and Judy Merten <jbmerten@swbell.net> To: gardeners@globalgarden.com <gardeners@globalgarden.com> Date: Monday, December 27, 1999 11:45 PM Subject: Re: [gardeners] Tree Time |George, | Yep, made plenty of good memories when I could. Just waiting for next year. I |intend to have a lot of lights, just not in places that I have to use a ladder. | Thanks for the thoughts. |Allen | |George Shirley wrote: | |> 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