Edd's Gatherin' Place

While the Thanksgiving decorations came down yesterday, the Lady of the House continues to clean, put up the tree, string the lights, and hang all of our Christmas tree ornaments gathered over the last 37 years. Coming next are the Advent candles, the hundreds of collected Christmas accessories received or collected since childhood leaving the pride and joy for last, The Lady’s “Santa Claus” collection – Santa’s in all shapes and forms large and small. Now that the living and dining rooms are through it’s on to the kitchen and den and then to the installation of the single candelabra into each window of the house.

The kitchen is completed (for now) and the den is now being converted into a winter wonderland with a smaller Christmas tree and put ablaze with even more ornaments and accessories. It amazes me every year the number of boxes and plastic containers strewn throughout the house they seem to grow in number each year but The Lady knows the content of each and every one and the location for every object stored so delicately in them.

My job after the last round of furniture polishing, cleaning, and vacuuming is to stand on a chair rather unbalanced holding onto The Lady for even more stability and affix the “Angel,” God’s messenger to mankind atop the living room Christmas tree. By tonight, all will be accomplished but the tweaking of small items here and there and as for me; it’s time for another cup of hot cocoa.