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As you know from my last post, my camera bit the dust and I had to rely on others for Thanksgiving pictures.  However, Santa came a little early and... I now have a new  refurbished Canon SX600HS, thanks to my son-in-law who researched the best deals for me. My intention for holiday decorating was to put up a tree and hang a wreath on the door. Day by day that turned into a little more, and then a little more until I had hauled way too many decorations down from the third floor. I forged ahead with a bauble here and some shiny beads there until the place started closing in on me.  Some of what you see was dialed back later when I regained my senses.   This is one of those places.  I started with the bowl of pink ornaments and then added the silver trees and candles.  Next came the white beads and after taking this picture, I added white pine cones. Maybe it was my mood and not the decorations.  Who knows for sure, but I removed everyt...

It bothers me a little to rip down all the Thanksgiving decorations so soon after I finished putting them out.  I would rather like to read a good book in such lovely surroundings and enjoy the fruits of my labor.  But Christmas is fast approaching and so is out-of-town company, so, off with barely enjoyed and on with the new. A few weeks ago I spotted some Christmas lights at Big Lots.  I remembered getting very frustrated last year with strands of 200 lights where half the strand worked, and, other strands that worked 1/2 the time.  I reminded myself most of those lights were probably 20 years old or better.  So after that conversation with myself, I bought PINK lights for the tree.  As long as I was making the change, I thought it should be something obvious. This, of course, starts a chain reaction.  I have ornaments from the years when the tree was red and gold, and the years it was white and silver, and even some from the years when it was pal...