I started thinking about Christmas early this year, specifically decorating for the holidays. Maybe because my grandson started talking about it in October and was begging to get that decorating process started as soon as we turned the calendar to November. Actually, my thoughts were more about whether I would or wouldn't decorate. (This was my Victorian tree approximately 40 years ago.) I have decorated a lot of trees in the past 60 years and the thought of pulling out all the trimmings this year, when I knew I would not be entertaining, seemed a little pointless. But, then I had an idea of something I wanted to try and that got the ball rolling. Many of my trees have been quite traditional. Here is one in the holiday colors of red and green. I opted for an angel rather than a star as the tree topper, and I did choose to set it up on the back porch. That location might seem a bit strange, but I am on a corner and have a sidewalk t