tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post8680224838075645853..comments2024-01-21T03:26:23.301-05:00Comments on Musings: The indestructible Tree Stand and other Christmas memoriessagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-20201805706436650782014-12-31T18:30:20.398-05:002014-12-31T18:30:20.398-05:00I really enjoyed your post and am thinking about g...I really enjoyed your post and am thinking about getting a real tree next year. I's a lot of work, but a lovely tradition. Happy New Year!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-53276666531884820842014-12-29T18:28:28.017-05:002014-12-29T18:28:28.017-05:00I loved reading this, Sage. I grew up with real tr...I loved reading this, Sage. I grew up with real trees and I loved it… so much magic in all my memories. One thing I fear for my own kids is wondering if they're feeling the same magic I did or if life is so different now that it's impossible to recreate… I felt a bit of nostalgia reading this. Beautiful. :) Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15747144518868320969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-21268753605339173122014-12-28T09:51:10.615-05:002014-12-28T09:51:10.615-05:00my parents always had an artificial tree and we pu...my parents always had an artificial tree and we put the lights on it after we'd hung up all the decorations. <br /><br />Nowadays we have a living tree that goes back to my partner's mother's garden after 12th night and if it doesn't grow too much in the next year we'll get it back next Christmas, or if it is too big by then , we'll use another tree from her garden. No lights these days. Crafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-33569231745714507832014-12-27T16:05:54.637-05:002014-12-27T16:05:54.637-05:00A nice nostalgic look back. I remember those BRIGH...A nice nostalgic look back. I remember those BRIGHT flashbars. Everyone would be squinting in the subsequent movie. And Judy in Disguise... thanks for the ear worm. :)<br /><br />Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-45072209037399551682014-12-26T13:27:47.799-05:002014-12-26T13:27:47.799-05:00I always enjoy reading about your memories and sto...I always enjoy reading about your memories and stories along the road of your life! It brings to mind for me just how special our memories are. This time of year, I can thank all the times (especially those of my childhood) that are just memories now, but they are the foundation of my goodwill and spirit that I share year after year to all and especially my loved ones. We are all filled with such goodness and bright-spirit that carries us through the whole year too! A very Happy, loving and Merry Christmas greeting to you and all your loved ones. 21 Witshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071361755673253230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-43384322331808085462014-12-25T18:03:16.850-05:002014-12-25T18:03:16.850-05:00Those are some nice Christmas memories! Merry Chr...Those are some nice Christmas memories! Merry Christmas to you! Sherry Ellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844837212122243321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-46946050886329274672014-12-24T13:28:38.050-05:002014-12-24T13:28:38.050-05:00... by the way ... as you mentioned radio ... I li...... by the way ... as you mentioned radio ... I listen to www.ckua.com .... :) Love, cat.^.^https://www.blogger.com/profile/17422876955246850636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-10551308649069146242014-12-24T13:26:06.672-05:002014-12-24T13:26:06.672-05:00Merry XMas to you ... oh, ya ... got those certain...Merry XMas to you ... oh, ya ... got those certain XMas memories too ... especially: Picking just the right tree ... picture this: Out in the woods ... looking for just the right tree ... snow, so much snow ... all of us sweating more and more as we are fighting for the right tree ... this is the one ... no way ... that one ... noooo ... finally we find "the one" ... after many screaming matches ... every year the same ... smiles ... Merry XMas, eh? Love,cat.^.^https://www.blogger.com/profile/17422876955246850636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-8576563546430051772014-12-24T12:38:52.443-05:002014-12-24T12:38:52.443-05:00I've never had a real tree before. One day I w...I've never had a real tree before. One day I want to experience it.<br /><br />I loved your flashback memories, Sage! Thanks for sharing them with us.<br /><br />Merry Christmas!!!Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-6242842331937860832014-12-24T11:29:42.106-05:002014-12-24T11:29:42.106-05:00heh, def sounds familiar...we always set our tree ...heh, def sounds familiar...we always set our tree up early...we did put a fresh cut on the tree...i remember always going to my aunts...and so many family would be there...i miss those times...<br /><br />merry christmas manBrian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-70540503511906331272014-12-24T11:19:28.383-05:002014-12-24T11:19:28.383-05:00I almost forgot how we used to cut a few inches of...I almost forgot how we used to cut a few inches off the bottom of our tree if we were going to keep it up awhile. Old knowledge slips away.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-43598667550247144292014-12-24T11:08:46.421-05:002014-12-24T11:08:46.421-05:00Happy Christmas Jeff, and to all around you.
I...Happy Christmas Jeff, and to all around you.<br /><br />I've not had a tree since I got the hound. She scared the life out of me by tangling herself in the light cord and couldn't begotten out the way she went in.<br />My Gran has an artificial tree made of silver foil twisted through wire. It lived in the box it was bought for the rest of the year. But what I remember most of those early Christmases was the crystal balls. These were truly beautiful things but they had a fatal flaw. To hold them on the tree a piece of spring steel about the size of a paperclip but built in the shape of an old clothes peg. This was inserted into the bauble. However if one walked too near the tree you'd set off a tremor that would have the ball drop clean from the tree and smash in such a way as to define the word smithereens. This thing would atomize. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-15763478389512250332014-12-24T09:56:21.079-05:002014-12-24T09:56:21.079-05:00Sounds remarkably like my childhood Christmas days...Sounds remarkably like my childhood Christmas days, including the nuclear bomb proof Christmas stand. The one my parents used and still use, is made from bent rebar legs welded to a square tube with threaded bolts. I think I could sit on top as the angel and the tree would still remain upright! When I got my own place, I searched high and low for an indestructible tree stand of my own and had to settle for the one I still use. It is a lot prettier for sure but it a royal pain to find a tree that can fit in it without being too small or too big. I always end up screwing shims to the base or sawing off hunks to get it to fit properly in the stand. Still I wouldn't trade it for an artificial tree. I love the smell of fresh red cedar in my house over the holidays. Nothings else says Christmas more to me.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214319366049620074noreply@blogger.com