The Memory Tree.

Oh...

Christmas Tree.

<3

Already gettin' a little melancholy... thinking about taking 'The Tree' down on New Year's Day...

 even tho...

it's been Standing for over a year.

<3

In the last two years... I've struggled with two 'Firsts'... in my life, since I moved away from Home, concerning 

'Christmas'.

The First, 'First'... was two years ago, when I didn't put up our Family Christmas Tree.

The Second 'First', is when we didn't take it down, on New Year's Day, last year.

Left it 'Standing'...

the entire year,

because I believe It Deserved to.

<3

Make up...

for

The 'Lost'... Christmas.

I've Truly... Enjoyed 'The Tree' every single day, this year.

<3

It's a 'Memory Tree'.

: )

All of our Loved One's... are represented on 'The Tree'.

<3

Friends... 'Family'.

: )

Loved Ones.

<3

If ya look close, at 'The Tree'... there's many 'Ornaments' that aren't a vintage...

'Shiny Brite'.

: )

There's Cards... Pictures... Letters....License Plates... Old Farm Toys, a Cello... a Violin, and So Much More.

; )

'Memories'.

<3

Tomorrow, me... and Many of my Pal's.... are helping a Dear Soul, 'downsize', of sorts.

Thinking about that 'Move', made me think... of a 'Downsize' here, at Home...

long ago.

I'd gratefully stumbled across The Most Amazing 'Harvest Table' I'd ever seen, years ago.

It came from a Catholic Church.

It was Older than Dirt.

10 1/2 feet long.

Pegged together.

Trestle Table.

: )

'Beyond'...

; )

It was like a Landing Strip... in our dining room.

; )

No Matter.

It Was 'Beyond'.

; )

<3 <3 <3 

Times got a little Tuff, some Dear Friends, 'Buyers' came through, they made me an offer I couldn't refuse, for The Harvest Table.

Sold it.

thought... 

"I can live without it... I'll just pull up the little side table, sip my morning coffee from it... like I did, from The Harvest Table. : ) until I find something else. Make my morning calls... No Worries."

: )

Pulled the 1840's 'Side Table'... to the center of the dining room.

Poured myself a cup of coffee...

my knee hit the leg of the little table,

Coffee went Everywhere...

: (

"I Can't Do This!!!"

: (

I was Sobbing!!!!

: (

Missed That Old Harvest Table... So!!!

: (

More than That.... 

I Missed The Morning Rituals, 

me and That Old...'Landing Strip'

shared.

: (

Sitting at the end of it...

Visiting with my Friends Every Morning.

<3

Called John, asked him about The Old Harvest Table...

he'd been working on.

{That Old Table... had a Sway Back. Big Time, that John, Miraculously made Straight.}

John said... 

"The Round Oak???"

No... 

the one... with the 'Sway Back'.

: )

John said...

"You can't want to bring that old table in the house."

Yes...

I Do.

: )

Asked John... to please have The Boys, bring it up.

: )

When John saw it, that night... after The Boys set it...

: )

he...

had to admit how perfect it was.

; )

I have to admit... how Perfect it is.

As much as I despise... 

'Change', well...

; )

Love to Ya...

Prayers for All.

Barb C.