O tannenbaum

by chuckofish

On Saturday we went to the Kirkwood Optimist’s tree lot to buy our big tree for the living room and a smaller one for the dining room. Mission accomplished! It was a beautiful day and, although cold, not prohibitively so. We found our tree with the help of a friendly Optimist in no time flat.

I remember many trips to buy a tree as a child when it was freezing cold, and since we usually went after church, we were not dressed for standing outside looking at trees. My mother was the kind of perfectionist who always wanted to find the perfect tree. That takes time and looking at a lot of trees. I have learned that all trees have flaws and the lights and ornaments more than make up for them.

You can see that our tree seems to have something of a waist (!), but I’m sure the branches will come down and fill that in…right? Oh well, as Linus once famously said, “I never thought it was such a bad little tree. All it needs is a little love.” I’ll keep you posted.