Re: PESO: 'Twas the day after Thanksgiving....

[Paul Stenquist]

We  used to wait with the tree until mid December or so. But now that 
the children are grown, they're only here on Thanksgiving and won't be 
back until 'Christmas. So Thanksgiving has become tree time. A tree is 
best when it's a family thing. I have some Jewish friends who do 
Chanukah trees along with their Menorah. Obviously not Orthodox. I know 
it's not in any way a part of the Jewish tradition, but it's still a 
fun holiday thing. We light a Menorah even though we're not Jewish. 
It's done both in recognition of our Jewish friends and as a symbol of 
the common heritage of the Jewish and Christian faiths. Our celebration 
is really quite secular. We're not deeply religious, but we're aware of 
our roots.
On Nov 26, 2004, at 11:14 PM, Shel Belinkoff wrote:

'tis the season for jolly and merry Christmas pictures.  Nice tree, 
Paul
... y'know, I never had a Christmas tree, never decorated anything for 
the
holidays.  I think you gentiles have the right idea. Sometimes the 
Jews are
just to friggin' serious.  But tell me, isn't putting a tree up the day
after t'giving a bit early?

Shel

[Original Message]
From: Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

And all through the house, my wife and daughters were dragging up 
boxes
from the basement and working furiously to decorate the Christmas 
tree.
That's somewhat of a tradition around here. My part of the job was to
go out and buy a tree this morning. I opted for a long needle Scotch
Pine this year. We haven't had one of those in many years.

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