Nice touch Paul, even if a bit early. Being Jewish, we never had a tree. But the kids had a great time at my folks house putting up their tree. My folks didn't mind either. They are good memories!
Regards, Bob S. On Fri, 26 Nov 2004 23:27:37 -0500, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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. > > > >> http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2912959&size=lg > > > > > >
