Holiday Festivities

lighting a tree outside

picking out the Christmas tree st Keith's Tree Farm in Acushnet




rainbow halo (hard to see)




ornamented






wreath made by beth


winterberries and narcissus


sweet fern

(invasive) bittersweet chandelier






(invasive) multiflora rose


Christmas dinner with 15!

And Let the Festivities Begin!

With my birthday!

Festivity Preparation

The Tree Hunt - after going to one tree farm where they cone-cut every tree, no matter what species it was, we went to a farm that only grew Fraser Fir- and did not shape them.

The tree farm had a collection of many old bird nests that had been found in their trees.

Back in Quincy, everyone had put up lights. It is a well lit city during the holidays. These decorations are a vintage example from a house in the neigborhood...only a few of the many.

The tree went right up and just barely fit!

The lights are flicker free LEDs.

Holidays at the House

The day before Thanksgiving we put the partially reassembled kitchen corner to good use- the espresso machine is back online.

The dining room preparing for the big day...

The day of