Eric rarely comments about liking Christmas decorations. So, when he mentioned (wistfully and nostalgically, I imagined) his mom having a light-up ceramic Christmas tree in the house that he and his brothers grew up in, I decided to find one for our home. After consulting with Eric's mom about what the nostalgically remembered tree looked like, and having his mom offer to UPS a spare Wright tree to us, and then discovering that the shipping of said spare Wright tree was to cost $80 (stop the mail!!!), I sprang over to the Salvation Army Thrift Store and picked up this beauty for $3.99. It was chipped, lacked its light kit, and was missing almost all of its light pegs, but it had potential. Which is the only thing that is required in a situation like this. Within a week, I had the chipped snow-covered limbs retouched with paint, added a light kit from Hobby Lobby and light pegs from eBay. The only thing missing is a felt tree skirt with a hand-quilted bear on a swing, swinging in the falling snow...
We turn it on every evening and admire its kitschy vintage charm.
2 comments:
so good to me you are.
I'll have to remember to watch what I say in the future lest I inadvertently instigate another endeavor.
I am sure our extra tree will fit in the overhead compartment!
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