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December 04, 2005
Christmas decorations
While I was out running around Pontcharra, Nathalie was putting up the Christmas tree and other Christmas decorations this morning with the help of her three little elves. Apparently the short Norman Christmas tree we bought this year did not lose its needles already, as did some of the others. Some people opened their trees to find them brown and needleless.
The Christmas tree does look more like a bush to me than a tree, however. It's as wide as it is tall, and a little lopsided. I guess if it were a bush it would be thicker. We didn't want to get a really tall one because they take up so much space. Nathalie was strongly against my idea of buying a small, pre-decorated tree in a box, though. If I were a kid I'd probably want a real tree, too.
Janetta told me Friday that in New Zealand where she grew up, they play tennis on Christmas afternoon. They also used to eat the same food as people were eating in England. Things like Christmas pudding. Imagine having Christmas pudding at your barbecue in July.
Posted by Mark at December 4, 2005 04:22 PM
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