This year end has been hectic and stressful with driving school, health issues, a broken fridge, blah, blah, blah. I was not feeling the usual “I hate Christmas’ mood this year as much as I was completely indifferent and almost ignorant of the holiday coming up.
Boxes arrived from family overseas. I stacked them up. Topped with a bottle of wine, there’s our tree for the year. Good enough. I was not interested in being creative.
But inspiration finally struck on Christmas day and I designed a tree out of the cardboard from the boxes. I scissored, taped and slotted to create a three dimensional, self-standing tree. Sort of Suessian, it echoed the shape of the two origami balls we received from the 3rd graders at Nagasa Elementary school.
A string of lights completed the look. I’m rather proud of this tree that came from nowhere. It is whimsical and no-waste.
We completed our holiday festivities with a lovely dinner and opening the presents that family sent. Tod & I agreed to not exchange gifts this year – the first time in 28 years I didn’t buy something for him – but he surprised me with a stollen from one of our local bakers.
Creole duck breast, mashed potatoes, greens, and wild rice. Yum.
