Dear Bern: How blessed you both are to have each other.
Merry Christmas!       Carole

--- "bernard.shaw" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hello Janet, My job at Christmas time was; ever since we
> married, THE TREE.
> My first Christmas of my wedded life I bought the biggest
> tree that I could
> find. Like you I had a few Vodka's to help keep my
> strength up. Now 45 years
> later I still DO the TREE. Vodka must wait untill I have
> got the electric
> lights placed on my Japanese IMITATION tree. Then it is a
> couple of vodka's
> to help my shaking fingers. steady them down ;so to
> say...The glass baubles
> are not so many nowadays unless we just happen to see
> some in a shop and I
> get to replace the ones that have fallen out of my hands
> over the last 16
> years of Parkinson's. The tree looks great after I have
> thrown tinsel at it.
> The biggest thing is now is to call my Lady in to look at
> the tree. At this
> point I might be lucky enough to get her to have a tiny
> drink. Then what do
> you know we sit in front of the tree like a couple of
> kids. We look back
> over the 45 years of our very happy marriage and wish
> every one inn the
> whole world a happy Christmas and a Peaceful New Year. In
> this sense A
> wonderful festive season to you all from Martha and
> Bernard.
> Bern...............Peace.
>
>
>
>
>
>
> http://members.teleweb.at/bernard.shaw/poetry.html
>
> [log in to unmask]
>
> If your face wants to smile let it.
> If not, Make it.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "janet paterson" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: 21 December 1999 20:55
> Subject: re-post: acceptance / how i learned to gift-wrap
>
>
> > >>> Posting number 50865
> > Date:         Tue, 3 Nov 1998 07:08:05 EST
> > From:         Janet Paterson
> > Subject:      acceptance / how i learned to gift-wrap
> >
> > -----------------------------------------------------
> > how i learned to gift-wrap
> > -----------------------------------------------------
> >
> > with my designer background
> > i've always been a persnickety gift-wrapper
> > no visible tape, patterns matching
> > colour coordination to die for
> >
> > last christmas my sister and i were behind schedule as
> usual
> > but this was really behind!
> >
> > it was christmas eve
> > and i was still wrapping presents
> >
> > i was indulging in a drink or two
> > which didn't help with the med kick-in
> > but i was also into the dreaded
> 'hormone-hell-freeze-up'
> >
> > one package took half an hour to complete
> >
> > and i still had 6 presents to wrap
> >
> > my sister was keeping me company while i worked
> > but had her back to me
> > having sworn under oath not to peek
> > while i struggled to cope with paper and tape and
> ribbon etc.
> >
> > i finished wrapping one more package
> >
> > i then shuffled over to the tree
> > b-b-e-n-n-t-t down, groaning like i was 149 instead of
> 49
> > and feebly unsuccessfully tried to position the
> treasure artistically
> >
> > suddenly, reality hit me
> >
> > [luckily, the shops here are pretty liberal
> > with inner tissue paper and outer decorative boxes
> > and pretty gold elastic ties]
> >
> > so
> > wrapping the next package consisted of:
> > stuff it in the box
> > slap some tissue on it
> > mash the box lid down on that sucker
> > snap the dang elastic on it
> > and throw it at the damn tree
> >
> > now THAT's wrapped!
> >
> > we laughed and laughed and laughed
> > so much for pride!
> >
> > janet paterson
> > 52 now / 41 dx / 37 onset
> > http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Village/6263/
> > 613 256 8340 po box 171 almonte ontario canada k0a 1a0
> >
>

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