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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 > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Thousands of Stores. Millions of Products. All in one place. Yahoo! Shopping: http://shopping.yahoo.com