OK, so we don't celebrate Christmas at our house in the traditional sense. We are neither of us Christians. Neither Quinn nor Kitten seems to have expressed a religious preference.
So why do we have a tree covered with lights in the living room? Because I like it. And I like the lights. And for some odd reason I like the beads, too. Maybe it's my internal drag queen.
This last one is a picture of my favorite ball - the hand-painted one from Plum Island. It's on a little spinny motor that plugs into the lights.I started assembling the tree this afternoon. It has a lot of damned lights. Somewhere between 3,000 and 4,000 in all. White lights, pink pride lights, colored lights. None of them blink. I have every outlet in a power strip filled with at least three stacking plugs. Many of the strings of lights on the tree are plugged in end-to-end, so there are more lights than I can tell by looking at the power strip. It actually throws off some warmth. I am sitting next to it and I can feel the heat.
I am headed to bed now. I've been at this whole tree thing for somewhere like 10 hours. I'm pooped. Enjoy the lights.
10 comments:
It looks beautiful, love the beads.
I've always wished I could have a Christmas tree too. Sadly it's just not done, even as a totally non-practicing Jew.
Absolutely stunning, my dear! LOVE all the lights - and so appropriate as we near Solstice. Do you and L do anything special for a Solstice celebration? Thanks for the call yesterday. As you know, I've been a slump all week and friendly voices help....thanks.
Absolutely stunning, my dear! LOVE all the lights - and so appropriate as we near Solstice. Do you and L do anything special for a Solstice celebration? Thanks for the call yesterday. As you know, I've been a slump all week and friendly voices help....thanks.
Hooray for pagan trees :)
It is beautiful!
I love your Pagan Tree! Beautiful with all those lights.
Hey, stay warm this weekend. I've been seeing news coverage of the ice storm up your way; that looks like all kinds of miserable. Stay in with the pets, hot coffee, and warm laughter.
Whoa that is gorgeous!! The colors are amazing. I bet it's even more amazing in person. Super job. Now. Come do mine pleeeeease!
Very nice pagan tree! Much nicer than ours, which this year must be a small (~3' high), "hangable" tree (that we can still decorate) pinned to the wall, out of reach of toddler hands. Next year we can get back to the regular one.
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Pagans rock!!! Your tree is a true work of art! I hope ours looks half as inspiring!
Totally gorgeous. This makes me want pink lights on mine. I used to be an all-white-light snob, but the last couple years I have added some multi (primary colors.)
I do have a hot pink tinsel tree with lavender lights. It's small but, um...eyecatching.
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