IN THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT!

I'll admit my zeal for

Christmas decorating

had waned. My sons

had moved out and I

have no grandchildren.

I was shopping on Black

Friday a  few years ago.

I saw a 6 ft lighted

Christmas tree marked

down to $7.00. I thought

this must be a mistake!

This was an offer I couldn't

refuse. I rushed to the 

register with last marked 

down tree.  I got home 

with my tree and realized 

that I had no ornaments

to go on this tree. I had

donated all of them to a 

Thrift Store.

My recent Christmas 

decorations were a wreath 

on my doors.

I have a tip for Empty 

Nesters and Seniors 

living alone. Decorate a

tree for your own pleasure.

I could afford to splurge 

on Christmas since I'm retired and my children

were grown and gone!! 

I could spend 

money collecting expensive

ornaments and other 

Christmas tree accessories.

I have always loved 

theme Christmas trees. 

There is a garden nursery

nearby that displays

beautiful themed Christmas

trees. I even saw a sock

monkey themed tree

one year. 

Here are some images 

of Christmas theme trees

that I'm using for 

inspiration:

https://www.samsclub.com

https://www.elledecor.com

https://christmas.snydle.com

HANDSOME DUO!

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I have learned to enjoy new types of music as I have gotten older. In my younger days, I enjoyed R&B and contemporary jazz music.  In later years, I listened to mostly Gospel music.

I used to be a faithful Oprah Show watcher. She featured Andrea Bocelli on one of her Christmas shows. He only sang for a few minutes but I was blown away by his amazing voice. I had never listened to opera or understood the  Italian 
language.  I immediately went to the music store 
and bought Sacred Arias.
I played this CD several times a day. I have
bought other CD's by him since that time.  Sacred Arias is still my favorite 
and it still gives me goosebumps.

I saw Andrea Bocelli's interview with Gayle King
last week. Andrea and his son Matteo sang their new
song, Fall on Me. This was definitely a "Wow"
moment! I'll be online this week looking to see if their is CD available.


**PLEASE EXCUSE SYSTEM PROBLEMS WITH FONT TODAY


Andera & Matteo Bocelli:

FAVE ANDREA BOCELLI 
SONG FROM 
SACRED ARIAS CD: