Good morning! My friend, insomnia, is back. (Groan.) Haha. So, I finished reading "Lost in Shangri-La" ... enjoyable. Maybe, just maybe, I'll read another i-book.
How about a walk down memory lane today? Well, at least some cool vintage Christmas pics!
Gorgeous vintage baubles ... love the old Mercury glass!
1973 Winnipeg's Portage Avenue! The city's Christmas lights were fantastic!
Do you remember this? Our family always had a real tree but I recall Linda Jonsson's family having this "modern" tree.
Gosh, the ones my parents had were so old they were fabric wrapped wires! Yikes.
And we thought those Frasier firs were wonderful Christmas trees. LOL
Bubble lights! Darn they got hot!!! It didn't stop kids from touching them just to be sure. Haha.
Eaton's and The Bay on Portage Avenue in Winnipeg decorated each window front with different vignettes.
It was a family event to drive around Winnipeg and "see the lights!"
With all these old Christmas pictures, it got me feeling nostalgic. I had to go in search of Christmas party crackers. You know, with paper hats and a cheap prize! (Mark couldn't believe the price. Haha. Hey, it's part of the tradition.) We took Robbie for a ride and after the party shop, went to Arby's for lunch! Lucky dog. LOL. We were a little late getting back to the house to meet Randy. He was waiting at our house. You see, Dawn's secret NATO crypto gift had arrived. He stayed for a coffee and we yakked for awhile. Then, he strapped the package on the motorcycle and headed to Gator Harley. Dawn is picking him up there; the bike staying for maintenance. Today is The Hideaway's annual Christmas party. Poor Dawn, she has to work tomorrow! Haha. Advil alert.
We had plans to go bowling this afternoon, but it'll have to wait until tomorrow or Saturday. It's been awhile; I must earn a new bowling ball. I've gotten close a few times ...
Mark is back at his lumberjack job, ha ha, and our landscaper Matt Yoder send his crew to pick up the wood. There was a lot of it, as it was a very large tree. But we have enough firewood for this year ... let someone else enjoy it. We checked into renting a stump grinder but not at $440 for one day! WTF? So, Plan B is to drill holes into the stump, pour in some accelerants and let it burn baby. LOL
I heard through the grapevine that Greg, Sue, and Carol were going bowling today ... the high score, 161 for Greg!
Rod and Shay phoned about 5 o'clock to see how we're faring while they were having cocktails on the patio! It was nice of them to call; we miss seeing our Boca Raton pals.
Enjoy. Ta ta.
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