On Mon, 31 Oct 2005 01:40:13 -0500, Bob (this one) wrote:

> sf wrote:
> > On Sun, 30 Oct 2005 16:54:55 -0800, Terry Pulliam Burd wrote:
> >
> >
> >> Too late - Christmas decoarations have been up at various stores at
> >> Fashion Island (SoCal) for weeks. Started about the middle of
> >> September. It's just disgusting. Marketing gone mad, IMHO.
> >
> >
> > That has been the timing for at least 30 years. Too bad - because it
> > spoils xmas for me. By the time xmas arrives, I've been over it for a
> > couple of months.
>
> See. That's the advantage of doing what we do. We don't take the tree
> down. It stays up all year. Oh, every now and again, we put a new
> decoration on it. Maybe for mother's day or groundhog day or something.
> But it stays up for years. This one is heading for its fifth birthday.
>
> In the music room. Sounds hoity-toity, but it just means it's the room
> with the guitars, banjos, music books and other instruments live. Had to
> come up with a name. Bathroom and kitchen were already taken. It wasn't
> a bedroom or dining room or living room. So music room it became. With
> its own perpetual tree.
>
Ok, tell me the truth.... do you vacuum or dust the tree and how often
do you do it?