Decorating the Tree

Once again we gather to string cranberries and popcorn and decorate the tree. It's a fairly tedious but persistent tradition with us and we're lucky that we have friends who join us to make the work go faster.

There's a football or soccer game on the TV for the sports fans to enjoy, plenty of dogs to eat the fallen pieces of popcorn, and a fire in the fireplace to keep things warm. This year John (who's notoriously not fond of the job of popcorn stringing) offered to make pizza for supper so we were tantalized, as we worked by the aroma of garlic sauteing in olive oil, chicken tenders grilling, and onions caramelizing.

Our friend Josie brought a whiskey cake to add to the feast. We ate, drank wine, and managed to get all the decorations on the tree --

And a good time was had by all.