[or-roots] Christmas story

[Sue Steward]

Les, that was an interesting story.  I hope you are capturing all these
memories for posterity.

Sue

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Leslie Chapman" <reedsportchapmans at verizon.net>
To: <or-roots at sosinet.sos.state.or.us>
Sent: Sunday, October 23, 2005 7:13 AM
Subject: RE: [or-roots] Christmas story


> Mom had a jade plant, which for those not familiar is a succulent with
> somewhat tree like characteristics, I don't believe they usually get very
> big, but mom's was up around three feet tall. One year we hadn't gotten
> around to getting a tree for one reason or another, (some years we
harvested
> and sold them from our property) and I suggested we just decorate the jade
> plant, so we did. It was a lovely tree. We weren't real big on christmas
> tradition on my family other than the tradition of gathering family
together
> and eating and visiting. One year I tacked a fir branch to the wall above
> the fireplace mantel and we decorated that for our christmas tree.
>
> PS the christmas tree duty was the last hurrah for the poor jade plant,
> while we were in California visiting my oldest brother a hard freeze
killed
> it.
>
> Les C
>
>
>
> Okay, I'll bite.  Let's hear your jade plant Christmas tree story.
>
> Sue
>
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