Today I am taking down my Christmas tree. Is this a matter of desperate blogging? Does a blog a day replace playing bridge? No - it is a matter of hubris. My tree is a masterpiece. I would like to keep it up all year but that lead to a dusty masterpiece and so, today I begin the dismantling process.
Someone commented that my collection must have cost a fortune. That took me by surprise. I suppose it did...but it was done over fifteen years and so by my logic, it didn't cost me a penny.

The mantle is another matter...