Wednesday, December 16

Well we'd decided not to get a Christmas tree this year since we'll be gone over Christmas and New Years, but we found a nice tree sitting out on the verge (parkway) on our walk yesterday, and we brought it home. It was wearing a sign that said "Free Christmas Tree" and I had the perfect spot for it, so I planted it today. Here's how it looks in it's new home.

Most of the cities around here hold a "pick up anything day" twice a year, which allows for everyone to get rid of their unwanted furniture, appliances, etc. The stuff sits out on the verge for several days before being picked up, and one day I passed a whole bunch of outdoor pots, which I've been buying up like crazy ever since I got here, because our patio was pretty barren looking. However, I decided not to take the pots, (seemed almost akin to dumpster diving) but I changed my mind when a woman walked by carrying a set of kayak oars. Well, it was obvious there was no way she went out for a walk carrying oars, so she had to have picked them up on the side of the road. I decided if she could garbage grub, so could I, and I carried the pots home on my way back from my walk. And they were very heavy, pots here are made much thicker than in the US, for some reason, so they weigh a ton.