De Decorating

Depressing.  That's how the house feels when all of the Christmas Decorations get taken down and packed away.  That and the dieting we're going to have to do this Winter to get us back to fighting weight.

I have a plan.  And once I finish the leftover Ragu, I'm going to begin execution

First, the Tree.  It's amazing the care and delicate handling the Tree gets on the way in, versus the heave-ho it gets on the way out. 

But not this year. We left our tree, with the lights on it, outside.  Somehow, having that tree lit up in the back yard is somewhat comforting for the long snowy months ahead.

And the decorations.  I put away all of the red decorations, and left anything wintery, snowy, white and green.  Like eating a chocolate mint outside on a cold day.