"In his domestic administration my father had this system . . . to keep a journal and insert in it all occurrences of any note . . . A record very pleasant to look at when time begins to efface the memory of events, and very well suited to get us out of perplexity: When was such and such a thing begun? When completed? What retinues came? How long did they stay? Our trips, our absences; marriages; deaths; the receipt of happy or unhappy news . . . An ancient custom, which I think it would be good to revive, each man in each man's home. And I think I am a fool to have neglected it." (Montaigne, Book I, Essay 35 (publ. 1580))

Tuesday, January 30, 2007

Maximum enjoyment from Christmas decorations

Patricia is so talented at taking down and putting away Christmas decorations that it only seems right that she handle the task. I stay out of the way except when manly lifting is required.

Given that Mayo Hospital has been running her into the ground lately, we've had plenty of extra enjoyment from the decorations. But thanks to her efforts on Sunday (Jan 28), now it looks like we'll be able to get the tree out of sight before Valentine's Day.

There should be a service that would come in and take the tree -- without removing any decorations -- off to storage, and bring it back the next year. That would solve the decorating effort, the undecorating effort, and the storage problem (remember, we have no basement).

At least we had a pleasant Sunday evening, discussed here.
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