Oh Christmas Tree

23 Days Till Christmas - Diary of a Christmas countdown.

December 2, 2013

O Christmas Tree.

When I was eighteen my Mother drove me to a job interview at a little company near where we lived.  It was my first job interview.  My mother waited in the car while I filled out a job application, I was probably only there for about a half an hour or so.  I did not get the job. The companies name was Walker China.  Not long after that I did get a job at a large steel company in the area, and I have continued to work in that industry for over forty years.  I had not thought much about Walker China through the years.  I know they closed down way back in the eighties.  The original steel company that I worked for closed the doors on the plant I worked in in 1984.  About the same time the china plant formerly known as Walker China shut down after having been sold  and resold several times. Walker China came back into my mind after all of these years when I happened to find a beautiful set of eight dinner plates with one of the prettiest Christmas tree designs I had ever seen.  It is just lovely.  When I look at these plates I cannot help but think that the person who got the job I had interviewed for on that day so long ago may very well have worked on this set of plates.  And maybe there was a little bit of destiny that both of us would end up without a job at about the same time years later.

O Christmas Tree - my modified abbreviated version.

O Christmas Tree! O Christmas Tree!
Thy leaves are so unchanging;

Not only green when summers here,
But also when 'tis cold and drear

O Christmas tree! O Christmas tree!
Thy leaves are so unchanging!

O Christmas tree!, O Christmas Tree
Much pleasure thou canst give me;

How often has the Christmas tree
Afforded me the greatest glee!

O Christmas tree! O Christmas tree!
Thy candles shine so brightly!

From base to summit, gay and bright,
There's only splendor for the sight.

O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree!
How richly God has decked thee!

Salad Plates are by Hartstone - Goodwill purchase,  green Christmas tree goblet - Salvation Army purchase.
Ornament candle holders-Volunteers of America purchase.

Tablecloth, napkins, napkin rings, Santa with geese, and white tree - Thrift store purchases. Flatware by argent - Tuesday Morning sidewalk sale, Small green metal trees - Marc's store purchase (I love Marc's).

Have a wonderful day!  Thrift on ladies, thrift on. 

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