I have a lot
of the little trees and I am going to decorate them especially for my dinner guests who have hobbies that will make it a joyful task.
Every year around this time I imagine I can pull off lots
of little trees.
I was a particular fan
of the little trees growing out of shoes, as if they are legs.
This past week we picked the last of the peaches off
of our little trees and so I've been busy coming up with some new recipes to use them all up while they are at their peak of flavor.
I like the idea
of the little tree you keep up year long, changing it for the seasons.
Not exact matches
We do a
little bit
of everything from a gingerbread house contest to Hanukkah cookies to decorating the office
tree and bringing in presents for the local Toys for Tots drive.
«I loved to get them a lot
of things to put under the
tree at Christmas, because it was just so much darn fun to watch them when they were
little, opening the gifts and enjoying them,» said Davis, who lives in Mesa, Ariz..
Other gifts include a Christmas
tree sent to a couple living in a hotel because their home was destroyed in a tornado, a travel care package sent to a woman with cancer who had to travel across the country every three weeks for treatment, and a package
of new toys sent to a
little girl whose own were destroyed in a fire.
Perhaps a
little too much information here but I do tend to bust my Tony Moly I'm Real Tea
Tree Sheet Masks out around that time
of the month - y» know when my skin is less than behaving.
«It's the type
of damage that you see in neighborhood with exhaust vents ripped off roofs, downed
trees, there's some fencing down, a
little bit
of water intrusion,» Reed said.
Despite more construction underway in Coffey Park, large sections
of the Santa Rosa neighborhood remain
little more than charred
trees and empty lots, as residents face challenges working with their insurance companies.
I once heard a
little girl say «mommy told me a
tree blew down in last night because
of the devil».
Israeli troops also seem to take pleasure in destroying the
little crops that are all that some
of the Christians have — like olive
trees, for instance.
So
little is written about end
of life moments, the bulk
of what I come across seems to be fervently focused on what's important in the here and now to the author without seeing the forest for the
trees.
I thought I grew out
of the flags and the happy - clappy Jesus - is - my - boyfriend songs, that I was too wise and smart for such sentimental things but in my maturity now I want to shout out hallelujah and fling myself to the ground prostrate, in gratitude for dirt and
little boys, for babies and the lines around my eyes, for Johnny Cash and pine
trees at dusk, for the taste
of cold water and the vineyard, for the piano and the ones from among us who stand to lead us out into the day singing.
In praise
of wide open windows and green
trees,
of rain soaked ground and early bedtimes for everyone,
of full bookshelves and white jammies with the
little feet for the baby,
of smudged glasses sliding down a boy's nose and ringlets and a pixie who can't stop plotting and a baby who takes us all in.
One large
tree down, a yard full
of limbs and no power was the extent
of the damage Hurricane Irma left in our
little part
of the world.
Hey Mr Scientist try this
little feat
of your competence, make a
tree from a rock.
I thought
of how there would be colors in the fall and how the big
trees neatly framed the
little view
of Uncanoonuc I'd always have across the way» a sight a visitor might like.
There Jesus stops his own parade to heal a blind man named Bartimaeus, and curses a poor
little fig
tree for not bearing fruit out
of season.
Judged by the results
of her actions, the
tree is culpable before the bar
of utilitarian judgment because she produced a spoiled
little snot.
Though there be critical ones thinking among the topmost branches
of civilizations
trees of disparagement offerings: the rooted labyrinths
of reasoned deducing ways offers
little minded goodness to be availed unto the soulless seekers whose only wisdom is found within travesty's demonic exuberances laying ever wastefully towards all graven worded reconciliations that the demonic do behest against many a Holy Believer in and
of God's most unrighteous beneficiaries as being an unholy divider in search
of disenfranchised souls to devour and chew upon...
But perhaps there is another way, I tell myself, to remove my hesitancy — a way to think about the Christmas
tree as part
of Advent's «
Little Lent.»
One can almost see the stately procession
of those oriental women, dignified as queens, in the peace
of the oriental evening coming down the slope from the
little city, each with her graceful water - jar on her shoulder, while around the
tree - sheltered well lie the ten great hulking beasts still saddled with their baggage and gaudy with the beads and trinkets that camel - drivers have always loved.
Evelynn's
little hands are holding onto the tray
of her stroller and I could drop to my knees in thankfulness for dimples at the base
of fingers, for buds on the
trees, for the coming
of spring, for the first crocus
of the season, for friends that live just down that street there, for pine
trees and rough hewn fence lines.
It was so beautiful and regular, just a gathering
of their friends and family, the many
littles running around, swinging on the
tree swings, while the adults visited and stood around.
Little sparks catch a dry patch
of dry leaves or twigs, then fallen
trees and on to old forest growth.
In the face
of what looks like the end
of the world, the young boy continues to water this
tree, even though it has
little chance
of surviving.
I don't like atheists because they bring pointless law suits against old lady's who work in government buildings that put fake
little xmas
tree's on their desk or hang up pictures
of Santa, or who wear really ugly albeit festive sweaters during the holidays.
A hundred years later, as I celebrated Christmas in Manhattan, the
tree decked with blue glass baubles and stretching to the ceiling
of our
little apartment was the only potent religious symbol Christmas afforded.
The base
of each
tree displays a
little plaque listing the name and country
of a Christian who risked his or her life in order to save the lives
of Jews.
I'm no power - walker, and running isn't even on my radar these days, I just want to walk, to stop and look for the bald eagle that roosts in the tallest
tree, to listen to CBC Morning Edition on my
little earbuds, nod hello at all
of the senior citizens that are my company at this hour
of the day.
Taking a stand on something is fine and dandy, but that theory, (and your
little answer
tree) is blown clear out
of the water if something unknown is thrown into the mix, which question one clearly was, to some people.
1928 editorial from the Wall Street Journal, «What America needs today is not Government controls, industrial expansion, or a bumper corn crop; America needs to return to the day when grandpa took the team out
of the field in the early afternoon on Wednesday in order to hitch them to the old spring wagon which grandma put all the children after she washed their faces shining clean; and they drove off to prayer meeting in the
little white church at the crossroads underneath the oak
trees, where everyone believed the Bible, trusted Christ, and loved one another.»
I do feel, I guess, that somewhere behind all this» — he gestures outward at the scenery; they are passing the housing development this side
of the golf course, half - wood half - brick one - and - a-half-stories in
little flat bulldozed yards with tricycles and spindly three - year - old
trees, the un-grandest landscape in the world — «there's something that wants me to find it» [P. 107].
And I wonder if we don't get a
little clue as to what that was in Jesus» strange — downright bizarre — image
of a mulberry
tree getting planted in the ocean.
People kill for the sake
of killing in this world, people chop down
trees just for the pleasure
of watching them fall, they kill
little animals, there are people out there who live to wreak havoc on others, even in the most insignificant wayâ $» whether itâ $ ™ s making someone feel bad or attacking someone where it hurts the most.
Too bad there weren't two
trees of knowledge in the Garden
of Eden, a big
tree and a
little tree.
What is this eye but a
little ball lodged in the fork
of a hollow
tree, Bubble
of film anointed with tear brine, exuding shine drops, Compact wrought in the shape
of an eye
of manifold aspects?
I picked up that fab
little polished
tree stump from TX Maxx
of all places for a bargain
of just # 7.99 and I think that it is definitely my favourite new prop to play with.
We set up an Easter Egg hunt for the
little kids, hiding the colourful chocolates in
tree branches and under piles
of autumn leaves.
There are always those nice
little close - up shots
of single stands or
trees to be had, but we were fishing for the bigger catches.
So
of course, my brain starts thinking
of all the holiday desserts that would «match» my new
little tree (truth: that's how I do recipe development).
Using a paintbrush, paint knots
of a
tree, striations, stripes and
little dots on the paper to mimic a birch
tree.
This
little berry looks like a tiny blueberry and comes from the Brazilian Acai palm, called «The
Tree of Life» by the Yanomami Indians.
This
tree is a
little miracle in itself, and the powder is full
of vitamin A, protein, iron and vitamin B1, B2, B3, and B6 — at least according to the packaging my powder came in and also what I found online.
And lo and behold, one
of the small
trees had
little green citrus fruits
of some kind all over it.
The
little plum
tree in our garden was laden with plums this year, so I've been indulging in lots
of bowls
of plum compote (one
of my fave desserts ever!)
And now that there are only a few oranges left on the
tree, there are hundreds, maybe thousands,
of new
little ones about the size
of a walnut busily growing bigger.
It's a
little after noon, and I am doing martini shots by myself, next to an unfinished cup
of coffee, as I'm trying to capture and synthesize the scent and flavor
of Christmas
trees, and oranges into a...