#19 - 19th Christmas Tree post,

[Photo copied from a FB friend, thank you]

     Santa  Ready 

'Tis Christmas Eve 

Stockings are hung 

All are asleep 

Santa will come 

Will he bring toys 

He aims to please 

All girls and boys 

So he'll for me 

Thanks in advance 

I'll dance for joy 

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- Ditty Poem Copyright, Jimmiehov 2023, all Rights Reserved 

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#18 - 18th Christmas Tree post, NYC

It's time for my Christmas tree blog again this year. Today will be the eighteenth when I post it, I started December 05, a Tuesday.   Click here to see them for 2023-1 for the first and here for the later ones at 2023-2.  

NYC Rockerfeller Plaza Christmas tree

Courtesy of NBC "Today Show", opening photo

No, we weren't in NYC for this Christmas tree time, we have seen it before though.  I like to see the ice skating; this will be there until Spring.  The Rockefeller Center, left out of sight, has shows featuring among other things, the Rockets Dancers. 

To the right, are the windows of the Today Show program, the outside visitors are in the open space between the lighted baron tree and the building.

KP and Mrs. Jim 
on the Today Show 
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Mrs. Jim and KP were there with the outside audience a day in 2022, I caught them with my camera of a saved 'replay' from our TV.   They enjoyed that visit and were enjoying others.  Their words were "We're from Houston!!"

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#15 - 15th Christmas Tree - 2023 - DirecTV's Tree

DirecTV's 2023 Christmas tree

This came on tonight when we had paused the television.  The TV channels are music, I generally listen to Channel 803, 1960's music.  But I did not know that DirecTV was playing Christmas music on Channel 815.  Will check it out soon. 

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13th Christmas Tree - 2023 - Our Tree

Our Christmas Tree 
You can click on any picture to make it larger

We didn't decorate our tree this year.  Company has been here and gone to their families, some are off skiing, and we will be alone, the two of us.  That is alright, just that hasn't happened for a long time.  

Below the tree is our Fisher Price Nativity set.  We've had it for a long time.  Before that though, we purchased another nativity set in Bethlehem, Jerusalem, back in 1980.  I may show it later, it is displayed year-round in the bookcase boarding the fireplace.  (See the Snowman hiding behind.) 

  

Santa is to the right in the picture above, standing on the fireplace hearth.  

This is the snowman that was hiding behind the nativity set.  I don't know his history, we've had him for a long time also.   

A note:

I searched for some of our prior trees.  Click here, they are mixed in with a lot of other trees, all years.

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#10- 10th Christmas Tree - 2023 - Front porch - Business

!! MERRY CHRISTMAS 2023 !! 

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At the closed entrance porch of the restaurant where we ate yesterday had this tree.  We ate there because we had a BOGO Free coupon.  Saved use $17.95.  Mrs. Jim and I each had chicken-based entries, each a different variety.  

Incidentally, the restaurant was facing Interstate Hwy 10, near our home, and there the widest street in the nation.   

On the other front corner were these three blowup critters, two penguins and a reindeer.  The big birds are looking Christmassy with their scarves. 

You are seeing a conservatively decorated room but we both appreciated it.  Besides, makes for a post on the Christmas Tree blog for this year.

!! MERRY CHRISTMAS 2023 !! 

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#05 - 5th Christmas Tree for 2023 - Books

via HandmadeTeeFunny
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I 'picked' this tree from our meeting place, Friday Writings blog, for sharing our effort's fruit of poems and prose writings. (URL)

This week's host was Magaly.  She chose our voluntary topic, a writing prompt used for inspiration to write with a book in our minds that we have read or hoped to read in December.  

Hence this tree molded with books was the illustration she used for her post. Thank you, Magaly. 

!! MERRY CHRISTMAS 2023 !! 

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# 01 -- First Christmas Tree for 2023

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At my doctor appointment this morning I was reminded by this tree, "Jim, I would make a good entry for your 'Christmas Tree blog for this year."  

I agreed, and here it is. 

Mrs. Jim was with me and we were waiting for me to be called.  Our medical care is mostly in the hands of the Houston Methodist Hospital West Campus. 

[a BIG LETTER reminder of where were doctoring]

This was for my Gastroenterology doctor appointment at 10:45 and we were a bit early.  Mrs. Jim and I go with each other to functions like this, as Mrs. Jim says, we are "joined at the Hip since COVID."

If you want your tree to be posted here send it to me at the eMail address that I give in the header above.  Or if it is were I can copy it you can send me the address of where I can find it.

Bye for now, 

!! MERRY CHRISTMAS 2023 !! 

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A Chocolate Tree -- Number Twelve of ??? for my 2021 Christmas Tree Farm blog posts

MERRY CHRISTMAS !!!

The way my camera showed

I.e., "Original" view 

 

and now "Auto" enhanced 

Keeping it pure 

Until Christmas 

 

My younger daughter, KP's Mom, made this little tree.  I don't have the details, but the shavings are from another block of Chocolate.  

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 See all my 2021 Christmas Tree posts I have made so far here.  I will be posting Christmas trees and other Christmas decorations here as I take pictures to show. The blog is mostly Christmas oriented but also has recipes and other items that I don't put on my other blogs. 

 Jim's Little Blog 

 Jim's Little Photo and Poem Place 

 Ask Dr. Jim (blog 

 Jim's Little Happy Place 

 Those are my main blogs, there are others if you can find them. Only the first two of the above are regularly posted weekly. 

 I will post pictures of readers or their photo finds if you will email them to me at " jhovendic at yahoo.com". I will give you credit by name and/or URL of your blog or other if I have these where you wish my readers to read. 

 Please do not be anonymous.  

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Competition? -- a new tree business in town? -- Number Eleven of ??? for my 2021 Christmas Tree Farm blog posts

 MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

This is a play town, a play business, the setting for KP's drama class Christmas production. The sign and the tree are just to the left of the stage. 

At the right off stage were two ladies, town folk who narrated about the action. On the stage is a counter from where the business is conducted.  Each transaction generally triggered a story of its own.

KP did not have a speaking part in this play, rather she was the "director of makeup."  She enjoyed this position and with her fellow other five on the makeup crew they did a marvelous job.  

The play was a success and all in the class were proud of how well things went.  It ended with a fairy tale like finish similar to the "all was well endings" that the Halmark Movies always seem to use.  I.e., the good guys win.  

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See all my 2021 Christmas Tree posts so far here

I will be posting Christmas trees and other Christmas decorations here as I take pictures to show.  

The blog is mostly Christmas oriented but also has recipes and other items that I don't put on my other blogs.

Jim's Little Blog 

Jim's Little Photo and Poem Place 

Ask Dr. Jim (blog) 

Jim's Little Happy Place 

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• Those are my main blogs, there are others if you can find them.  Only the first two of the above are regularly posted weekly. 

I will post pictures of readers or their photo finds if you will email them to me at " jhovendic at yahoo.com ".  I will give you credit by name and/or URL of your blog or other if I have these where you wish my readers to read. 

Please do not be anonymous.  

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Christmas Lights and Decorations -- Number Ten of ?? ? 2021 Cristmas tree posts

 MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

 from our sidewalk 

and across the street 

The next street over.  The chairs are for Santa and Mrs. Clause. 

There are more lawns fuller decorated around our neighborhood but these I have pictures of.

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See all my 2021 Christmas Tree posts so far here

I will be posting Christmas trees and other Christmas decorations here as I take pictures to show.  

The blog is mostly Christmas oriented but also has recipes and other items that I don't put on my other blogs.

Jim's Little Blog 

Jim's Little Photo and Poem Place 

Ask Dr. Jim (blog) 

Jim's Little Happy Place 

• 
  
• Those are my main blogs, there are others if you can find them.  Only the first two of the above are regularly posted weekly. 

I will post pictures of readers or their photo finds if you will email them to me at " jhovendic at yahoo.com ".  I will give you credit by name and/or URL of your blog or other if have these where you wish my readers to read. 

Please do not be anonymous.  

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Daughter's Tree - Number Eight of ??? 2021 Cristmas Trees

 MERRY CHRISTMAS !!!

This is our daughter's 2021 Christmas tree.  It is a new one to replace the older one that Mrs. Jim bought when she and my sister shopped for after Christmas bargains.  That was back in the 1990's or earlier.  Sister, Lois, still uses hers, I had her this year's trim that she used for my Tree Number Seven (link) 

Our daughter's motif this year was to have pictures of the granddaughters, known on my blogs as BP and KP, for their different years growing up.  BP is now 22, KP is twelve.  Two of these pictures of KP hanging are shown to the right. 

[click on the pictures for larger viewing, click again for larger still]

We were visiting part of our family last evening for a chili supper.  SIL had just finished making it using my recipe, the chili was really good, best I've had for several seasons.  

You might like to try my recipe, as are my other recipes it is very easy to make.  Please if you publish it someplace I would like you to let me know and as well as give me credit on the page.  ("Jim's quick and easy chili recipe", click here for URL Link)

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See all my 2021 Christmas Tree posts so far here

I will be posting Christmas trees and other Christmas decorations here as I take pictures to show.  

The blog is mostly Christmas oriented but also has recipes and other items that I don't put on my other blogs.

Jim's Little Blog 

Jim's Little Photo and Poem Place 

Ask Dr. Jim (blog) 

Jim's Little Happy Place 

• 
  
• Those are my main blogs, there are others if you can find them.  Only the first two of the above are regularly posted weekly. 

I will post pictures of readers or their photo finds if you will email them to me at " jhovendic at yahoo.com ".  I will give you credit by name and/or URL of your blog or other if have these where you wish my readers to read. 

Please do not be anonymous.  

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Library Tree Find ~~ Christmas Trees for 2021 -- Number Five of ???

 MERRY CHRISTMAS 

This is the tree that greeted us yesterday upon entering our library.  

It is the Cinco Ranch Library, one of several in the Fort Bend County (of Texas) Library system.  (The 12 branch libraries, click here).  

All the libraries share their books with each other.   When we reserve a book it doesn't matter which library has the book, every day a book shuttle moves the book to the desired branch, either to where the person checking it out will pick it up or back to where it will be reshelved or where someone will be to check it out.

Reservations are made online, the procedure is very easy.  One can also just take books off the shelf in person and present them for checking out.  Some magazine issues are also available for checking out.  Others, more desirable must remain in the library. 

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I will be posting Christmas trees and other Christmas decorations here as I take pictures to show.  

The blog is mostly Christmas oriented but also has recipes and other items that I don't put on my other blogs.

Jim's Little Blog 

Jim's Little Photo and Poem Place 

Ask Dr. Jim (blog) 

Jim's Little Happy Place 

• 
  
• Those are my main blogs, there are others if you can find them.  Only the first two of the above are regularly posted weekly. 

I will post pictures of readers or their photo finds if you will email them to me at " jhovendic at yahoo.com ".  I will give you credit by name and/or URL of your blog or other if have these where you wish my readers to read. 

Please do not be anonymous.  

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Church Lobby Trains and Trees -- Christmas Trees for 2021 -- Number Four of ???

MERRY CHRISTMAS !!!

[click on any picture for larger sized viewing.  click on it again for larger still] 

Our train display in the church lobby. Three electric trains are running through the villages, one with the buildings and people, the other is "elevated".

 Children love to watch the trains, 

 even the big ones. I do also.

 This is one of the many Christmas trees displayed throughout the church. We are looking south down the lobby corridor, out on three sides to the parking lots. The train display is at the south end here. 

 The church is near our house in Katy, TX, it is the 1463 Campus of the Second Baptist Church Houston. Second Baptist has six campuses scattered around in the Houston area. Dr. Ed Young is the lead pastor, he preaches at the Central campus and at another out here in Katy. We have our own minister, Dave Riggle. 

 Our campus runs about three thousand in worship services with preaching. Also, there are many Bible Study classes which meet on Sunday mornings, our class meets starts for one hour at 8:30. Preaching services are at 9:30 and 11:00 with various Bible Study classes from 8:30 starting and ending with one that starts at 12:00. 

 You would be welcome to visit, if you keep on attending you will soon be making friends here with us.

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I will be posting Christmas trees and other Christmas decorations here as I take pictures to show.  

The blog is mostly Christmas oriented but also has recipes and other items that I don't put on my other blogs.

Jim's Little Blog 

Jim's Little Photo and Poem Place 

Ask Dr. Jim (blog) 

Jim's Little Happy Place 

• 
  
• Those are my main blogs, there are others if you can find them.  Only the first two of the above are regularly posted weekly. 

I will post pictures of readers or their photo finds if you will email them to me at " jhovendic at yahoo.com ".  I will give you credit by name and/or URL of your blog or other if have these where you wish my readers to read. 

Please do not be anonymous.  

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Tree "on the P l a z a" ~~ Christmas Trees for 2021 -- Number Three of ???

MERRY 

CHRISTMAS 

Rockefeller Plaza and NBC 

Lit up their annual tree this week !! 

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I will be posting Christmas trees and other Christmas decorations here as I take pictures to show.  

The blog is mostly Christmas oriented but also has recipes and other items that I don't put on my other blogs.

Jim's Little Blog 

Jim's Little Photo and Poem Place 

Ask Dr. Jim (blog) 

Jim's Little Happy Place 

• 
  
• Those are my main blogs, there are others if you can find them.  Only the first two of the above are regularly posted weekly. 

I will post pictures of readers or their photo finds if you will email them to me at " jhovendic at yahoo.com ".  I will give you credit by name and/or URL of your blog or other if have these where you wish my readers to read. 

Please do not be anonymous.  

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