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Referencing the OP question, I got us a Xmas Tree this Afternoon. A charming, imperfect 'cull' - as we like 'em - recently cut from a local Tree Farm.
With 3 Years in next Month, I sorta pick & choose Dinners and Social Events around the Holidays with what I will term 'Seasoned Disinterest'. That is, no need in Retirement to attend mandatory Work Parties, and all that. I opt out of Parties with lots of Drinking. Not out of avoidance or fear, but simply to avoid boredom. Now-effortless Sobriety - after 42 Years of hard Drinking - is a comfortable fit that I don't pay much attention to. It became The New Normal quite some time ago.
After the usual visit to our local Dog Park today, I opted for the long way Home, and took Pictures.
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