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I promise, this is one of my last Christmas posts. I have to get it out of my system.

This is a picture of me buying a tree at the fair grounds in Small Town. I went to this place every year that Mr. Frank, a tree farmer, sold his trees there. On this year, one of the last years before Mr. Frank retired, a photographer from the newspaper was there, and my picture made the front page. Big news, indeed.

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Neponset River Bridge Dig said…
Robyn - keep the Christams theme going if you want to.. I love it. Thanks for sharing some of the special times in your life with all of us bloggers.
9:18 AM
dive said…
Yikes! That looks coooold!
9:37 AM
Sassy Sundry said…
Wow. It does look cold. I was thinking about our own Christmas Tree salesperson (this crazy old guy) myself.
1:53 PM
Gina said…
Yes, if the Christmas posts make you happy, then by all means keep them up!

What nice memories to have of getting your Christmas tree.
5:22 PM
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