Reveals the aging process…

It’s been visible for the past few years

Probably a decade or more…

You begin to notice the change in

Family homes as flower beds are destroyed

By new dwellers who don’t have the

Green thumb or love of flowers as

The previous owner…

Changes in house colors that remained

The same while we lived near by…

Subtle changes are ongoing like new

Windows, garage doors, new roofs,

Patio additions or wider driveways

As children become drivers with additional

Cars… but…

The quick changes of new landscapes,

Or total lack of upkeep

Of the oldest and most beautiful home is

definite Sign that a loved one has died or

moved to A smaller home…

Some changes make the view better,

Other changes…one has to get used to…

Christmas time shows the change in lights &

Trimmings more obvious…

A classic home, decorated the same

For 40 years, making a Christmas debut

With blow-up Santa’s and snowmen

Is an absolute sign of ownership change…

As an old timer in the neighborhood the

Change is sad as it means our times

Are marching on…

I was happy to show a couple, who stopped

And asked… how I hang my wreaths

without nails or ribbons…

And I also explained why I don’t use any

Little White or colored lights as I’ve found

Half the lights burned out by Christmas

Eve…

Spot lights have remained in place for years

As part of my landscape, with a few

Burning out yearly…making my

Christmas decorating…hanging 5 wreaths

Which I have taken down and stored in

Plastic bags for years, effortless…and timers

Lighting the Spot lights..brainless…

So as years pass, it nice to know someone

In the neighborhood will be decorating like

Me…

The older neighbors will remark…

Look, they copied the retired groom’s bride’s

Decorations…

And I’ll answer, copying is the best form of

Flattery……