Jim Dailey

I’m frequently greeted by someone I haven’t seen in a long while with … “wow, you sure are looking good!” Translated … “you look good for an old man. OUCH! 

I’ve shared my love of Christmas and my passion for Christmas lights. I care not my age … 5 years , 50 years or “looking good years, it’s all about the spirit of the lights. I’m still captivated by the lights. Christmas Lights take me back, take me back to my childhood, take me back to cutting a tree on family land, bringing it home, putting it up in the front window, hanging the light strings, the bubble lights, the ornaments, the tinsel and then, flipping the switch ,,, sharing a family moment … the joy of lighting our own Christmas tree. 

Christmas has been a meaningful part of my life, my marriage and my family from childhood to adulthood to beyond. During the adulthood phase, Patti, I and our four children experienced cutting our own tree … a big one for the tall glass entry and a smaller one for the den or living room. One Christmas, we decorated a tree in Little Rock, took it down, carried it on top of our van so we would have a tree to decorate in our Colorado Condo. The Children made the ornaments while we drove to Ski Country.

Charlie Brown Christmas Backpacking … Richland Creek … circa 2015 ,,, Living Tree. This must make you smile!