space tree

Mark and I put up his Space Tree. It is a very old tree. It is still in the original box and original packaging. It was quite an interesting tree to put together. The center is a wooden poll with holes in it. The aluminum was so funny and a little scratchy. 

  

Up the center of the tree Mark strings a strand of Blue lights, silly guy. We put the lights in as we put the branches in. It was such a smart way to light a Christmas Tree, I'll have to remember the technique when putting up a fake tree.

The ornaments that Mark has are mostly antique ornaments. Ranging in the blues and greens. It is a sparsely decorated tree, but it looks perfect. The only thing I feel that it's missing is a tree topper of some kind. But I can't think of what should top a tree made of aluminum. It's just needs to be the right thing.

For Christmas I gave Mark a Pentex K1000, He was very excited. He's been using it here and there since he's gotten it. It's strange to think about shooting film when photography has turned to digital so much any more. I think the best part of film is the mystery of it. You don't even get a peak of what the pictures look like until they are developed.

And that is the adventure of putting up the Space Tree. 

perogi and a christmas tree.

Part of Marks family tradition are to make home made perogi's. 

Yesterday I had my first perogi making experience. It was very fun. The first batch Mark's mom rolled out the dough but after that I rolled them out. It was a lot like rolling out pie crust. 

After rolling out and cutting the dough Maggie filled them with cabbage and cheese. 

Needless to say. They were delicious. 

Along with the perogi's there we had great bread, salid and chicken. Everything was AMAZING!

Next, was christmas tree decorating! Phantom thought it was all very interesting. We strung lights, and Mark put the star on top. The star was one that him Grandparents had when they first got married. 

It was so much fun to hear stories about some of the ornaments. The ones that Maggie made when she was little. The different ornaments that were inherited or gifted. 

Phantome decided that the tissue paper was a great place to curl up and be in the way. He looked so cute so he was left alone. Really, it's better that way, he's kind of a crazy cat. One to leave alone unless necessary to interact. But he loves paper, and getting in the way.

So many pretty ornaments.

Maggie, after catching phantom, had her picture taken with him in front of the tree. After a few pictures he was a little fed up with the idea. But first I did capture a few nice pictures of the two of them. 

And that was my New York City perogi and Christmas Tree decorating adventure. But don't worry. My New York City Christmas is not over yet. Still to come is the putting together and decorating of the Space Tree.