私たちのクリスマスツリーは今年ちょっとへんですよ。リスマスツリーは高すぎると夫は言うし、買わないんです。気温は寒いし、居間の中にこの木のレモンツリーがあります。レモンツリーを decorate　したら、どうでしょうか。そうですね。それからこれはクリスマスツリーなります。

Generally Speaking

Our Christmas tree this year is a bit unusual. My husband said that Christmas trees are too expensive, so we didn't buy one. Because the temperatures have been cold, this tree, a lemon tree, is in the living room. What if we decorate the lemon tree? Hmmm...well, okay. And so that's how this became our Christmas tree.

質問とコメント

1. This is not the first strange tree in my family. Some of you may remember my mother's childhood story, of a tree made from an old umbrella. And then when I was first married, I liked to decorate a bare branch with candles and little bird ornaments. When we lived in Japan, we made origami cranes and decorated some greeenery in an ikebana vase. So, I haven't always had a traditional tree.

2. You might recognize the little silk balls, which are from Kyoto. They are supposed to look like the balls that girls played with on New Year's Day in the olden days. The little bells are from Oita. And the embroidered bird is from Thailand. The lemons make good decorations, too, don't they?

3. In the background are wooden folk toys from around the world and our collection of stuffed animals.