Hard to believe it is 12:20 PM.

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Every effort was made to unwrap the strings of lights. They were “burned out” so finally I decided to cut the strings.

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A new package of Duck tape—but several years old. It was almost impossible to unwrap and then I was dealing with “icky-sticky.” The base of the star was broken and needed a repair job.

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After some “sit down time,” I began to add the new strings of lights. I decided “dusk” will be a better time to string… so I can evaluate the arrangement.

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