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Pony: Tree conversation 2005
11.30.2005
Scene: Walking to dominion to buy ingredients for squash soup, we cross paths with a pile of fresh-scented xmas trees.
Me: Should we get a tree this year?
Kiff laughs.
Me: I am serious.
Kiff: Wow. Plus ca change*
Me: I think that if you want one, we should get one.
Kiff: And put a fake blanket of snow along the bottom?
Me: Well I just want to make sure I am not suppressing your cultural background. Perhaps my Jewishness would better contrast with a bit of Christian iconography.
Kiff: It didn't really occur to me to want a tree. But you know what I really want? How about we have a fairly big-sized creche. With real straw. I can make a baby jesus. We could have your mother over for Christmas dinner. And drink scotch every night (my mother thinks drinking in the week is very goyische)**
Me: That's acorn squash. We need butternut.
As we are leaving, another couple enters:
Her: Should we get a tree this year?
Him: Do you want a tree?
*He didn't actually say that in french, but i thought it sounded good.
**mom, i am so not making fun of you.
