We had to chop down a shrub in our backyard recently because its roots were making cracks in the foundation and causing the basement apartment to flood. I had hardly given it a second glance before, but once it was laying on the curb waiting for bulk garbage pick-up, I noticed that it had very pretty, twisting branches. With Thanksgiving approaching, the idea came to mind to repurpose some of the branches as a tree for collecting little notes about what we're thankful for.
Lili'u and I gathered the supplies and set to work on it. We spray painted two branches and an old flower pot gold and filled the pot with rocks from our garden. We cut out little card-stock tags and tied red and orange embroidery thread to each. We've hung a few and will continue to add to it as moments of thankfulness happen. The blank tags and a couple pens are sitting in a jar next to the tree and our hope is that neighbors and friends will contribute to it as they come by.
For those of you far away, send us an email telling us the things you're thankful for and we'll happily add them!
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