Friday, February 22, 2019

Wow, I was so ignorant of White House formalities, I had never heard that christmas trees are picked by a contest, and arrive up the White House driveway by what appears to be the same horse-drawn wagon, every year



damn, we have a good looking 1st lady! After a long line of old looking women (Barbara Bush, Nancy Reagan, Michelle Obama) we finally have a leading lady on par with the most beautiful in Europe. Yup, I know, that's where she's from too... well, so? I don't care where the VS angels come from either

The National Christmas Tree Association has presented the official White House tree since 1966.

Members of the association compete in state and regional competitions to become eligible to take a tree to the national contest.

Harmon's Horse Drawn Carriages took over for Oxen Hill Farm, who traditionally handled the White House Christmas tree procession. However, after 25 years the team that had delivered the tree the year before was not well behaved and the White House needed one that was used to the public and had been exposed to all the excitement and movement, and the Harmons had trained Oxen Hill drivers and horses for many years and were the go to when OHF couldn't support the event.

Jack Harmon, the founder of Harmon's Hayrides and Carriages 42 years ago, had always wanted to bring in the Christmas Tree for The White House Blue Room. Sadly he did not live to see his dream come true, but his daughters and son have now been the drivers of the wagon now.

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2008/dec/01/north-carolina-fir-sent-to-white-house/
http://www.harmonscarriages.com/whitehouse.htm
https://splenderosa.blogspot.com/2009/12/christmas-in-washington-dc.html

14 comments:

  1. Michelle Obama looking old?

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    1. to me, but then, looks are all subjective. A lot of people think she was good looking, others think she had the most impressive frown since the caretaker of Hogwarts

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  2. Oh dude, most beautiful? that's question of taste but here she is rather average, we have some good looking ladies that would make your head spin around. From Scandinavian blondes, through temperamental brunettes of mediterranean to fierce redheads from Ireland. The absolute natural beauties of Central and Eastern Europe to refine ladies from France. Mother nature bless us with some wonderful mix here, something for everyone in the highest possible quality.

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    1. Most beautiful ruling ladies. Queen Elizabeth looks like a dump truck hit her, and Prince Charles picked ol Horseface for example, to the to cheat on Lady Diana with... . I wasn't comparing her to most beautiful women in Europe, just the few women that our President and his wife, will meet with at ceremonial occasions as the country leaders have big meetings etc. Iceland has the only good looking woman leader. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-44454914 toward the bottom are the photos of 11 women that lead nations

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    2. For every Queen Elizabeth we have one Princess Madeleine. ;D

      I was thinking that Jackie have always the first place for the most beautiful First Lady in US history.

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    3. Oh and US First Lady is not a "ruling" person. She is a wife of ruling person, nothing more and nothing less. Just like every other partner of other rulers.

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    4. For every old lady there is a beauty? Ok, prove it. I linked to the 11 and only one was good looking. And don't be getting upset about this, and taking offense... you aren't looking at the words I used, you've seemed to have gotten defensive, and taken the implications of what you think I meant.
      I SAID leading lady, not RULING. See the difference?
      Now, that means either the women running countries, or, wives of the men running countries. Not congress, not house of parliament, not senate.
      Ruler, or rulers wife... and that is a very few, and Melania is quite beautiful. Don't be a hater, just let it go.

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    1. I give up, what's the shocker? The tree? The description of anyone in particular, the contest to choose the tree, or that the horses were not conducive to this sort of thing, and got replaced by the guy who trained them - with his own horses?

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  4. Sorry Jesse, guess I was off my oats this morning.
    You always have the best banners!
    Don't give up, we need guys like you!

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    1. well, I don't have a premeditated time of killing this blog, but, it's likely to happen one of these years due to life getting in the way, most likely when I get a new job, because I need more income, because rent just went up, on my apartment, and on the two garages I rent. Since I've been doing this blog, I have not had a serious job offer to get paid to what I do, for a magazine, website, etc. So, I'll be doing something I probably won't like, won't enjoy, and maybe not even during the regular 7 to 4 time slot. If I have to work 2nd shift, this blog is seriously going to suffer.
      I don't want that, but, what's a person to do? We have to respond to our situation, and in a way that solves problems.

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  5. Someone has to recognize your obvious talent and work ethic.
    Day after day, you have, and still do, make my day better.
    By learning,(sometimes good manners) from others.
    I only wish that I could back this up with ca$h,
    but I'm presently in dire straits.
    You have sir, my respect and admiration.

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  6. two years into their presidency B Hussians wife had been on dozens of covers,
    Trumps wife has been on none,

    dont think the media is liberal biased at all?

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    1. lol, I hadn't thought about it... but yeah, that's proof positive. Of course Obama was the first black and so that set off a lot of triggers that made it compulsory to give her magazine coverage, after all, they don't care what they cover, as long as it sells magazines. Mellania has been a model for over a decade, and there are innumerable photos of her in older magazines, so, I'd bet page counts would show that they are at least on numerical equality.

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