Ed Thelen wrote:
But my sister was delighted, and has it to this day -
but it now goes on the tree only when I visit.
Time has been unkind. The gleaming wires have turned ugly
black, the plastic yellowed, the lamp cord dried and cracked,
and I forget if it still works ... .
I disagree about how time has treated it and you: Your sister still
has it and you still remember it; time has been good. :-)
-- Randy