“We put of a million lights here (in Omaha, Neb.), so it takes a couple of months to put them up and a couple to get them down,” he said in a recent telephone interview. “You almost have to have a sense of humor about it, because it can be very frustrating,” he said. But in the end, it’s well worth his trouble. “Not many people can say they can sit back and enjoy their work.” “My parents use to go out every Christmas Eve and look at lights,” he continued. “I hope to pass on the tradition to other kids.” “Hero” is his practical way of doing that. While Finkle focuses on outdoor projects in his book, lighting trees is among them, so a lot of information on measuring to determine how many lights you need and on the types of lights and equipment available will translate to the indoors as well.
My son, Robert, and I will take some “Hero” training, and maybe this is the year that I will get the whole Norman Rockwell tree experience
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