Oink

HID insisted that we get a new tree as apparently she is going to invite people over in the holidays. My prediction is this won't go well.

Former Lancastrian

It will if they bring over good wine, booze and spirits and forget to take it home

Boxing Day 3 PL matches on TV though none involving Spurs.

New Years eve morning another 2 PL matches none involving Spurs

Plus the assortment of NBA, NFL and College Football games and Iced Hockey what more could you ask for?

Oh yeah peace and quiet from HID and her friends. Hope they bring lots of rug rats over and the odd pet.

Pica

Is it customary there for guests to take their festive contributions home?
How weird

Former Lancastrian

If they brought over crap booze then I would be at the door handing them back their half opened bottles saying take it home as we don't normally drink at home and it will go to waste

There again I wouldn't be taking a $100 bottle of Scotch/Rum/Cognac etc over and seeing nobody drink it and therefore don't mind leaving it.

Stinkypup

Having lopped 31 inches of the top and bottom, it finally fits under the beam- 11ft. I will take my tape measure next time.

scrubbedexpat091

Looks good.


This is ours. I think it's 6 feet, but it's fake made in China Wal-mart special....lol Don't think anyone in Canada makes fake trees.

Not my first choice, but apartment dwellers we are, live trees are banned.

Stinkypup

Tbh, having chopped it down, dragged it a three miles (well, so it seemed!), lifted with Minipup and two others onto the roof of the car, then off the car, dragged up the stairs, wrestled it into the stand and then took ages decorating it....you got the better tree JS- it looks nice

BEVS

No. The tree is not yet up. It is in a bucket in our carport.

Jerseygirl

J and Stinky...both Christmas trees are fabulous. Living in a condo...we have an artificial tree too.

BristolUK

Just done it.

As mentioned earlier we opted for a smaller one (from mother in law's collection of stuff) rather than our usual one and re-sited on the basis we'd see it more.

To be honest it looks a bit weedy and it's fibre optic rather than 'real' lights.

(like this one)



Perhaps it'll look better when it's not so bright outside.

Hurlabrick

Yep - put ours up today. Missed out on the trees I wanted at the local garden centre as we were 'a bit late' according to the owner!!!

Teaandtoday5

I haven't got a tree yet, and I'm starting to hope I can get away with it. If irritability and grumpiness are symptoms of one of those 'silent ' heart attacks I keep reading about then this week's snow may be to blame, but I think the shine started to wear off Christmas about four decades ago. I am approaching my half century and I am turning into the grinch. The top 5 things I still enjoy about Christmas are
1. Lights
2. Bread sauce
3. Drinking before lunch
4. Ummm....
5. Nope. That's it.

What's still good for you?

BristolUK

The lights on the local houses after dark
Christmas Dinner and all the trimmings
Boxing Day Dinner
Watching footie from England while it's blizzard like and freezing here.

Misses: Double issue Radio Times, Marx Brothers movies, BBC2 movies

scrubbedexpat091

I like the lights of Christmas, but that is about it. Maybe if their were family events or such, but it's just the 2 of us and a dog....

Once an adult, doesn't seem to be much to Christmas.

Siouxie

I rediscovered Christmas when my son was born and have quite enjoyed it since.

Lights
Bread Sauce
Turkey, stuffing and cranberry sauce sarnie's on boxing day
Bloody Mary's
Opening silly stocking presents in my pajamas, said bloody mary in hand
Christmas Fireplace Log Fire (we have it on the big screen as we can't have a real fire)
Christmas songs playing (a specific CD set I have)
Pulling crackers and wearing silly hats, then telling the awful jokes
Spending it with my son.