Christmas Trees

[Catherine]

Beautiful pictures!

Thank you.

Cate

[daytime dave]

RanchRoper

I recently received my 50th anniversary Star Trek Ornament. A real beauty.

[RanchRoper]

RanchRoper

I recently received my 50th anniversary Star Trek Ornament. A real beauty.

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That's awesome!

[Bish1309]

Pretty cool, DD.

[RanchRoper]

DD...we don't have a tree Enterprise but we do have a cool little table top one. It lights up too.

[BigAl52]

My wife decorated our tree after I hauled it up from the basement like she does every year. She does an excellent job. Im blessed to have her in my life and she has taken care of our elderly for 25 plus years. She owns a board and carehome for the elderly. Shes angel from the man above. Al

[daytime dave]

Al, beautiful tree and wonderful wife.

[DWD445]

RanchRoper

I recently received my 50th anniversary Star Trek Ornament. A real beauty.

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I got to send a pic to my Bro in law !! He's a trecey

[RanchRoper]

Everybody's trees look great.

[Jdl447]

Remy

[Deadwood Dutch]

That's a nice dog. Purebred beagle?

[Jdl447]

That's a nice dog. Purebred beagle?

Thanks. Not sure I'd say mostly beagle. Rescued her in August, has been a good girl in the house so far.

[Catherine]

I posted this on the BF forum so excuse my paste/post here.

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Sweet smelling, fresh cut evergreen branches - various types depending on my mood and/or cut flowers in two nice vases or in clear glass canning jars are what I have been doing for many, many years including before my late husband's cancer discovery and death years ago.

Back east, where we built our first house that we lived in until my move out west after he died, my late husband and I did have some Christmas trees that we planted, several fresh cut trees, a teeny/tiny tree when we first got married (Nam era - USN time.) in our tiny beach cottage and for LESS than 5 years total out of OVER 30 years - we had a medium artificial tree with tiny clear lights on it. That was pretty too but we gave it to someone who did not have one, wanted one and could not afford one.

I gave my FEW, pretty, simple store bought and handmade ornaments, natural white pine and spruce cones, an advent candle set, a Nativity set, two wreaths and NO name stockings to my older sister and a couple of close friends. They could choose what they wanted and they were/are really BIG into decorations all over their house so they added my few simple things to their STUFF. Grin.

I was never into tons of decorations all over the house (My parents were not either.) and I was more into Advent Candles on the table and the Nativity Set aka Creche although I did like and enjoy a simple tree.

As a remarried widow... I do the same thing with my husband. He doesn't care if he has a tree or not but he enjoys looking at them at other places in person, in the wilderness and in pictures.

I never had children but a fresh cut Christmas tree is what I grew up with my parents. My older brother, my older sister and I used to pick it out and bring it home.

The religious part of Christmas was/is a big deal to my tiny family, what is left of us, and me (Shy of 2 years for me personally - no offense for my honesty here.) so the Advent Season and candle lighting was super important and looking at the Creche too.

(My Jewish friends observe Hanukkah and we always wish each other the best too.)

I only have one evergreen bush on the front porch here this year. I keep it there year round in a pot.

I may get a few fresh flowers with some greenery for the New Year for the inside of the house.

Cate
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