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Re: Who has a Christmas Tree Up?
Reply #25 - Dec 8^th, 2010 at 8:55am

sandie99 wrote on Dec 7^th, 2010 at 11:29am:

Lovely tree! I'm looking forward to seeing your trees, because neither my mother nor Esa wants to have a christmas tree this year. Sad

I love those trees... I love picking one up (I'm good at it, learned from the master, my dad), I love decorating one, I love the scent of the real tree... I love the feeling the tree brings to a house. So yes, I'm sad that mom decided to ditch the tradition and that Esa is not into them.

Aguess I'm doomed to admiring the pictures, because I can't lift/drag a tree back in here on my own! Grin

(And yes,I have been planning to do just that...)

Sanna

Sanna, yes you can lift a Christmas tree on your own! If I can do it, you can do it.

Besides, you don't need a gigantic one. Even if it's only 4 feet tall, you will still make it beautiful!

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Re: Who has a Christmas Tree Up?
Reply #27 - Dec 8^th, 2010 at 11:59am

Mel,
Believe me, I'm a "can do" - type! Wink

I did drag huge trees this summer after the storm, but the christmas trees they sell close to me are bit different story. They are huge in comparison to those "light" birches and we have lots of snow this year, record-breaking amounts. I can check out if they do have tiny ones in stock, but I doubt it.

Back in here, the christmas tree sales stands arrive later. If I recall correctly, the first ones should arrive some time next week, so I need to wait for a while before I can check the trees out.

Linda,
I have been wondering if I could "hide" one tree into our balcony and just wait how long it will take before Esa will notice it! Grin

Mom should still have a tiny plastic christmas tree they got me when I was about 5. Aguess I could get that from Mom's and place it somewhere. At least it looks like a christmas tree...

Sanna

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Melissa CH.com Moderator CH.com Alumnus Offline Don't give up! Posts: 7238 Central WI, USA Gender:	Re: Who has a Christmas Tree Up? Reply #28 - Dec 8^th, 2010 at 3:13pm Oh, I see. Hey Sanna, can you go out in the woods and hack off the top of a tree?
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Charlie CH.com Alumnus Offline Happy to be here Posts: 18971 Jamestown, NY Gender:	Re: Who has a Christmas Tree Up? Reply #29 - Dec 8^th, 2010 at 5:21pm Gotta dig it out. I've had the same tree (green) for 41 years. Green Old Charlie
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Re: Who has a Christmas Tree Up?
Reply #32 - Dec 8^th, 2010 at 6:22pm

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Charlie...-plus you've got to start baking. Being Swedish and all.

Oh yeah....nothing like Swede bake goods. It smells wonderful in Jamestown.....ten thousand of Swedes here..... My other relatives don't want my Swedish butter cookies so I don't make them anymore. Fortunatley, all of this stuff can be bought in local bakeries. Cardamom coffee braid is my favorite. I, of course, have the pancake mix in my cupboard.

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I doesn't look like much, but the granddaughters put on the decorations, they are 3 and 5. It looks magnifique to me. They had all this stuff to put on it and that's what they come up with. Undecided

It's also their tree not mine, just ask'em. Wink

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Re: Who has a Christmas Tree Up?
Reply #38 - Dec 10^th, 2010 at 1:41pm

Loving everyone's tree's! We bought our tree yesterday and it's waiting on the porch at the moment. Hopefully we'll get the tree up and decorated tonight. Toni had her xmas show last night so I'm starting to feel the Christmas spirit creepin in:-)
(there's nothing like seeing kids all dolled up singing and dancing to christmas songs)

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Melissa CH.com Moderator CH.com Alumnus Offline Don't give up! Posts: 7238 Central WI, USA Gender:	Re: Who has a Christmas Tree Up? Reply #39 - Dec 11^th, 2010 at 8:41pm Took advantage of the snow storm to finally have the time to get one in the house and decorate it. Multimedia File Viewing and Clickable Links are available for Registered Members only!! You need to or
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Re: Who has a Christmas Tree Up?
Reply #41 - Dec 12^th, 2010 at 7:50am

Melissa wrote on Dec 8^th, 2010 at 3:13pm:

Oh, I see. Hey Sanna, can you go out in the woods and hack off the top of a tree?

Thanks for the suggestion, Mel. I had a blast imagining me doing just that. Wink

My family does have a bit of land with the summer cottage, that would be the only place I could go and hack off the top of a christmas tree - legally. Too bad our land (well, that is just a bit around the cottage) does not have any big christmas trees, just so tiny ones, that the snow itself could have destroyed them and pine trees and birches.

Aguess it's time to enjoy what is: your pictures, the memories and soften E up for the next year... Wink

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Melissa CH.com Moderator CH.com Alumnus Offline Don't give up! Posts: 7238 Central WI, USA Gender:	Re: Who has a Christmas Tree Up? Reply #46 - Dec 19^th, 2010 at 6:32pm Jackie, that is like a store window I want to cozy up in.
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Melissa CH.com Moderator CH.com Alumnus Offline Don't give up! Posts: 7238 Central WI, USA Gender:	Re: Who has a Christmas Tree Up? Reply #47 - Dec 20^th, 2010 at 6:48am Marc, a couple observations. First off, you need some snow dude! LOL Second, I love the palms. It's a nice bit of home to have with you!
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Re: Who has a Christmas Tree Up?
Reply #48 - Dec 20^th, 2010 at 10:42am

A bad photo of our tree. (We never put one up until about a week before.)

As you can see, it's roughly the size of a sasquatch this year. Ellen thought we should have a large one. It's almost impossible to argue with Ellen, because she sounds so reasonable.

A mere week now to step carefully around this giant decorated creature, and to endure the accusatory stares of the santas on the mantle. Wink

Merry Christmas, all.

Best wishes,

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