When do you put up your Christmas tree? (Yarmouth, Eastport: living in, move)

[BoundtofindME]

Originally Posted by fxtrader

We went to the tree farm today and got ours. We usually cut our own but with the bad weather we picked one out that the farm had already cut. We also got a couple of nice wreathes and a kissing ball. I have never heard of one of these before, maybe a new version of a missle toe.

According to Williams-Sonoma, the romantic tradition of the kissing ball was originated in 18th century England! Everything old is new again!

[island mermaid]

Originally Posted by sdstlouis

My Christmas tree is patiently waiting for DH to find out if there is a mouse in it or perhaps a dead mouse
Last year we lived in an older apartment with a partially finished attic for storage. I swore there were mice up there but of course DH assured me that there were not any mice up there. (I am pretty sure that he feared having to live through an episode of me sitting on a bar stool for 9 hours...again.) Anyway, this past summer we moved into a much nicer townhome type of apartment and we have a full nice, clean basement. The christmas tree has been in it's own little box just as I left it last time, patiently waiting for me to come get it. Well..I did. I brought it into the livingroom 2 days ago, finally opened the box last night and found a nest of some sort. I freaked out..DH insisted that since the box had been in the livingroom with the new kitten there was no mouse in there. He thought it would make me feel better to know that if there had been a mouse in there he was not in the box any longer...to me that meant if there was a mouse in there and he is no longer in the box he is...where????
This is not good....no...not good at all.

FUNNY story! I understand your fear. I'm thinking your all set, the mouse decided to stay at your old place.

Originally Posted by fxtrader

We went to the tree farm today and got ours. We usually cut our own but with the bad weather we picked one out that the farm had already cut. We also got a couple of nice wreathes and a kissing ball. I have never heard of one of these before, maybe a new version of a missle toe.

I think the Kissing balls are very tastefully done. Yes, they're a newer version of mistletoe but a little more elegant. I've always loved them.

[darstar]

Buying a Christmas Tree , might be , the only purchase of a product you will make this year , ..thats made in America................. However , the saw that cut it down , most likely came from China , or Korea , Japan , Taiwan , or some place other than here........sad.

[bgrasser]

My wife just finished ours; a 3' artificial that has been in the family for generations. Happy Holidays to all!

[Maineah]

Originally Posted by darstar

Buying a Christmas Tree , might be , the only purchase of a product you will make this year , ..thats made in America................. However , the saw that cut it down , most likely came from China , or Korea , Japan , Taiwan , or some place other than here........sad.

Not necessarily..... We cut our own using an American made bow saw!

[darstar]

Originally Posted by Maineah

Not necessarily..... We cut our own using an American made bow saw!

Hang onto it , might be a collectible.

[dramamama6685]

Went VERY minimalistic this year( was gone for a week to Florida/ ran outta time). 4 foot grapevine tree with tree skirt.. went up on Friday.

[Zymer]

Originally Posted by Maineah

Not necessarily..... We cut our own using an American made bow saw!

My "bow" saws are not bows at all, they are trapezoidal, wooden with metal blades at the bottom and iron rods with turnbuckles on top to tighten them up. They were made in America a long time ago.

Originally Posted by fxtrader

We went to the tree farm today and got ours. We usually cut our own but with the bad weather we picked one out that the farm had already cut. We also got a couple of nice wreathes and a kissing ball. I have never heard of one of these before, maybe a new version of a missle toe.

Some years ago when we were having some hard times, my wife got a job making "kissing balls" It was a very low-paying job. Now she calls them something else, but I can't say it here. She won't have one in the house.

Originally Posted by darstar

I never owned a lawn mower , and , I never will......there are " people" that take care of that. Now , big boulders , and water effects , thats a different story....

I have "water effects", with big boulders, I did not put them there. I don't have to do anything with it except look at it and listen to it. Some people call it a "creek". others call it a "stream", I don't know what the difference is. I think it may be like other geological features around here, there are some raised land areas over 1,000 feet high, they are called "hills". Others are less than 1,000 feet high, but they are called "mountains". My Spock-brain says this is not logical. I try not to think about it too much, to avoid blowing a fuse.



My wife is coming here next week, she wants to put up a tree, but then she will go away again and won't be looking at it. This also is not logical. I'm trying not to think about it too much, to avoid blowing a fuse. I'll probably let her do it. Perhaps some medicinal Bourbon will help to lower the resistance of my brain circuits and avoid blowing a fuse.

[Maineah]

Originally Posted by Zymer

My "bow" saws are not bows at all, they are trapezoidal, wooden with metal blades at the bottom and iron rods with turnbuckles on top to tighten them up. They were made in America a long time ago.



Some years ago when we were having some hard times, my wife got a job making "kissing balls" It was a very low-paying job. Now she calls them something else, but I can't say it here. She won't have one in the house.



I have "water effects", with big boulders, I did not put them there. I don't have to do anything with it except look at it and listen to it. Some people call it a "creek". others call it a "stream", I don't know what the difference is. I think it may be like other geological features around here, there are some raised land areas over 1,000 feet high, they are called "hills". Others are less than 1,000 feet high, but they are called "mountains". My Spock-brain says this is not logical. I try not to think about it too much, to avoid blowing a fuse.



My wife is coming here next week, she wants to put up a tree, but then she will go away again and won't be looking at it. This also is not logical. I'm trying not to think about it too much, to avoid blowing a fuse. I'll probably let her do it. Perhaps some medicinal Bourbon will help to lower the resistance of my brain circuits and avoid blowing a fuse.

Now this sounds quite logical to me! Live long and prosper!

[darstar]

Originally Posted by Zymer

My "bow" saws are not bows at all, they are trapezoidal, wooden with metal blades at the bottom and iron rods with turnbuckles on top to tighten them up. They were made in America a long time ago.



Some years ago when we were having some hard times, my wife got a job making "kissing balls" It was a very low-paying job. Now she calls them something else, but I can't say it here. She won't have one in the house.



I have "water effects", with big boulders, I did not put them there. I don't have to do anything with it except look at it and listen to it. Some people call it a "creek". others call it a "stream", I don't know what the difference is. I think it may be like other geological features around here, there are some raised land areas over 1,000 feet high, they are called "hills". Others are less than 1,000 feet high, but they are called "mountains". My Spock-brain says this is not logical. I try not to think about it too much, to avoid blowing a fuse.



My wife is coming here next week, she wants to put up a tree, but then she will go away again and won't be looking at it. This also is not logical. I'm trying not to think about it too much, to avoid blowing a fuse. I'll probably let her do it. Perhaps some medicinal Bourbon will help to lower the resistance of my brain circuits and avoid blowing a fuse.

same thing here in Superior. I am building at 1250 feet , the big lake is 3 miles down range @ 600 feet. My view is 50 miles. I call that a mountain , it sure feels like it anyway. My rocky knob is solid , so , no lawn , no waterfall, but soon , one will aper from a crevice .