Christmas - tree or no tree?

no Christmas tree for me , i can never make them look nice i've had some lovely decorations but i can never get that special look that some
trees have ,and of course i dont get visitors .
 

Ralphy1 said:
So the tree is gone for most, but how about stockings hung with care?
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We have two small Grandchildren yet; one is 8 and one is 9. They make sure Grandma hangs the stockings, especially theirs. I put candy coal in my little Grandson's last year and sat back and watched what he would do. He took it out of the stocking and looked at it first and then looked at me and said, "Very funny, Grandpa." It provided a good laugh.
 

....found this in the archives oldman, from 2007.:)



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: SANTA CLAUS ENDS COAL TRADITION
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DATE: Christmas Minus 5 Days, 2007

no-more-coal3NORTH POLE – Kris Kringle announced today that he has dropped the centuries-old tradition of stuffing coal into the stockings of naughty boys and girls. The decision comes at a time when record warm temperatures and thinning sea ice are threatening the very existence of Kringle’s North Pole toy-making and distribution center.

“In light of the prominent role of coal burning in global warming, Santa has decided that he can no longer in any way endorse the extraction of coal,” explained Ilbereth, Kringle’s spokes-elf. Poor behavior will not go unpunished, however. “Silicate rocks and organic mulch will be replacing coal in stockings, with the occasional mercury-free rotting sardine and DVD of An Inconvenient Truth for those extraordinarily naughty individuals.”


The final straw which impelled Santa to change the coal tradition this year, in particular, was the receipt by Kringle of several letters from prominent coal and energy lobbyists and top-ranking U.S. government officials. The letters were thanking Santa for depositing coal in their stockings last Christmas.
 
No tree anymore. I gave all my ornaments away years ago, to my daughter's family for their big tree. ..
and besides, if I had a tree, it would look lonely without a bunch of presents under it .. and I'm not going there..:D

Bur yes Ralphy .... I love eggnog, and have more than my fair share every year!
 
hollydolly said:
Recent laurie?...well relatively only.. Prince Albert brought the first one over from German in 1841...over a 160 years ago!! and the first ones in Britain were sold by Woolworth in 1880
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Exactly.

We managed Christmas without them for 1,841 years, then some upstart German, who just happened to own vast forests of pine, comes along and says we need a fir tree!
 
Is it cold up there in Scotland Laurie? There seems to be a bit of ice in your soul ! It's Christmas we're talking about here, the tree, the lights etc! Just go with it and you'll enjoy it, particularly with a wee dram in your hand, a roaring log fire and a tartan rug on your knee. :)
 
oakapple said:
Is it cold up there in Scotland Laurie? There seems to be a bit of ice in your soul ! It's Christmas we're talking about here, the tree, the lights etc! Just go with it and you'll enjoy it, particularly with a wee dram in your hand, a roaring log fire and a tartan rug on your knee. :)
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Bah Humbug!

Seriously though, I developed a phobia about Christmas when in my teens, and had bad problems with it.

I've improved with age talking and joking about it helps me face the dragon, I don't get the mortal dread or the cold night sweats any more, or fight suicide (ironically, my belief in the cause of it all helps me deal with that) any more (well, not too much) but still get the sick feeling in the pit of the stomach which starts with the first references (around September these days!) which gradually builds to a feeling of severe apprehension. which disappears when the New Year starts.
 
It's not Christmas for me without a tree. Go all out at Christmas with decorating. Put all my regular knick knacks and wall pictures away to be replaced with wreaths and all the other Christmassy stuff.

I even decorated my little outside ornamental tree that has dropped all it's leaves. Tied a few sprigs of fake spruce on it, one red bulb, one pine cone and call it "My Charlie Brown Christmas Tree" The neighbors think I have totally lost it.
 
I wonder if Laurie would share what caused such a strange phobia and, Lee, you might think of a little counseling for your Christmas mania should it get any wilder... :D
 
hey Ralphy, I am now making a pair of Christmas Gnomes to grace the wine rack, real VELVET outfits, beards of real MOHAIR, I am spending more of those two little guys than I would spend on an outfit for myself.

Call me crazy ;) Remember that old song "I Just Go Nuts At Christmas" that me :D
 
You are definitely out of control! Perhaps an intervention by this forum is in order...:love_heart:
 
poetry360 said:
Who is putting up a tree this year?
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My sis and I are:) She has one that is a fake one about 4 or 5 feet I think. We love the lights and warmth of christmas decorations, and especially lights. Can't afford outside stuff, let alone put it up, so we will do our decorating indoors;)
 
yep, they were, and no, nice smell, love the smell of a real christmas tree, although I haven't had one for some time:(
 
Will you believe my dang frog finally croaked, I've had it I guess maybe 11 or so years and now the thing gives out when I was thinking of this thread and came across it while I was digging out something yesterday. Gave the hand a sqeeze and no sound. I was actually bummed. I may take it to the toy doctor to see if I can get it's ticker going again. :laugh: Maybe show up at my cardio doc appointment had it over to the doc. I can see the staff calling the psych ward then and there. Well I always said I wanted a reprieve during the holidays. :D

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Ralphy1 said:
I wonder if Laurie would share what caused such a strange phobia and, Lee, you might think of a little counseling for your Christmas mania should it get any wilder... :D
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No idea what caused it, it just developed during my teens, though it was not helped by my divorced parents railing at me over which one of them I chose to spend it with.

I get all the counselling I need from the Founder of the whole festival, but thank you for the interest.
 
jujube - I like your alternative trees -

- traditional trees are beautiful though and remind me of big family dinners of my childhood, everyone is now departed or moved away - so its minimalism here

- thanks for reminding us of xmas coming up, I almost forgot.
 
AprilT said:
Will you believe my dang frog finally croaked, I've had it I guess maybe 11 or so years and now the thing gives out when I was thinking of this thread and came across it while I was digging out something yesterday. Gave the hand a sqeeze and no sound. I was actually bummed. I may take it to the toy doctor to see if I can get it's ticker going again. :laugh: Maybe show up at my cardio doc appointment had it over to the doc. I can see the staff calling the psych ward then and there. Well I always said I wanted a reprieve during the holidays. :D

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I want a pic if you give it mouth to mouth, LMAO!! Oh now I feel so guilty, made fun of your dead frog:sosad:

Hey my, uh, Teddy croaked too, that was given to me in 2005 when I had a surgery. Loved the tune it play when you squeezed it's hand:
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