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Too cluttered to have room for a Christmas tree, and no youngsters to be disappointed. Hang all our cards, though.

~~~~~~~~ Hi Wenders
~~~~~~~~ Hi Everyone

We have only had an artificial tree once and that was when the dog was a puppy and I was worried about needles getting in his paws.
I love the real ones but I get so bad tempered decorating them ,especially when it comes to putting the B****y lights on lol.Then there is the problem of the tree being screwed tight enough so it stays up straight.It should be fun, but I always feel knackered at the end of it all LOL

Didn't have a real one last year, but before that usually had the artificial one and a small potted tree with roots which I planted in the garden, left 3 behind when I moved one was about 12 ft high...apparently all my trees have been chopped down , even the flowering cherry that I planted for my son's christening and the roses and apple trees given at the same time :(

Careful here Posters. This thread might offend some non-Christians.

Dermot !!! lol

Oh that question so brings back memories of "the great Christmas tree hunt".

Many, many years ago when I was a new mother and for many years after ,this family had a tradition of going out to the bush finding the perfect tree and bringing it home.

About a week before Christmas off we'd set in the family car. Mum, Dad, and two kids, and Dad's little axe. Out into the Australian bush. Well as far out as you could drive without a cut lunch and a thermos.

Oh look, there's a possibility. Out of the car, then the inspection. Too tall, too wide, not symmetrical, not quite right. Back in the car, drive, drive, drive. That one, over there. Oh too bad, missed it. There's one, looks good. Out of the car. Damn barbed wire fence. Back in the car. Drive, drive. Mum I'm thirsty. Will we be there soon.

That one looks OK. Where, over there. I'm not walking half a mile to chop down that tree and drag it back to the car. Well why didn't you just buy one from the shop. Because you wanted a proper one. Alright the next proper pine tree we come to that is the right size, that's it.

Drive, drive, drive. There, look, it's perfect. Yes that will just about fit. Chop, chop, chop. OK put it into the boot. It won't fit. Yes it will, I'll make it fit. Leave that bit hanging out.

Drive, drive drive. Home. Drag tree out of car boot into house. Put tree in bucket with water and sand. Decorate tree. Ahhhhhhh. Five days later the lounge room carpet is covered with pine needles. Drag tree outside.

Do you know it took ten years of this annual expedition for me to buy an artificial tree. But just before that decision was made I bought a pine tree planted in a container. A living Christmas tree. We used that for about two years, until it became too large to drag inside the house. About twelve months ago the tree, which we replanted into the garden had reached a height of about 20 feet. The tree man had to remove it because it was digging up the foundations.

I still have my artificial tree.

we always buy a real one

My OH won't let me have a real tree :-( but we know a farmer who sells Christmas trees outside the farm gate.

They look lovely and he does a good trade.

He doesn't GROW Christmas trees but he sells them LOL

He's a wily old man

Used to have real ones but have a lovely artificial one now which is easier to decorate.

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