tedd wrote:As long as they are plantation trees and not from the wild I think the live trees present the best
Nefer wrote:After reading this discussion I have a confession to make...
I've never ... ever... celebrated christmas
All this talk of trees is making me reconsider, and join the bandwagon of December jollies
Nefer wrote:A cultural thing I suppose
I don't remember Christmas being celebrated as a child because 1) I'm not Christian & my parents weren't (& still aren't) the kind to indulge "Western cultural ideologies" & 2) I don't think anyone in my circle of friends ever did!
However, I do remember when I was very young, we would go to Meikels in Bulawayo to see their Christmas display, and we'd go to Centennial Park because they'd have all these beautiful fantasy displays (gnomes, fairies and the like) around X-mas time. After that we lived in smaller villages where there really wasn't much going on at any time of the year! And then in my teens my friends did celebrate X-mas - by going to midnight mass. Living in a desert doesn't offer much scope for fragrant trees and snow to usher in chritmasy feelings
So I never got into the tree, gift giving, carol singing happiness till we moved to Canada. And even now, I spend time at my friend's place when I do & her house is an explosion of Joy & Good Cheer
This year I'm determined to join in and transform the place with tinsel, a fake tree and pine scented candles!
annagram wrote:I'll come over and help you - i love decorating for Christmas.
Nefer wrote:annagram wrote:I'll come over and help you - i love decorating for Christmas.
Anytime! I'm so lazy I haven't got a tree yet - think I'll wait for the after x-mas sales and get a fakie on sale
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