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Christmas Decorations
Sunday, December 21st, 2008 02:11 pmOur Christmas Tree has been up for a week now (a week today :D) so I thought it was about time I wrote an entry about it.
All the pictures of our Christmas Tree and decorations.
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benc and I went and got our Christmas Tree from Wyvale Garden Centre. We got last year's tree from there too, and knew they had little tiny ones that fitted in (the limited space in) our flat. It's almost unbearably sweet, only two feet or so tall, and potted so it can be planted out after Christmas. Last year's ended up with foo and rahslowe being planted out in their garden. I believe no1typo has designs on this one and her garden. It's nice to know that they go on living after Christmas :)
( The tree was sodden when we brought it back... )
Once it was dry enough, on the Sunday, we decided to start decorating it. ( We started by getting out the decorations )
Next we ( tested our lights. )
These lights had been on our tree (also here with lights on)in the first Christmases we were at the flat (and first married), but as we accumulated more stuff, we could fit smaller and smaller trees in, so they don't fit round our trees now because they're so tiny. ( Instead we put them up round our window. )
Then we ( made sure the angel for the top of the tree was in good condition )
( and put the tree in its new home )
( Next we put the lights on the tree. )
Finally we ( put the decorations on the tree )
( A slightly shaky picture of the tree with the main lights off, and the room only lit by the window and tree lights. )
We're pretty much ready for Christmas now. Decorations up, Presents brought, cards posted (all before the posting deadline, with the exception of one for Canada - ah well, at least I tried ;)), Advent candle mostly burned, food brought. Feeling pretty pleased with myself now ;)
Have some gratuitous pictures of our Gerbils to finish :)
( A cool picture of Stan and (part of)Nibbler with the flash off, showing the movement of them, which I thought was quite cool. )
( Stan: )
( Nibbler: )
P.S. Happy shortest day of the year/Winter Solstice :)
All the pictures of our Christmas Tree and decorations.
Last Saturday
benc and I went and got our Christmas Tree from Wyvale Garden Centre. We got last year's tree from there too, and knew they had little tiny ones that fitted in (the limited space in) our flat. It's almost unbearably sweet, only two feet or so tall, and potted so it can be planted out after Christmas. Last year's ended up with foo and rahslowe being planted out in their garden. I believe no1typo has designs on this one and her garden. It's nice to know that they go on living after Christmas :)( The tree was sodden when we brought it back... )
Once it was dry enough, on the Sunday, we decided to start decorating it. ( We started by getting out the decorations )
Next we ( tested our lights. )
These lights had been on our tree (also here with lights on)in the first Christmases we were at the flat (and first married), but as we accumulated more stuff, we could fit smaller and smaller trees in, so they don't fit round our trees now because they're so tiny. ( Instead we put them up round our window. )
Then we ( made sure the angel for the top of the tree was in good condition )
( and put the tree in its new home )
( Next we put the lights on the tree. )
Finally we ( put the decorations on the tree )
( A slightly shaky picture of the tree with the main lights off, and the room only lit by the window and tree lights. )
We're pretty much ready for Christmas now. Decorations up, Presents brought, cards posted (all before the posting deadline, with the exception of one for Canada - ah well, at least I tried ;)), Advent candle mostly burned, food brought. Feeling pretty pleased with myself now ;)
Have some gratuitous pictures of our Gerbils to finish :)
( A cool picture of Stan and (part of)Nibbler with the flash off, showing the movement of them, which I thought was quite cool. )
( Stan: )
( Nibbler: )
P.S. Happy shortest day of the year/Winter Solstice :)
