LaGuardia is already lit up, Iāll snap some pics later. BTW I greeted Santa Clause who came in my line of passengers. All naturally white, full beard, and mustache! He didnāt even flinch, when I said, āHello Santa Clause!ā He greeted, and smiled back, then focused on carrying on his journey.
Wowā¦have you seen the prices of a tree that size now? $700 to $900 even a $1,000 by me. The small one that used to cost 15 dollars; is now $39.99, and the Christmas lights I bought for $7.99 cost now $19.99. I donāt know if Iāll put up a tree this yearā¦
I honestly donāt like the trees being over decorated when you barely see any green branches.
As for a compromised xmas tree, I did in past few times arranged just fir branches in either a vase or a pot and so it looks like a little tree and you can hang some decorations and it looks just as fine if not cuter. In past I just cut some hemlock branches from my yard but you can find some branches in the woods. Here they cut yearly some trees or branches to give light in the forest, so itās easy to find some.
Yesterday I picked up some cut branches from evergreens and pine conesā¦ the rangers make piles with wood and branches a sort of boroughs for animals and what else, lol, there was a big pile of cut wood and barks so I grabbed a few to make an advent log with pine branch and candles, Iām drying orange slices and have some cinnamon sticks tooā¦ Iāll make for my sons as well something small. Itās such a different air in the forest, I saw all kinds of mushroom popping out (not edible). - Iām curious how it will turn out, but first I need to haul a sideboard made with beech wood I picked up at thrift store yesterday waiting in my car
I have snow outside and a fire burning in one of my tieled stoves but still I dont have the Christmas spirit ItĀ“s Advent so I might get it later on! I havnĀ“t put up any ornaments yet but might look in the cupbords tomorrow. Realized the other day that there are those who like snow and winter but iĀ“m not one of them. That said itĀ“s a perfect time to cuddle on the sofa and watch movies and series here on Viki.
That picture was from a website, if you click on the picture youāll see the link. I finished mine an hour ago. I had some different ideas, but it turned out like this and I broke some ornamentsā¦ I have too manyā¦