Very nice guys. It's not a picture of am Xmas but here is one of my cat guarding one of our Xmas decorations.
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Show Off Your Christmas Trees
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Great pix Peck! The young man looks pretty content.
Ah Christmas, the time of the season where my wife goes, well, nuts. We've spend the last two weekends putting lights out (I have to restrain here here...) which includes out back patio and shed. She starts playing Christmas music on the first of November. The other day, at Boswells, the Charlie Brown theme was playing and I exclaimed I was sick of that song. The guys all asked why, as it was a great tune. I said it was, but hearing it in October it gets old fast...
The Christmas tree, well, that's an adventure in patience. We typically spend 4-5 hours searching for the right fresh tree to cut down. We've already spend two hours at a local farm but no likely suspects. So, next weekend, off to another one, about 90 minutes from the house. Hopefully that giant place in PA yields a winner. We've bought trees, brought it home and then promptly threw it back out side for the fire pit, so I can never rule out finding the right tree on the first go-around.
Then begins two days of putting down the train platform, village and decorating the tree. She usually picks a tree about 40% too large for our family room, I'm sure this year will be no different.
We have a 1 year old cat who loves to climb, so this should be real interesting.
In her defense, her childhood Christmas' were full of problems due to two alcoholic parents.
I'll snap some pix and post as this develops. The upside is for the tree shopping, I can smoke my pipe at will.
Ah Christmas, the time of the season where my wife goes, well, nuts. We've spend the last two weekends putting lights out (I have to restrain here here...) which includes out back patio and shed. She starts playing Christmas music on the first of November. The other day, at Boswells, the Charlie Brown theme was playing and I exclaimed I was sick of that song. The guys all asked why, as it was a great tune. I said it was, but hearing it in October it gets old fast...
The Christmas tree, well, that's an adventure in patience. We typically spend 4-5 hours searching for the right fresh tree to cut down. We've already spend two hours at a local farm but no likely suspects. So, next weekend, off to another one, about 90 minutes from the house. Hopefully that giant place in PA yields a winner. We've bought trees, brought it home and then promptly threw it back out side for the fire pit, so I can never rule out finding the right tree on the first go-around.
Then begins two days of putting down the train platform, village and decorating the tree. She usually picks a tree about 40% too large for our family room, I'm sure this year will be no different.
We have a 1 year old cat who loves to climb, so this should be real interesting.
In her defense, her childhood Christmas' were full of problems due to two alcoholic parents.
I'll snap some pix and post as this develops. The upside is for the tree shopping, I can smoke my pipe at will.
Man, I don't think I would step a foot in the door with that vicious looking cat guarding everything. Looks regal though.
Cutting down a perfectly good tree for my vanity, then discarding it a month later, is against my beliefs. Oh, wait a minute, I don't have any beliefs :nana:
I can't believe you guys already have your trees up!
I am always amazed that people start saying Merry Christmas earlier and earlier each year...
Tonight I was at a function, and someone wished me a Merry Christmas... not even December yet!
Good for you though, those who got an early start...
Shutterbug
I am always amazed that people start saying Merry Christmas earlier and earlier each year...
Tonight I was at a function, and someone wished me a Merry Christmas... not even December yet!
Good for you though, those who got an early start...
Shutterbug
My daughters birthday is at the end of November so we wait for those festivities to be over before we start on the Christmas decorations. So its off to get the tree and decorations this afternoon.
Mine should be up some time this week, and I'll post pics.
Peck, those picture are so good, they almost don't look real! You have a beautiful home by the way, and a great lookin kid. Oh, when are we gonna get to see a pic of your WHOLE pipe collection?
Kevin, it must have taken all day to decorate that tree, very nice!
Kcghost, that cat looks evil as hell! Lol!
Nice trees guys!
Peck, those picture are so good, they almost don't look real! You have a beautiful home by the way, and a great lookin kid. Oh, when are we gonna get to see a pic of your WHOLE pipe collection?
Kevin, it must have taken all day to decorate that tree, very nice!
Kcghost, that cat looks evil as hell! Lol!
Nice trees guys!
All nice trees.
Kevin, I especially like yours.
Not sure when we'll be putting up a tree and decorations. My fiance usually doesn't decorate until a week or two before Christmas.
Kevin, I especially like yours.
Not sure when we'll be putting up a tree and decorations. My fiance usually doesn't decorate until a week or two before Christmas.
Credit the wife for that. She is a photographer and even her casual pictures, like these where she doesn't use studio lighting and just snaps, look way better than anything I could possibly muster. She says, though, that it is 95% the camera.
Pat, love the tree and the train.
Great stuff.
Pat, my wife picked up my kids a lego advent calendar. Each day you pop a door open and you get a bunch of lego pieces that build a character. Each day you also get some extra pieces. When all the days are done, the extra pieces you got each day build something. I have to say, I thought it was pretty cool.
Pat, my wife picked up my kids a lego advent calendar. Each day you pop a door open and you get a bunch of lego pieces that build a character. Each day you also get some extra pieces. When all the days are done, the extra pieces you got each day build something. I have to say, I thought it was pretty cool.
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