tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2860476504120652781.post5982228998484078420..comments2023-07-07T04:44:46.940-05:00Comments on Painted Maypole: Visions of tree chopping dance in my headpainted maypolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06446625015003854710noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2860476504120652781.post-2858071435793006122008-12-08T19:43:00.000-06:002008-12-08T19:43:00.000-06:00Beautiful tree. And that elf of yours is growing ...Beautiful tree. And that elf of yours is growing much to fast. ENOUGH ELF!<BR/><BR/>Hope the trimming was fun!Woman in a Windowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14747858840088922077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2860476504120652781.post-23990288762052592352008-12-06T22:14:00.000-06:002008-12-06T22:14:00.000-06:00Ah, yes, finding the perfect tree makes Christmas!...Ah, yes, finding the perfect tree makes Christmas!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2860476504120652781.post-50610857347702471152008-12-06T15:13:00.000-06:002008-12-06T15:13:00.000-06:00Yay! We get our tree today . . . I can hardly wai...Yay! We get our tree today . . . I can hardly wait!carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04038972194323564240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2860476504120652781.post-12449223368524419412008-12-06T13:09:00.000-06:002008-12-06T13:09:00.000-06:00Great gratuitous elf shot! We don't really do the...Great gratuitous elf shot! We don't really do the tree thing - just throw ornaments up where we can. We're so darned lazy!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02362687820368214420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2860476504120652781.post-68236470667698191052008-12-06T10:29:00.000-06:002008-12-06T10:29:00.000-06:00We have the annual fluffing of the tree as it come...We have the annual fluffing of the tree as it comes out of the box. Very romantic, especially when it's 80 degress outside.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14599462281364463565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2860476504120652781.post-15788556351785177852008-12-06T08:42:00.000-06:002008-12-06T08:42:00.000-06:00I have been to the farms. Do you know how hard it...I have been to the farms. Do you know how hard it is to actually saw through a tree trunk? It is ridiculously hard. This is particularly true when you have dry skin, a runny nose, and ill fitting gloves.<BR/>Your way is best. Just look at those smiles!Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11236233879828469590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2860476504120652781.post-26907501873872586062008-12-05T13:11:00.000-06:002008-12-05T13:11:00.000-06:00What a beautiful lil elf she is!What a beautiful lil elf she is!Amy Yhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06303953793008491241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2860476504120652781.post-23127523869421254422008-12-05T12:06:00.000-06:002008-12-05T12:06:00.000-06:00I too love fondling all the ornaments as they come...I too love fondling all the ornaments as they come out of the boxes.Magpiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15460136246441367993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2860476504120652781.post-6913031824988181852008-12-05T10:14:00.000-06:002008-12-05T10:14:00.000-06:00We also went tree hunting at the HD - but our tree...We also went tree hunting at the HD - but our tree is pre-lit and fake! It replaced our old fake tree because we decided it was too much of a pain to string lights! Ah Christmas in a fast paced culture...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2860476504120652781.post-33591089414318241552008-12-05T10:08:00.000-06:002008-12-05T10:08:00.000-06:00We go out to my uncle's farm and cut down a tree a...We go out to my uncle's farm and cut down a tree and by "we" I mean "my husband". I stay inside and gossip with my aunt. Hauling a big tree through the snow is NOT as romantic as it sounds, really.<BR/>Very cute elf you've got there!Beckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13953517447164263617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2860476504120652781.post-19726539435913003882008-12-05T09:39:00.000-06:002008-12-05T09:39:00.000-06:00I think I'll be strolling the HD for a tree this y...I think I'll be strolling the HD for a tree this year, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2860476504120652781.post-39211684089248428362008-12-05T07:05:00.000-06:002008-12-05T07:05:00.000-06:00We actually have a couple of fake trees, but this ...We actually have a couple of fake trees, but this year I have a hankering for a cut tree. A very specific white pine, fatter than it is tall, with wispy long needles. I think I have even found the tree farm we'll get it from. Fingers crossed, we'll be going out this weekend.<BR/><BR/>I recall one year when I was a child, my father was traveling on business so my mother bought a pre-cut tree. It was one of the hardiest we'd ever had. Hope yours will be too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2860476504120652781.post-50948730182838090982008-12-05T06:09:00.000-06:002008-12-05T06:09:00.000-06:00This was such a fun creative post-- "the depot of ...This was such a fun creative post-- "the depot of the home". Your creativity is showing again dear. :-)<BR/><BR/>(that's one gorgeous tree)imbeingheldhostagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00771374087307254969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2860476504120652781.post-29965383079119203972008-12-05T00:18:00.000-06:002008-12-05T00:18:00.000-06:00Please come visit us in the wild west some day. We...Please come visit us in the wild west some day. We dutifully buy a permit from the Forest Service every year ($5), and then venture into the WOODS to cut down our Christmas tree. (Usually with a couple other families complete with kids and many dogs in tow.)<BR/><BR/>Which are always lopsided and weird. But the adventure makes it perfect.<BR/><BR/>Merry Christmas!Jen Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09176764752895151973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2860476504120652781.post-23865902784943812022008-12-04T23:34:00.000-06:002008-12-04T23:34:00.000-06:00We used to go to a tree farm but the last few year...We used to go to a tree farm but the last few years we picked a tree up at a hardware store. A lot less "romantic" but the trees looked just as good. Ah well. ;)Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14339665205284492242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2860476504120652781.post-90834154490761564232008-12-04T23:05:00.000-06:002008-12-04T23:05:00.000-06:00Greg and I used to cut our own tree down at a farm...Greg and I used to cut our own tree down at a farm before we had kids. It seemed so Christmasy to hike out through the fields with my manly husband carrying a giant hatchet, in search of the perfect tree. Until the year when we just couldn't find what we wanted, and kept hiking farther and farther, forgetting that we would have to haul that sucker the WHOLE way back. <BR/><BR/>Now I take my tree out of the box and assemble it. But the carols on the stereo are the same.Chrissyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10149130500687247127noreply@blogger.com