Decorated for Christmas...how about you?

[Debp]

Got the wreath on my apartment door and put my two foot tree in front of the window.

I mentioned elsewhere about my tree not being high enough for it to be seen outside.   But I put it on top of a big Chinese (plant) pot and that lifted it up on the book shelf.

I tied it with some ribbon to the top of the pot and shelf.   It's a little bit precarious but I'm hoping it won't fall over!

Have a ton of Christmas ornaments but haven't been bringing them out the past few years.   Will see if I feel like it later.

I used to set all of the Hallmark ornaments and some cute snowmen and plushies on the long counter.   Now and then would set out a Christmas village instead.

Do enjoy the cheerfulness of the lights and decorations.

[ladypeartree]

sounds wonderful I used to decorate and had a nativity display in front of the fireplace but now I would spend too much time trying to protect the ornaments from pups and my fire is now in use ( since I had a wood burner put in the fireplace )  so now I will just enjoy everyone else decorations . Must say few over here go overboard with outside decorations the way Americans appear to do   but since we have a red alert for wind and storm for tomorrow i can understand why 

[Henry_iain]

Haven't started with the decorations. We won't be getting a tree until just before the day (for us it will be the 24th, following the German tradition). I'm looking forward to it. At the moment my main preparation is going into painting little art works that I'm going to include with each gift I give. 

[Debp]

I did pull out a box with several stuffed snowmen and a stuffed reindeer this afternoon.   And a small nativity ornament.

Put them on the bookcase beside the little Christmas tree.

@ladypeartree I have two nativity scenes, one is wood, hand carved in Italy.   Mom got it around 1970.   The other is porcelain and was a gift from neighbors in the 1970s.

Both are somewhere in my several large Christmas boxes.   As I mentioned, the past few years haven't felt like unpacking too much.

Mom found the Italian nativity at a little shop run by some Sisters...might have been Sisters of the Poor.

It's all vintage stuff from 1967 on, when we came to California.   When I die, I guess the workers that clean out the apartments will get it or throw the boxes out.   But it's just material stuff...I will be with the Lord then.   Or maybe as I get older, I can give some stuff away.

[Gracejj]

I did! I always put up my star 1st(it use to be tradition in my family to put the star light as star of Bethlehem shines bright as a sign of the newborn King).  Then comes Christmas tree. My Christmas tree was up since November.  I start early and remove late. I just like the Christmassy vibe. 

[Debp]

13 minutes ago, Gracejj said:

I did! I always put up my star 1st(it use to be tradition in my family to put the star light as star of Bethlehem shines bright as a sign of the newborn King).  Then comes Christmas tree. My Christmas tree was up since November.  I start early and remove late. I just like the Christmassy vibe. 

Do you have a large Christmas tree?   When I grew up in Pennsylvania, my parents always put up a large tree.   So I have many fond memories of Christmas time.... decorations, singing carols in the youth church choir, even going caroling in the cold, snowy, silent streets.

[Gracejj]

7 minutes ago, Debp said:

Do you have a large Christmas tree?   When I grew up in Pennsylvania, my parents always put up a large tree.   So I have many fond memories of Christmas time.... decorations, singing carols in the youth church choir, even going caroling in the cold, snowy, silent streets.

I don't have the Large but small one which I keep it on the table similarly like how you do, near the window. My kids aren't ready for the big tree. Large one would end up on the floor due to kids constantly adding or removing the decorations 😆 when I am not looking.  But with the small ones atleast I can put everything back together if something happens 🤯. 

 

As a kid we use to go  door to door as well to sing Carol in winter weather it use to be fun. Now as parents we have every Sunday leading up to Christmas day we have Chrismas/Christ oriented things going on at Church especially for kids so that they can learn about true meaning of Christmas. Its all just beautiful and truly wonderful time of the year for grown ups and kids altogether up here. :)

Edited December 7, 2024 by Gracejj
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[missmuffet]

I don't decorate for Christmas any longer.

[In the Clouds]

We don't put a tree up anymore.  The kids do that at their house which is really for the grandson. 

[Debp]

I still love putting up some decorations... it's cheerful to me.   Not as many as before though.

@kwikphilly Here's my decorations for this year.   @Patticats @ladypeartree @Starise @Gracejj

Starise, nothing as grand as your huge Christmas tree but I still enjoy my humble abode!