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Post by andie on Nov 20, 2017 0:12:20 GMT
Not until Saint Nicholas Day, on December 6th. Of course. That is the traditional day for many people. It also works well for the life of a Christmas tree for eg. Where we go every year, and we take proper care of our tree, it lasts beautifully right thru December into January until the day the Boy Scouts in out town come around and we pay them to take our tree. |
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Post by Ariel on Nov 20, 2017 5:09:16 GMT
My family is completely eccentric with [Christmas trees.] (!!!)
We're really good at choosing them, and veer towards the silver spruce. We have it down to a science. So, the tree usually GROWS instead of drying-up. Once, someone actually reported us for having the tree up in early March! They could see it through the window and thought that it was a fire hazard, but the tree was still sprouting new branches and pine cones.
We can't stand taking it down, so we take it to the woods to decompose. We prop it up and fill it with bird treats.
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Post by andie on Nov 20, 2017 6:12:22 GMT
My family is completely eccentric with [Christmas trees.] (!!!) We're really good at choosing them, and veer towards the silver spruce. We have it down to a science. So, the tree usually GROWS instead of drying-up. Once, someone actually reported us for having the tree up in early March! They could see it through the window and thought that it was a fire hazard, but the tree was still sprouting new branches and pine cones. We can't stand taking it down, so we take it to the woods to decompose. We prop it up and fill it with bird treats. The silver spruce is a great choice. To have it GROWING in early March truly demonstrates you family knows how to really take take of a tree. I love the idea of taking it to the woods to decompose and filling with bird treats. Maybe I will consider do that with our tree this time. |
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Post by Ariel on Nov 20, 2017 7:00:01 GMT
My family is completely eccentric with [Christmas trees.] (!!!) We're really good at choosing them, and veer towards the silver spruce. We have it down to a science. So, the tree usually GROWS instead of drying-up. Once, someone actually reported us for having the tree up in early March! They could see it through the window and thought that it was a fire hazard, but the tree was still sprouting new branches and pine cones. We can't stand taking it down, so we take it to the woods to decompose. We prop it up and fill it with bird treats. The silver spruce is a great choice. To have it GROWING in early March truly demonstrates you family knows how to really take take of a tree. I love the idea of taking it to the woods to decompose and filling with bird treats. Maybe I will consider do that with our tree this time. It's a nice tradition. I don't know about you, but our tree is filled with so much love (besides the traditional decorations - most from The Netherlands - we add fresh red roses on Christmas Eve.) It becomes like a family member, and it's really difficult to take down. My mother thought up the idea of taking it to the woods, which really made the process of taking it down a happier ritual. We usually take it to a conservation area in Lexington or to western Mass if there is not too much snow. |
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Post by andie on Nov 20, 2017 7:02:20 GMT
The silver spruce is a great choice. To have it GROWING in early March truly demonstrates you family knows how to really take take of a tree. I love the idea of taking it to the woods to decompose and filling with bird treats. Maybe I will consider do that with our tree this time. It's a nice tradition. I don't know about you, but our tree is filled with so much love (besides the traditional decorations - most from The Netherlands - we add fresh red roses on Christmas Eve.) It becomes like a family member, and it's really difficult to take down. My mother thought up the idea of taking it to the woods, which really made the process of taking it down a happier ritual. We usually take it to a conservation area in Lexington or to western Mass if there is not too much snow. WE have had our own tree since we were first together. We have many many traditions. Things that have bound us as a couple. This is but one of them So yes the tree is very special to us. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 20, 2017 14:38:18 GMT
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Post by LadyPorthos on Nov 20, 2017 19:51:54 GMT
The smell of the ocean...reminds me of all of the great vacations my family has had at the Jersey Shore!
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Post by andie on Nov 21, 2017 1:52:07 GMT
What smell brings back great memories?
A lot of smells bring back fond memories to me.
The ocean for one.
I grew up minutes from the ocean. Went to the marina all the time.
Went sailing frequently in the summer.
Growing up in the "Ocean State" of Rhode Island spens an awful amount of time on its beaches and in the water.
The fragrance of a Christmas tree of course. The fragrance of cinnamon and nutmeg, two of my favorites, brings back all the baking I did for Holiday and for bake sales.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 21, 2017 1:54:47 GMT
Pies baking.. when we were little there were always pies baking at some point during the week. My mom was an amazing cook and baker and so were my grandparents who lived near by at the time.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 21, 2017 2:48:56 GMT
The smell of the ocean...reminds me of all of the great vacations my family has had at the Jersey Shore! What a perfect memory Sue  |
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Post by Joey on Nov 21, 2017 4:23:34 GMT
My grandparents dairy farm. I had a lot of there.
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Post by Ariel on Nov 21, 2017 4:49:33 GMT
My sense of smell is almost too acute. I have no idea where to start. I bought some organic cotton sheets today, and I already love the smell of them!
(One thing I ABSOLUTELY HATE is laundry detergent with fragrance, like Tide or Gain. It makes me absolutely sick. Also those bounce sheets - Oh, Lord, how vile!)
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Post by andie on Nov 21, 2017 4:53:20 GMT
My sense of smell is almost too acute. I have no idea where to start. I bought some organic cotton sheets today, and I already love the smell of them! (One thing I ABSOLUTELY HATE is laundry detergent with fragrance, like Tide or Gain. It makes me absolutely sick. Also those bounce sheets - Oh, Lord, how vile!) I always use fragrance free laundry detergent. Always. I too have a very acute sense of smell. That is both good and bad. I can smell the laundry products on the people around me, never mind all the different hair products ans God awful perfumes/colognes they douse themselves and their clothe with with no regard for the people aho willbe around them. I also can smell a smoker from incredible distances, even outdoors. |
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Post by Ariel on Nov 21, 2017 4:56:20 GMT
My sense of smell is almost too acute. I have no idea where to start. I bought some organic cotton sheets today, and I already love the smell of them! (One thing I ABSOLUTELY HATE is laundry detergent with fragrance, like Tide or Gain. It makes me absolutely sick. Also those bounce sheets - Oh, Lord, how vile!) I always use fragrance free laundry detergent. Always. I too have a very acute sense of smell. That is both good and bad. I can smell the laundry products on the people around me, never mind all the different hair products ans God awful perfumes/colognes they douse themselves and their clothe with with no regard for the people aho willbe around them. I also can smell a smoker from incredible distances, even outdoors. Same here. Yes, it's a blessing and a curse. I literally cannot go near people who reek of laundry detergent. Hey, Liz Warren is on NOW! |
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Post by andie on Nov 21, 2017 4:58:59 GMT
I know. Great night. ^^^
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