Today was an exciting day for me. As for Dean, if he had his way, we’d not have a tree at all. He’s such a Grinch sometimes – or perhaps he’s a Scrooge – but I’ll talk more about that another day.
For now, though, I’m like a kid in a candy store with a $50 note and no adult supervision. I’m so excited is could almost – oops, too late – I just squealed.
Yes, that’s how excited I am and how much I love this time of year. But one step at a time. Today was all about the tree and finishing what I started yesterday.
It didn’t take as long as I thought it would – just a couple of hours – from finding something to use as a base, wrapping the base in appropriate paper (Christmas variety of course), placing the lights first, then a small amount of tinsel, all the baubles I have in my Christmas chest, and finally the ‘Star’ on top.
Alas, I broke our little star as I went to put it on the tree then had to spend some time trying to repair it. Though rather fiddly, a piece of twist tie did the trick, and up on top of the tree it went, the lights were then turned on and viola, our tree is complete for 2018.
I cannot remember how many years we’ve had that little star, but it’s been quite a few and breaking it was a little sad.
Dressing our little tree – all four feet of it – is always a wonderful way of invoking the Festive Spirit.
(There are 210 baubles on that tree.)
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This is my next entry in my Christmas Time Square as part of Becky’s ‘Time’ Square in December photo challenge.
CLARE'S COSMOS 
Adorable!! Hugs to you for brightening my day with your many ‘baubles!”
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Thank you Dawn Marie 🙂
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I hope you & Dean get to spend xmas with all of your girls this year. Your tree is beautiful and I hope it is the herald of a great season for you all!
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Thank you Kim. That’s lovely. This year we will have Kate stay with us for a couple of weeks but sadly the other two girls will remain in Melbourne. All the best for great season yourself.
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Your tree is wonderful, I’m so envious as doesn’t look like I’ll have one this year. And you are right it is a lot of baubles!
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I had five baubles that didn’t make it this year – they simply gave up. Today, just for you Becky, I’ll share a photo of my little travelling tree and think of you without one 😦
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It’s a lovely tree and the Star is perfect!
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Thank you, Nancy. When you downsize your home, you have to downsize everything – including the tree. (I just didn’t downsize the number of baubles.)
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I too have downsized my decorating. To me less tubs means more time doing other stuff!
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I agree, more time is always handy no matter what you’re doing.
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