Comments on: Project 365 - Day 20 (Christmas tree) http://www.edgren.com/wordpress/2007/01/20/project-365-day-20-christmas-tree/ The musings and ravings of a bloggart family Mon, 1 Dec 2008 22:12:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: KME http://www.edgren.com/wordpress/2007/01/20/project-365-day-20-christmas-tree/#comment-233 KME Tue, 23 Jan 2007 17:33:59 +0000 http://www.edgren.com/wordpress/2007/01/20/project-365-day-20-christmas-tree/#comment-233 Karen!!! You're kidding, you all once really made it to Valentine's Day??? I love it! My family would have been so thrilled. I agree, I love the lights and the colors. Everything looks so beautiful. Karen!!! You’re kidding, you all once really made it to Valentine’s Day??? I love it! My family would have been so thrilled. I agree, I love the lights and the colors. Everything looks so beautiful.

]]> By: Karen in VT http://www.edgren.com/wordpress/2007/01/20/project-365-day-20-christmas-tree/#comment-228 Karen in VT Tue, 23 Jan 2007 04:20:39 +0000 http://www.edgren.com/wordpress/2007/01/20/project-365-day-20-christmas-tree/#comment-228 I love your pictures and your blog!! We once made it to Valentine's Day with our tree!! That was a year to remember. My dh is always the spoil sport who thinks we need to take down the tree. It looks so dark when it comes down, I just love the lights and colors from the ornaments. I my house my dh--because he is the spoil sport, remember--does a lot of the taking down. I cry if I have to do it looking at all those ornaments, thinking about their stories...our's has to come down this weekend. I love your pictures and your blog!!
We once made it to Valentine’s Day with our tree!! That was a year to remember. My dh is always the spoil sport who thinks we need to take down the tree. It looks so dark when it comes down, I just love the lights and colors from the ornaments.
I my house my dh–because he is the spoil sport, remember–does a lot of the taking down. I cry if I have to do it looking at all those ornaments, thinking about their stories…our’s has to come down this weekend.

]]> By: KME http://www.edgren.com/wordpress/2007/01/20/project-365-day-20-christmas-tree/#comment-225 KME Mon, 22 Jan 2007 07:52:07 +0000 http://www.edgren.com/wordpress/2007/01/20/project-365-day-20-christmas-tree/#comment-225 Hi! Aunt Stephanie--what a great idea! I've heard of tree decorating parties but not tree un-decorating parties. I love it! That really appeals to me--a fun gathering, yummy food, and all the work done by the end of the day. What did you serve this year??? Kath Hi! Aunt Stephanie–what a great idea! I’ve heard of tree decorating parties but not tree un-decorating parties. I love it! That really appeals to me–a fun gathering, yummy food, and all the work done by the end of the day. What did you serve this year??? Kath

]]> By: Aunt Kate http://www.edgren.com/wordpress/2007/01/20/project-365-day-20-christmas-tree/#comment-223 Aunt Kate Sun, 21 Jan 2007 22:15:37 +0000 http://www.edgren.com/wordpress/2007/01/20/project-365-day-20-christmas-tree/#comment-223 Hi, Katherine. You are so funny. I loved this blog!! We have resisted artificial along with Stephanie- and this year was our very prettiest EVER. We had some needles when it was taken out of the house- but not so many. AND I am blessed with a wonderful cleaning person!! Thank you, JWS. I am always reluctant to take the tree down- on one hand, and axious to get it OUT on the other. I lvoe sitting in the living room watching the lights- early in the morning when it's still dark outside. Remember- we are up early and there's lots of early morning dark time around here. But when it's gone- and the boxes are packed away- I have about 5 big plastic containers stuffed in the guest room closet--I feel clean and fresh!!! And of course there is always an ornament found later- I say- good for you, YOU get to stay around and wait in VIEW til next Christmas. Ha. Love you Edgrens. Steph's tree was gorgeous!! Aunt Kate Hi, Katherine. You are so funny. I loved this blog!! We have resisted artificial along with Stephanie- and this year was our very prettiest EVER. We had some needles when it was taken out of the house- but not so many. AND I am blessed with a wonderful cleaning person!! Thank you, JWS.

I am always reluctant to take the tree down- on one hand, and axious to get it OUT on the other. I lvoe sitting in the living room watching the lights- early in the morning when it’s still dark outside. Remember- we are up early and there’s lots of early morning dark time around here.

But when it’s gone- and the boxes are packed away- I have about 5 big plastic containers stuffed in the guest room closet–I feel clean and fresh!!! And of course there is always an ornament found later- I say- good for you, YOU get to stay around and wait in VIEW til next Christmas. Ha.

Love you Edgrens. Steph’s tree was gorgeous!! Aunt Kate

]]> By: Joyce http://www.edgren.com/wordpress/2007/01/20/project-365-day-20-christmas-tree/#comment-221 Joyce Sun, 21 Jan 2007 15:46:37 +0000 http://www.edgren.com/wordpress/2007/01/20/project-365-day-20-christmas-tree/#comment-221 Katherine, that was hilarious! It should be in the newspaper. I'm serious! This is your very funniest writing, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. You've got us beat on leaving your tree up! We love our artificial tree, and we're never in a hurry to take it down. This blog is bringing out an excellent writer. WOW! Katherine, that was hilarious! It should be in the newspaper. I’m serious! This is your very funniest writing, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. You’ve got us beat on leaving your tree up! We love our artificial tree, and we’re never in a hurry to take it down. This blog is bringing out an excellent writer. WOW!

]]> By: Aunt Stephanie http://www.edgren.com/wordpress/2007/01/20/project-365-day-20-christmas-tree/#comment-220 Aunt Stephanie Sun, 21 Jan 2007 14:58:41 +0000 http://www.edgren.com/wordpress/2007/01/20/project-365-day-20-christmas-tree/#comment-220 My solution Katherine--Every year, around Epiphany, I invite my friends to a Julgransplundring party--that's Swedish for tear down the tree. I flit around, filling glasses, preparing a meal, and my friends take the tree down, pack up the ornaments, wind the lights on cardboard, and take the tree-- a real one, of course--down stairs and outside the building. Of course this means I have no control over what is done and ornaments are not in their usual places when I unpack them the next year, but what does that matter? A good time is had by all!! PS Our building hands out large plastic bags. I take one to the Farmers' Market, have the Christmas Tree man make a fresh cut, put the tree in the bag and tie it into the trunk. When putting the tree in the stand, we make a hole in the bag and push it down to the floor where it makes a sort of skirt. At the end we simply pull up the bag and carry out the tree. Very few needles if the tree is fresh (this year's was wonderful!) and well watered. My solution Katherine–Every year, around Epiphany, I invite my friends to a Julgransplundring party–that’s Swedish for tear down the tree. I flit around, filling glasses, preparing a meal, and my friends take the tree down, pack up the ornaments, wind the lights on cardboard, and take the tree– a real one, of course–down stairs and outside the building. Of course this means I have no control over what is done and ornaments are not in their usual places when I unpack them the next year, but what does that matter? A good time is had by all!!

PS Our building hands out large plastic bags. I take one to the Farmers’ Market, have the Christmas Tree man make a fresh cut, put the tree in the bag and tie it into the trunk. When putting the tree in the stand, we make a hole in the bag and push it down to the floor where it makes a sort of skirt. At the end we simply pull up the bag and carry out the tree. Very few needles if the tree is fresh (this year’s was wonderful!) and well watered.

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