Tag: artificial trees
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The Cost Of Being Real
We had real Christmas trees for literal decades. The tradition was to go the day after Thanksgiving to our local tree providers, spend at least an hour looking at as many trees as we could, finally determining that the first or second tree we had seen would be the one we chose. The challenge was…
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This Isn’t Real
I never thought I’d do it; I’ve resisted for years. John has strongly hinted for quite some time that he wanted to make the change, but I’ve been adamant. Until this year. We finally succumbed to buying a fake Christmas tree. Granted, I romanticize the wonder of buying a real tree. When we lived in…
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Do You Really Need A Village To Pick A Tree?
We’ve moved into the time of year when people begin practicing traditions that have meaning for them. Things they’ve done as long as they can remember. They may not remember the why–they just do it. Historically (makes it sound like centuries, doesn’t it?) we’ve shopped for our Christmas tree the day after Thanksgiving. I refuse…
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