As Husband isn't up to toting a Christmas tree around I'd resigned myself to having an imitation tree - my first ever, if you don't count the one that spouted snow and left polystyrene balls around for years after. I knew the children would help but they've got busy lives and, anyway, I wanted to prove I could do it on my own.
Then it occurred to me that rather than going artificial I could just get a small real tree. That was a novel idea. So I drove to the Christmas tree garden and found a nice one. I thought it was a Korean Fir but the man said it was something different but I can't remember what that was. Not that I'd ever heard of a Korean fir before anyway but the range of small trees wasn't huge.
The man put it in the car for me and I brought it home determined to put it up myself.
Big Fail.
It came with a free stand, the one it had been in when I bought it. The one it had fitted in and stood up straight in. No longer. Not even with a hammer to help.
In the end I had to call Husband and between us we concluded there was something missing from the stand and that we'd use our old one. I fetched that from the shed and Husband left me to it.
Big Fail.
I did however put on the lights and decorations!
And now I'm left with lots of bits of branches that I feel I should use creatively but also know that way disaster lies.
At least we're beginning to get a bit of Christmas spirit.
16 comments:
It's a sweet little tree! Looks gorgeous!
It's not even THAT small of a tree. Nicely done.
I like the size of the tree and the job you did.
Good job! I would toss the extra branches into the garden to protect your plants (and any critters that want shelter) from the cold.
I was expecting a tiny table top tree! Yours is a good size. I hope it survives visiting pets.
Success at last.
Well done! It looks lovely and I bet it smells wonderful.
The tree looks pretty.
Thank you. I am pleased.
No, not titchy. Thank you.
Thank you, Marie.
That's a good idea.
I was going to raise it on a small table but the stand wobbled too much. Here's hoping.
Yay!
Another time when I greatly mourn my loss of smell.
Thank you, Ann.
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