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When is it too early to put Holiday lights/decorations up?
Brown Eyes:
Hey Friends,
I added dates to the list in the poll and added an "other" option for those of you with other traditions and deadlines you like to follow. I've made it so that you can change your vote following this little change to the original poll.
cheers!
brokebackjack:
Jeff, I put her lights up for 2 reasons--it was warm, and I do NOT want her climbing over the damned fence to put them up herself. Which she would undoubtedly do. For Christmas we are going to have ironwork done on her house. What iron work? Have the fence cut and a small gate put in so my 77 year old mother doesn't cliumb over the damned fence and kill herself doing things like collecting wind-blown trash or putting up the holiday lights.
My brother can make the connections later, and light them when the window is rewady, but at least the lights themselves are in place.
Here in Denver, at Thanksgiving we will hang garland outside and I'll put up lights. It's coming FAST!!!!!! Hell, I am still planting in the garden. Only about 700 bulbs to go, and 40 bags of mulch.
Last year I bought reindeer [aka: ELK] and a cowboy. Goin a have a brokie display. Now I just have to find the damned cowboy........
Shasta542:
My cousin -- who hosts Thanksgiving and Christmas because she loves to and we love for her to -- has a very big comfortable home. She begins to decorate the first week in November. She takes everything down on or by New Year's Day. She puts up 4 trees in her living room, 3 in her dining room, and at least one in every other room in the house. I have a little decorated tree that sits in the closet all year. I take it out in December and put it up before the new year. I usually leave my wreath up all of January because I get a live one, and it stays green. If I want to enjoy Christmas ambience -- I am welcomed any time at my cousin's house which also smells like cinnamon and sugar cookies at this time of year! ;D
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: Shasta542 on November 11, 2007, 07:29:46 pm ---I usually leave my wreath up all of January because I get a live one, and it stays green. ;D
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I think that's nice, actually, to have that greenery up through the depths of winter. :)
Kelda:
--- Quote from: Shasta542 on November 11, 2007, 07:29:46 pm ---If I want to enjoy Christmas ambience -- I am welcomed any time at my cousin's house which also smells like cinnamon and sugar cookies at this time of year! ;D
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Sounds like a plan!
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