Christmas in July On Sunday Favorites

It's Sunday Favorites, thanks to Chari at Happy To Design.
On this bloggers' day of rest, I'm re-running a holiday post. . . . joining in the Christmas in July spirit.

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And now, from January 2009 -- O Tannenbaum!

So... this is the "alternative" tree in our Parlor; it's the 4th Christmas we've had a not-cut-from-the-forest tree and I never will love it, but I do admit that it does a bang-up job of holding those heavy ornaments that fall right off a fresh tree.

However, in this house, this year, we have a second tree... a "fresh" one, in our Sunroom. Yay! Can't beat the smell of the Frasier Fir needles, and the suspense of wondering, "Will anyone notice that big bald spot on the side?"


And now it is two days past Epiphany, and our house is still sporting its Christmas bling. Both the Sunroom and Parlor trees are up and decorated; in a way I hate denuding the "fresh" one in the sunroom, as it is still valiantly hanging on to nearly all of its needles.


See? A closeup, and still plenty of spiny green things.

We put a tree, of sorts, in every room on our first floor this year, and also in the front hall. My husband had his doubts about the little one in the powder room, but even he admits it adds to the holiday cheer.

A blessed 2009 to all!

(Next year: More trees. Shh.. don't tell my family.)

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July 09 Update: Is this Kosher? I am adding a few pics to this old post...

of some of the other and smaller trees. . . like the powder room tree -- and don't ask me why, but I can't straighten up this photo; it is determined to be cock-eyed.


It's in a Santa Boot -- found at Michaels and I decorated it with teeny glass Santa Claus ornaments. It just cracked me up.

Every Christmas since they were small, our girls have had their own Christmas tree, with their own ornaments on it. This year, a small one in the study -- which got more and more crooked as the days went on from the weight of the decor!




In the dining room, I copied Mary of Little Red House, or I tried to; I meant to wire tea cups onto this little fellow. But he was not strong enough, so I tucked in glittered, beaded fruit.





That's it for today -- I still have no computer and am begging time on Anne's. Please forgive my lack of commenting -- my computer time is really limited.

That Old House is quite miffed at having no new posts about her,
but she, like me, is going to have to be patient.

The Mothership says my computer may need a new Motherboard. Dang.

Have a lovely Sunday! -- Cass