Killed a 22 footer to get the perfect 17 foot tree. This is the first time the wife and I are asking for help to set it up as we both are getting older. Looks to be a 6:30 set up. I will try to post a pic of the beauty when my wife is done with it, or see if someone here can do it for me.

Yep, it's that time of year! Just got back from a walk and passing through the neighborhood, quite a few people were out, putting up Christmas lights and inflatable figures.

So what you’re saying is “It’s not going in your yard, it’s going in your living room.”

Merry Christmas. I am sure she is a beaut’.

Enjoy! My first year in Dallas I had a 13' tree in my living room (vault ceiling). Loved it.

I do an artificial tree now, and by a long-term family tradition it goes up on my birthday (21 Dec) and stays up until Epiphany (6 Jan). I do put up my outdoor lights as soon after Thanksgiving as my Handyman can make time--at my age I have to have help. Last year:
DEC_3281.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr
DEC_3286.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr

FWIW, the line of blue lights around the garage door is there all year--my tribute to our folks in Blue, the police.

flashguy

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We just finished ours…

even decorated the Christmas HE

Yep, vaulted ceiling in the living room, 25' to the peak. My wife's life desire!!

Beautiful tree Mike!!

Got the tree up in the front room, smaller one in the back room.

Haven't gotten the outside done yet, got the grass cut and hedges trimmed. Will work on the outside lights this week.

Picture of Christmas tree in front room.



Seasons Greetings, Merry Christmas, and Happy Hanukkah to our Jewish friends!


ARman

Beautiful tree ARman. My wife is all about Christmas!!

I got one of these from Mrs DF about 20 years ago. I still put it up every year.

Wow you guys sure are fancy!

My scrawny almost bare tree is decorated with fishing bobbers, shotgun shells and brass ammo, couple church keys, and may or may not have a beer can hanging from it.
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Originally posted by darthfuster:
I got one of these from Mrs DF about 20 years ago. I still put it up every year.

OK, but what does Mrs DF put up?

flashguy

Nice holiday artillery shells Mike !

We have a 9-foot plus artificial tree that goes in the high-ceilinged great room and my wife has several small ones (up to 6-feet) that she puts around the house. That makes way too many boxes of ornaments to store, but she loves them.

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Originally posted by darthfuster:

My wife and I stopped at a Waffle House while on a trip a few years ago. She was wearing her Charlie Brown t-shirt with that tree when one of the WH employees brought in that same tree to decorate for Christmas. We got a picture of Mrs. ST with the little tree.

Here are the 5 I have stumbled across - looks like a couple are still in process of being decorated...



There's a rumor that there is another one upstairs, but I haven't ventured up there to check it out

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Originally posted by Flash-LB:

Classic "Cartridge in a bare tree" (and I didn't check the photo URL to get it).

flashguy