Is your tree up?

[Doughnuts68]

Is your tree up?

I've never needed to dust any of my Christmas decorations. I do move them to dust the surfaces, but I do that for the normal things are out and that I put away for Christmas so it doesn't make any difference.

No. And it won’t be until about the 21st.

No. Kids want it up next week I want about the 17th. We may compromise on about the 10th.

There's been so many threads on this already but I really loathe trees up in November. It gets earlier every year.

No. Next weekend. A lot are up though

Yes it’s up.

Up in the loft where it belongs at this time of year.

Hell no!

No as we get a real one but the outdoor mini tree was still in its pot in the back garden so I put it by the front door and put the lights on it!

Mines just gone up today normally first weekend in dec but other half off to the World Cup next week and I needed some muscle as it's huge 🎄

I used to be so embarrassed by my mum putting the tree up the me first weekend of December. Mine went up today

In my defence, it was DH's idea and if I'd let him have his way it would have been up 2 weeks ago. Has anyone else noticed a shift since lockdown? Everyone seems to be putting their decorations up early since 2020, or at least they have been in our village. The twinkly lights do make me feel better in the depths of winter so I won't complain. I spent 3 christmases in the southern hemisphere and remember being disappointed that you only got to see Christmas lights at 10pm and had no lights during winter.

No need to be embarrassed @superdupernova - today is Advent Sunday, so it's open season

@WhistlingInWhistler

A locally grown real tree is better for the environment than a fake one

how do you work that one out?

mine was second hand £1.50 from a charity shop, 12 years ago. A pity buy as he was in the charity shop, looking sad and lonely. I'd just moved in & had stuff everywhere, I wasn't going to get a tree. But I couldn't leave him there!! I had only popped in to add a few bits to their collection of things to give to people over Christmas.

he has a metal 'trunk' and a plastic stand & some likely environmentally in friends 'pine needles' but he's been here 12 years now & no idea how many years he'd be in service for, but a fair few I'd guess.

how can he possibly be less environmentally friendly than a 'real' one which has to be chopped down and fuel used to deliver, then taken away & disposed of??

@Doughnuts68 I had intended to put it up this weekend, but haven't been well enough to get everything out of the loft & sorted out. Hopefully this week.

enjoy your 🌲 xx

One you buy second hand and keep forever is much better than a new fake tree of course. The average fake is only kept for a few years though, so is almost always less environmentally friendly (unless you use it for 7 -20 years, depending on what is made of).

Hope you feel better soon 🎄

Ours went up today, I always do it the weekend before the 1st

Lights found. Disaster averted.

Phew.

Mine went up today!