Oh, Xmas Tree!
On orders from my mother, here are pictures of our new Xmas tree that we finally got around to putting up today. We now have an abundance of Xmas trees (two of which were gifts), but we just put up the one this year, partly from the lack of ornaments that we own, and partly because by the time we cleared the dining room and put up this monster tree, we were both exhausted! So here it is, in all its glory. (PS: You can click on the pictures to make them larger.)
View from the left side. A lot of our media ornaments are on this side, like from Star Trek, Star Wars and Harry Potter. Yes, we are unabashed geeks. Cope.
And from the right side. This side holds our "old-fashioned" ornaments, many of which are from my childhood.
Yes, those are plushies on the tree. Our decorations are a bit on the unusual side. Besides, where else are we going to put them?
We left the bottom of the tree bare, because of our three pesky kitties, who like to knock down ornaments and smash them. We did hang a few bells from the lower branches to warn us when the cats were messing with the branches!
And what is a tree without a angel on top? I'm very fond of this one, which we picked up at an after-Xmas sale some 8 or 9 years ago, back when we lived in Des Moines. She even color-coordinates with the curtains!
And from the right side. This side holds our "old-fashioned" ornaments, many of which are from my childhood.
Yes, those are plushies on the tree. Our decorations are a bit on the unusual side. Besides, where else are we going to put them?
We left the bottom of the tree bare, because of our three pesky kitties, who like to knock down ornaments and smash them. We did hang a few bells from the lower branches to warn us when the cats were messing with the branches!
And what is a tree without a angel on top? I'm very fond of this one, which we picked up at an after-Xmas sale some 8 or 9 years ago, back when we lived in Des Moines. She even color-coordinates with the curtains!
