6 responses to “Christmas Tree”

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   Tamara (AK)

   Friday, December 23, 2005

   Merry Christmas and Happy New Year wishes to you and yours from the Hunt Family in Alaska!! 🙂

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   Becky

   Saturday, December 24, 2005

   Marysue,
   When I think I was 5, or maybe younger, we had a real tree at home. I remember Mom and Daddy saying they were going out and I had to watch the tree to make sure it didn’t catch fire. I remember being so stressed about it and never taking my eyes off the tree in case flames would start. Mom says she never would have gone out leaving us kids like that and that she never told us to watch the tree to make sure it didnt catch fire. Of course being young I may have misinterpretted things, and my memory may also be at fault, but I think memories can change facts, but it is the feeling that I remember, being scared and alone and afraid that the tree would catch fire. That is the only year I remember having a real one. We had a fake one most of the Christmases from then on. As a young adult living in San Diego, we had a fake tree most years of our marriage. But when we lived in Okinawa, Japan, real ones were shipped in from the US, and we got one, I think every year. We had stored our fake tree I think. When we moved to Washington state in 94 we got a real tree, cut it down ourselves from a lot. We did that for two years and I loved having the real pine smell in the house. But on the downside, I wheezed evey year we got a real tree, and so I realized that I would have to put up with a fake one again. So we got a real nice fake one, and that is what we still have. We didn’t have it when we lived in Spain, so we had a different fake tree over there. It has seen better days and is rather bent in several places where the cats have climbed it. The year we got the cats, 2003, the tree got pretty well beat up. The next year a littel less, and this year I have had to chase them out about 1/2 dozen times each and that is really good. Well, I hope you have a wonderful Christmas. Email me when you get the chance.

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   Marysue (Maisy)

   Sunday, December 25, 2005

   That is the only year I remember having a real one.

   I just know the after stories of what I was told when I pressed and pressed for information … that it was that first Christmas of mine, how horrid it all was, everyone all split up between home and Aunt B’s and that it was “me, the last straw” for everything from then on 😉

   Anyhow, I have Fake Christmas tree memories from way back, I can see Daddy putting that ugly tree together, piece by piece in the wooden pole with slanted holes. I have to admit it was a nice fake tree compared to the one they got in Florida when we moved there.

   Funny thing, trees and cats. I guess I’m fortunate to say “My cats don’t bother our trees” and they don’t, haven’t ever since I’m married. I mean, they like to sit under it. Of course they like to sit in front of a roaring or embered fireplace. They like to sit in a sunny window. They like to sit in front of a movable electric floor heater. They like to knock any plants I get off the windowsills. They are respectful of the tree any old year. This is particular to note that we got new cats in December a few years ago, they were under a year old, about 7 months old, siblings. They didn’t climb the tree. Then last year in early December we got two sibling kittens, we had that little “live” tree, and they didn’t bother it. There’s always the future, of course, but for now, we’ve been blessed with good cat to tree behaviour.

   You said that pine trees inside made you wheeze, and I will say I find pine does seem to make me “feel allergic”, which is a connection with your reaction. I’m just so accustomed to be allergic, what’s one more thing that’s only going to be around for a bit. (though “they” say one cannot be allergic to the presence of something without pollen, and I say “POPPYCOSH!” “They” say that pine is not an allergen. Ha!)

   But I do like having a wreath on the wall, that’s something which I love. The one we got this year is HUGE, and fills out that spot above the fireplace so well. So I’ll have pine in the house for a long time, big pine, via that wreath. I let the Christmas wreath stay there up to a year. Sometimes I take it down before a year is up, but it is there at least 7 months pretty much for sure. It dries out in time, and is lovely and undisturbed so high up on the wall.

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4. 

   Becky

   Sunday, December 25, 2005

   Marysue,
   Even though I am allergic, I love the scent of pine. I always burn a Yankee candle of pine scent or any that have the scent strong, but in my opinion, real pine smells the best. I can go outside here in WA and smell it from time to time and so that way I have my tree smell anytime. I take allergy medicine every day now, and so it probably won’t bother me a lot, but I don’t want to push it, so a fake tree inside is ok with me if it looks realistic. Well, have a very Merry Christmas.
   Love,
   Becky

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5. 

   Tamara (AK)

   Wednesday, January 11, 2006

   Popping in to say “Hello!” Hope all is well…

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6. 

   Marysue (Maisy)

   Wednesday, January 11, 2006

   Hi Tamara! Things are getting better. I just finish a post I’ve been working on today, so there’s more of an update on the next post.

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