Here's a newsflash --- if you wait til the 23rd to get a Christmas tree, you won't get one. At least not in these parts. We drove around for about 2 hours today, looking for a tree. We went to every lot I know of on our side of town, only to find needles left on snow-covered parking lots. We even drove out to a cut-your-own tree farm out in the country. Closed. Why would a tree farm be closed on December 23rd? The place is mammoth. I could clearly see from the road that they weren't out of trees.
We did find a few tiny, worse-than-Charlie-Brown trees for 75% off, leaning against the building outside a hardware store. They were the pathetic leftovers on their way to the mulcher. We decided a fake tree would be better than one of those.
And so we'll be setting up my small artificial tree this year. Which is probably just as well, with a very busy toddler in the house. There will be no water to spill all over the place when the tree is tipped over.
I've been baking like a fool this year and sharing goodies with relatives and friends. But how can I share some of these treats with my blogging friends?
You'll have to use your imagination on this one. Close your eyes (after you read this, of course), and imagine chocolate chip cookies, cut-outs, peanut blossoms, and fudge bars coming out of the oven. Inhale deeply. There you have it. Help yourself. I'll put more out -- take as many as you'd like.
Coffee? Tea? Milk? Bailey's Irish Cream?
I hope you have a wonderful time with people who are special to you this weekend. See you after Christmas...
We just wrapped some lights around our ficus tree, and voila!
Merry Christmas to you and yours!
Posted by: Uisce | Sunday, December 25, 2005 at 06:51 AM
I hope you had a very Merry Christmas, Marie! I'm sorry the tree was so challenging . . .
Posted by: Anita | Monday, December 26, 2005 at 08:25 AM
Mmmm, yum, Merry Christmas and you know-I am a fake tree fan :)
Posted by: running2ks | Monday, December 26, 2005 at 06:24 PM
I love being a baking fool! My mincemeat pie got a little over-boiled, so it was quite chewy when it came out. The flavor was good if you didn't mind a good jaw-workout!
Posted by: InterstellarLass | Tuesday, December 27, 2005 at 10:58 AM