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I HAVE AN IDEA FOR YOUR CHRISTMAS TREE

A FAMILLY TREE
ON THE CHRISTMAS BALLS WRITE A ANCESTORS
NAME AND DATES

AND THEY JOIN YOU FOR CHRISTMAS

That is a wonderful idea Dizzi.

Bought a lump to my throat that did. <3

no thanks .. I like my xmas tree to look good ...and dead people cannot join me .

I think we all like our Christmas tree to "look good" Sylvia :-D to our own tastes, for some that will be perfectly co-ordinated colours, or 'themes', for others it will be the old decorations that are a bit tatty, for those with children it may be the bits and bobs that the kids make, for Dizzi it might be the baubles that have her family's names on that will look good to HER.

IT WAS JUST AN IDEA

Yes Rose .. but she did say it was and idea for YOUR tree .. not her own one

i can see my life in my tree i buy something new every year
just like my mum did till she died

We have a family tradition Dizzy.

No matter where we all are, what we are doing or who we are with..........at 12 noon, we all raise a glass to family members, both past and present.

I am usually a wreck by about 11.30am just thinking about it.

Txt messages are sent all over the place just past 12.........just so that we let each other know that we remembered everyone.

It always makes me sad..............but it's what we do. x

SYLVIA
I DIDNT SAY YOU HAVE TO DO IT

ITS JUST AN IDEA

I do what I want with my tree... as I'm sure you do Sylvia, but I am happy to read or listen to suggestions :-D

I did read the suggestion Rose .. and replied to it ... I chose to decline .. is that a problem ?

Not at all Sylvia.

thats a nice idea Dizzy,,,,,,and I like it enough to give it a go will blend lovely with the old faded glass baubles that mum had for over 60 years,


my kids now do the same with those Ive passed on from when they were tots.......and stuff they made at school I still have up ,much to their embarresment.


;-) :-D

The rest of the family have beautiful colour co-ordinated trees

But I put all my old and not so old decorations on of all colours. Some have lovely memories some not
For me that's what my tree is all about and we love it.

My kids and g,kids have all helped me decorate the tree and they have got memories from it too

WHEN MY KIDS WERE LITTLE THEY DECORATED THE TREE

IT WAS COVERED AT THE BOTTOM AAND HARDLY ANY
AT THE TOP

THEY COULDNT REACH IT
AND THE FAIRY WAS HALFWAY DOWN

To early to even think about Christmas yet. Remind me on the 24th December.

My main tree is certainly not colour co-ordinated, nor does it have any sort of theme.

Like you Barb............my tree is full of old and not so old bits and bobs from years gone by. Full of all sorts of memories. You would laugh if you saw the angel that sits on the top of the tree.

But it is the most precious angel in all the world.

My tree is beautiful.............and i love it.

** Likes Patricks comment ** :-D

Chestnuts roasting on an.............

OMG!!

What am i doing!! :-D

SH dont let 5EXY hear cause he will be doing his countdown on here too

I dont start xmas until about a week to go

Every year I say " I,m not doing xmas this year " too much trouble and they all say OK mum or OK nan
So why on Boxing day do I get up at the crack of dawn preparing for the usual invasion eating and drinking me out of house and home.

And complimenting me on my tree

:-D :-D