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Sharon
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posted 14 December 2005 05:21 PM
We always get a pre-ordered chemical-free tree through the Ecology Action Centre. They're beautiful trees.On at least three different recycling days after Christmas, the city picks up trees and they're composted. I have had artificial trees at certain times in my past. I think they're much nicer now than they used to be. My impression is that you can't see the twisted wire holding things together the way you used to be able to. Our new kitten is still pretty young so any tree at all is going to be a challenge. 
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scott
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posted 19 December 2005 02:27 PM
One of my most memorable trees was made by setting up an old projector screen. Don’t unroll the screen, but extend the rod at the back full height. Get a string of mini-lights – form a triangle between the top of the support rod and both ends of the screen roll. Turn on. Ten minutes and it was set up and decorated, and it looked great! [ 19 December 2005: Message edited by: scott ]
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Sharon
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posted 19 December 2005 06:29 PM
Awww... I had one of those tiny trees. I really liked it. Putting coloured lights on just about anything creates an atmosphere.We have a new kitten -- well, I guess he's about four months old by now -- but we've always had cats and kittens. First rule: tie the tree securely to the wall with fishing line (strong and invisible.)(hnygnjku -- see this word? The kitten just walked across the keyboard.) Our tree is in a front window and there are permanent strong hooks on both sides of the window frames that the fishing line attaches to. Second rule: no tinsel, of course. Third rule: all unbreakable ornaments on the bottom half of the tree. Most of them will be on the floor in the morning but you just pick 'em up and put them back on the tree. Repeat daily, as required.
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Melsky
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posted 19 December 2005 06:51 PM
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Originally posted by skdadl:
Oh, my. I hope not a dear departed? And speaking of the dear departed, Melsky, that is what happened to my li'l bamboo in water, all too quickly. I think I let it get too fetid or something. Anyway, it got green and slimy, and then it died. I guess you have to change the water, sort of like with fish?
I never change the water! I just add more water. Maybe I have just been lucky so far. I have managed to kill every other houseplant, though I can keep outdoor plants alive pretty good. Part of the problem is my cats though, it's not all me.
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nuclearfreezone
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posted 20 December 2005 12:31 AM
This year I decorated my garden screen just outside our side door. It has lights and hanging decorations on it. Looks real cool at night when all the other lights are turned off.I'm making a Christmas tree out of a string of white lights, just behind the dining room table. I plan on hanging decorations on that too. I always had a real tree in the past and would then recycle it into my backyard firepit in the summer. But this year I am too cheap (ok broke) and since I no longer have a vehicle and my kids are teens now, I opted to not get one. I kinda miss a tree but the garden screen and the light tree on the wall have their own ambience too. No mess afterwards either doing it this way. Those pine needles all over the place after Christmas sometimes get to me, especially if you step on one in bare feet! I know a family in Vancouver who recycle their tree every year. They keep the roots wrapped in burlap and put it back in the ground right after Christmas. 8 years now I hear! But I imagine that would be rather difficult if you lived in, say, Saskatchewan.
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beibhnn
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posted 20 December 2005 10:39 AM
We've had real trees at Xmas after a hike onto a cousin's farm to cut our own which was fun. But the watering, and dogs knocking it over, and the vacuuming I could have done without. My favourite memories are putting together the fake tree with my sister while listening to Mario Lanza Sings Christmas. As my father says every year, poems are made by fools like me, but only two girls home for the holidays can put together a tree. I prefer the factory made tree that has become such a familiar part of our routine. The bigger question: what are your ornaments like? We belong to the school of thought that more is better, and everything we have ever incorporated into "ornament" status is a welcome guest on our tree. We fight over who gets to put up the piece of string that used to be a doll (now called "the headless baby"), the pipecleaner that is ostensibly shaped like a raindeer, beautiful pewter ornaments, the regular red balls, and a smattering of xmas themed decorations made by friends and family from 1975 to the present (all in varying condition). Whether the tree is from nature or the factory, a "real" tree to me is one that is such a hodge podge of memories and happiness.
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Mr. Magoo
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posted 20 December 2005 11:43 AM
Over the years, living in an apartment, we've had a variety of substitutes including:- decorated tropical plants
- a Ficus
- a minimalist wireframe monstrosity
- a 3-D cardboard mockup
- a rosemary cone
- a Norfolk Island Pine (that died)
- a small fibre-optic tree from IKEA
- etc. This year, for the first time ever, it's a real tree, real sized! I thought for sure I'd either have to drive out to a parking lot in Etobicoke, or else pay $100, to get a real tree downtown. In fact, we wandered over to a fruit and veg stand on College, picked a nice little spruce, and paid $20 cash to take it home. I couldn't believe it. Ho ho ho.
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Hope he survives the winter...
Stupid allergies. That lovely smell is great (in small doses) outdoors, but inside my lungs and eyes just can't handle it. 
