The tree is up, the reindeer are posing!
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We put the tree together tonight (yes, it's fake one, same one we've had all my life) and I was remembering how tall it seemed when I was a kid and how amazing it was that Mum and Brother could reach high enough to add the last branches to it. Tonight I was adding those branches with no reaching involved - and I'm short! So's Mum! Childhood perspective is funny, isn't it?
(We still need the stepstool to add the star though.)
As ever, we were wondering how on earth we'd fit all the ornaments on, since we only decorate the 1/2-2/3 of the tree we can see (it's in a corner) and we do have this habit of spotting at least one gorgeous new ornament every year and just needing to get it. It used to be that Mum would give me and Brother an ornament each year for when we had our own places but at this point I'm using most of mine here. And buying some myself. *g* I said to Mum at one point, 'Have you noticed how many four-legged and two-winged ornaments we have? We're developing a theme here ...'
We always do manage to fit them all on though!
The seven reindeer have been joined by yet another that I found a Christmas crafts market a couple of weeks ago. He has a delightfully winsome expression.
And the first Christmas carols were played - Sarah McLachlan's Wintersong which I bought last year. I still like The First Noel/Mary Mary the best.
We put the tree together tonight (yes, it's fake one, same one we've had all my life) and I was remembering how tall it seemed when I was a kid and how amazing it was that Mum and Brother could reach high enough to add the last branches to it. Tonight I was adding those branches with no reaching involved - and I'm short! So's Mum! Childhood perspective is funny, isn't it?
(We still need the stepstool to add the star though.)
As ever, we were wondering how on earth we'd fit all the ornaments on, since we only decorate the 1/2-2/3 of the tree we can see (it's in a corner) and we do have this habit of spotting at least one gorgeous new ornament every year and just needing to get it. It used to be that Mum would give me and Brother an ornament each year for when we had our own places but at this point I'm using most of mine here. And buying some myself. *g* I said to Mum at one point, 'Have you noticed how many four-legged and two-winged ornaments we have? We're developing a theme here ...'
We always do manage to fit them all on though!
The seven reindeer have been joined by yet another that I found a Christmas crafts market a couple of weeks ago. He has a delightfully winsome expression.
And the first Christmas carols were played - Sarah McLachlan's Wintersong which I bought last year. I still like The First Noel/Mary Mary the best.
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Date: 2012-12-09 09:19 pm (UTC)You have eight reindeer in your tree?! I think you're right that there is a theme to your decorations ;-)
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Date: 2012-12-10 01:56 pm (UTC)No, no, the eight reindeer are freestanding ornaments! The smallest is about 24cm high (reclining pose) and the biggest is 65cm tall (standing pose.) No, on the tree we have ... 2 reindeer, 4 horses, 1 cat, 1 dog, 1 elephant, 2 teddy bears, 11 birds and a sheep. Among other ornaments. Possibly we have a theme. :)
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