tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649192832476515234.post8436035652776670062..comments2023-06-10T09:16:37.707+01:00Comments on Thrifty Household: Christmas Tree DecisionsThrifty Householdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13043667290330488244noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649192832476515234.post-51113796174695616422011-12-26T07:36:57.444+00:002011-12-26T07:36:57.444+00:00I so enjoyed this "tree conversation" as...I so enjoyed this "tree conversation" as it is exactly the same here! As always I won. A beautiful tree from a local source.. generously covered with my vintage collection of decorations! LizzieThe Vintage Bazaarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09673010849138637476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649192832476515234.post-38420150897901480642011-12-21T17:16:55.802+00:002011-12-21T17:16:55.802+00:00Love your discussion with Mr TH! And as several o...Love your discussion with Mr TH! And as several other said, I've read that from an eco standpoint, real trees win hands down, because of their positive impact on the environment vs artificial trees, made usually of petrochemical-based plastics. And once someone tires of it and throws it away, it's in the landfill for ever. <br /><br />Glad you could convince Mr TH! The tree looks beautiful.Ginniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12956873259908320109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649192832476515234.post-21432725692223361262011-12-17T09:20:30.471+00:002011-12-17T09:20:30.471+00:00This is SO pretty. Because I was putting up the &...This is SO pretty. Because I was putting up the 'tree' in a hurry as I was about to have a group of girls for tea I used a piece of rhododendron branch - the great bit is no needles & no need to water, the cat's also don't pee in the soil!!!<br />When I find a camera that works - we're being a bit technology challenged at the moment!<br />Love the box idea too, & I don't think you can have too many decorations on a tree can you?<br />CKxCalico Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11054839834452087857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649192832476515234.post-73727966550901397382011-12-12T03:09:41.039+00:002011-12-12T03:09:41.039+00:00I love that you used the tiniest typeface availabl...I love that you used the tiniest typeface available when admitting that your husband was right...<br /><br />Always a real tree for us. I agree that it's better for the environment - the tree farm we buy from every year sometimes hands out a little flyer explaining how the forested lands provide shelter for birds and animals, and how the trees help clean the air.<br /><br />Your tree is lovely. And I love the box around the bucket - it's very elegant and almost retro looking.Mrs. Micawberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08680436275934263596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649192832476515234.post-90663502648904025392011-12-11T23:40:33.654+00:002011-12-11T23:40:33.654+00:00I love the smell of a real tree too but sadly we w...I love the smell of a real tree too but sadly we will not be having one this year:0( Your's is looking beautiful might I add and no doubt feels very special to have up and in your home. Enjoy! xoxPennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16660940774894144976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649192832476515234.post-45958717443438737332011-12-11T22:36:39.900+00:002011-12-11T22:36:39.900+00:00My OH would solve the tree problem by having no tr...My OH would solve the tree problem by having no tree at all. On previous occasions he has come in with a Christmas tree shaped branch of holly (surprisingly convincing) and we have now settled on little real ones growing in the field which come in a pot and are then planted out again. Sounds the perfect thrifty and ecological answer but they are only about 3 foot high! Suppose you can't have everything. I hate artificial trees with a passion which is entirely irrational. Rather have a bare twig!Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649192832476515234.post-41358176189521313982011-12-11T19:25:15.238+00:002011-12-11T19:25:15.238+00:00We have a tree in a pot that we bring in each year...We have a tree in a pot that we bring in each year which is about 3 1/2 feet tall now. This year is the first year I have had help to decorate it (our 2 year old) and we ended up with about 4 decorations on each branch. But we have decorations we have collected over the years and I still am adding to our collection each year by buying one decoration.<br /><br />Happy Christmasfluffydoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14404871905809902946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649192832476515234.post-66399706537788634772011-12-11T16:31:47.484+00:002011-12-11T16:31:47.484+00:00You can't beat real trees - I like the imperfe...You can't beat real trees - I like the imperfections of a real tree, they make it more charming. Your tree is beautiful. Good job!<br /><br />Nicki xxAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06569770144344942918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649192832476515234.post-36506122564475814012011-12-11T16:15:15.774+00:002011-12-11T16:15:15.774+00:00Oh I love, LOVE that dialogue between you and Mr T...Oh I love, LOVE that dialogue between you and Mr TH. Sometimes it's good for reason not to win. It holds sway for the other 50 weeks of the year! Plus, Christmas trees are a crop that gets forested. If they weren't so commercially viable the land would be given over to something else, and woodland would actually be lost. My father visited a planted pine forest in Sweden and said it was full of the wildlife you'd expect in a natural forest. So in fact you ARE being green in having a real tree.litlovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10952927245186474480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649192832476515234.post-26796170942033146542011-12-11T16:04:13.280+00:002011-12-11T16:04:13.280+00:00Ours is artificial, largely because we inherited i...Ours is artificial, largely because we inherited it with the house! I agree that a real one would smell better, but it's hard to find nice ones locally.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6649192832476515234.post-39733231592283970292011-12-11T15:15:47.811+00:002011-12-11T15:15:47.811+00:00I would love to have a real tree, but after a very...I would love to have a real tree, but after a very hefty vet bill post a dog eating the dropped needles a few years back I just don't dare any more. In fact this year I'm not sure if we dare have a tree of any kind ... Griff really is the naughtiest whippet we have ever owned and I'm sure will demolish it the first chance he gets. Last year we got away with a small tree on a table as he was still a pup, but he has also grown into the biggest whippet we have ever owned so a tree really wouldn't stand a chance!Annie Cholewahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17608057589525908147noreply@blogger.com