tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post5192489436719663779..comments2024-03-27T03:19:11.216-04:00Comments on Assistant Village Idiot: Christmas TreesAssistant Village Idiothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-12760206383562080912012-12-05T09:39:18.128-05:002012-12-05T09:39:18.128-05:00I settled on Frasier firs a while back, because I ...I settled on Frasier firs a while back, because I insist on lots of rooms between the branches to dangle ornaments. I also like the look of a bunch of plain shiny balls in the interior, near the trunk, as a backdrop to the more craft-y styles of dangling ornaments closer to the outside.<br /><br />Cut-your-own is not much of an option this far south. What I like to do is buy a pre-cut Frasier right after Thanksgiving and leave it in a pail of water, still wrapped up, for a few weeks. I found a real beauty this year, nearly 12 feet tall. We'll drag it upstairs and install it in the next week or two, hoping that will mean it doesn't dry out and lose too many needles before Christmas day.<br /><br />I've been making and collecting ornaments for this tree for over 30 years. It is, if I may say so myself, the most gorgeous tree in the whole world.Texan99https://www.blogger.com/profile/10479561573903660086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-81604936365351773642012-12-01T15:58:07.206-05:002012-12-01T15:58:07.206-05:00WRT the stories of ornaments: our collection is s...WRT the stories of ornaments: our collection is similar and larger than we can put on our traditional tree. It turns out quite a few students from overseas are interested in American traditions, and some have helped assemble and decorate our tree the past few years, with running commentary from my wife on the history of the ornaments.jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01792036361407527304noreply@blogger.com