I always travel to Bachman’s (3 hours away) because no one in our area carries "natural" Balsam trees. (Natural means - just like they grow naturally - no trimming involved - branches sticking out everywhere - truly a Charlie Brown tree.)
I also prefer Cedar roping - cannot find this in the area either.
However, due to a very busy schedule and a snowstorm
my trip to Bachman’s was delayed.
When I arrived at the tree lot, I went directly to the Natural Balsam section. I was stunned - not a tree to be found. I asked the somewhat frozen stiff guy working outdoors if they had any natural Balsams - no they were all gone. ALL GONE - CAN’T BE. Whatever shall I do.? I finally settled on an 8 foot natural Frasier Fur. We have 10 foot ceilings so I was very sad to have to settle for an 8 foot tree. An eight foot tree in a ten foot room looks very small. Also NO CEDAR ROPING!
Bachman's also has a wonderful place to eat right there in the green house among the poinsettias. But after my no tree/roping discovery I was so distraught I forgot about eating. Nor did I take any pictures of the yummy pastries or the beautiful poinsettias. Here are a few of the pictures that I did manage to snap.
As you can see a trip to Bachman's puts you in a Christmas mood.
All of the 3 hour drive home I tried to figure out how I could make my 8 foot tree look like a ten foot tree.
This is the only solution I could come up with.
Hmmm, how am I going to make it look like the tree is not setting on bricks
Check back later to find how I conceal the bricks.
I will be decorating the inside of my house all week - I will be blogging along the way so check back often.
Happy Decorating! (Although I am sure everyone is done decorating except me.)
From my heart,
Sandy
This is the only solution I could come up with.
Hmmm, how am I going to make it look like the tree is not setting on bricks
Check back later to find how I conceal the bricks.
Although I am still working on the inside of the house the outside is done.
Just a few snapshots of the outside.
Just a few snapshots of the outside.
I will be decorating the inside of my house all week - I will be blogging along the way so check back often.
Happy Decorating! (Although I am sure everyone is done decorating except me.)
From my heart,
Sandy
