Christmas trees

[CatherineB]

However, I fear that the hope of being in for Christmas is fading fast.

Oh no, I hope you do make it!

 

[Penners]

Not to worry, Catherine - they'll definitely be in by Christmas.

It's just a question of which Christmas.

 

[Nigel Watts]

Camden Garden Centre, a non-for-profit organisation which seeks to give useful employment to deprived local people (of which there are a surprising number that borough as in Islington), is selling 8 foot Norway Spruces for £47. I just bought one and my seasonal scrooge-like mood began to lift, until they stung me for a fiver for a couple of rather dessicated sprigs of holly.

 

[Penners]

selling 8 foot Norway Spruces for £47. I just bought one and my seasonal scrooge-like mood began to lift

I suggest that you've got that the wrong way round.

The scrooge-like mood must have lifted first, if you shelled out £47 for a Christmas tree! :shock:

 

[Merlin]

Our tree has just been purchased. A Nordmann Fir, 8ft for £45. That was £5 more than last year! Still, I am not grumpy, Mrs M has the tree that she wants for the bay window. (Once I get it out of the outhouse and into its stand next weekend.)

The draughty window should keep it fresh for a while........ :wink:

 

[JoceAndChris]

I've spent days sourcing black and gold baubles for my Christmas tree to match the Print Room. I went to the local department store - an impoverished, uninspiring, distinctly agricultural place, decided nothing was good enough - so went to Liberty in London and happily paid £3.50 per bauble. Today, I realised I didn't have enough, so went back to the agricultural department store and saw that the baubles I'd dismissed were the same as the ones in Liberty I'd bought, only they're £2.25 in Grantham.

Still, it's worth it just to go to Liberty.

 

[AMc]

Still, it's worth it just to go to Liberty.

I used to work in the MWB offices adjoining Liberty. We even had access to the little connecting bridge to go in without going outside. I often went for a wander around at lunchtime. I also enjoyed asking our visiting American management how old they thought it was - apparently Queen Elizabeth I could have got her scarves there
They do an email newsletter which is good for stopping your breath with the prices of simple garments

 

[Penners]

I've spent days sourcing black and gold baubles for my Christmas tree to match the Print Room. I went to the local department store - an impoverished, uninspiring, distinctly agricultural place, decided nothing was good enough - so went to Liberty in London and happily paid £3.50 per bauble. Today, I realised I didn't have enough, so went back to the agricultural department store and saw that the baubles I'd dismissed were the same as the ones in Liberty I'd bought, only they're £2.25 in Grantham.

Still, it's worth it just to go to Liberty.

I've heard some thin excuses for a shopping trip to Liberty in my time, but that one.... :roll:

:wink:

 

[jocelyn plummer]

Dear Me Joce, how very annoying---- but Libertys is lovely!!

 

[philpjuk100]

To tall!

 

[MdB]

No Christmas tree for us this year as removing the dust from the needles would be a little bit of a problem.

I did though put this together for the charity my wife works for though: http://www.cinnamon.org.uk/advent/

 

[JoceAndChris]

That's fab MdB! Love those baubles.

 

[worms]

...and the fact that it knows the date, so that you can't open the pics till the right time!

 

[Moo]

What a lovely dog! Is it yours?

 

[MdB]

What a lovely dog! Is it yours?

Everybody likes Fern (the one with the dog lead). I've no idea why as she is a stupid yappy, get under your feet rat dog... Barney is also ours and also has no brains but at least he is a proper dog.

(my wife obviously completely disagrees with my descriptions of our beasts...)

 

[Penners]

Rather than dragging that Christmas tree into the house, Phil, I recommend that you drag the decorations outside.

Let Mohammed come to the mountain.

:wink:

 

[philpjuk100]

Rather than dragging that Christmas tree into the house, Phil, I recommend that you drag the decorations outside.

Let Mohammed come to the mountain.

:wink:

Been considering that but my ladder is too short to put the fairy on!

 

[Penners]

My reply to that has been withheld, for fear of excommunication by the PPUK Police.

 

[biffvernon]

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Sixty-five quid? I've just lopped the top off a leylandii for nought. Your old man a banker?
Ah well, I guess I'm in favour of massive transfer payments to the forestry industry, but hey, you wos had.

 

[Nigel Watts]

Noway Spruce, c. 8 ft. Bought in Central London for £47 (non-droppers were a lot more).