Why not, indeed. So here it is:
As you can see, my tree looks like four kids stood across the room and randomly threw decorations at the tree and that's pretty much what happened.
Ah, but that's not the end of it because I want to see YOUR Christmas trees too. You can either stick a photo on your blogs or put it on a photosharing site but either way post the link in the comments and I'll come and admire your handy work.
BTW, this is NOT a meme. No it isn't.
On another note, Eldest son asked me yesterday whether people in the US ate mince pies. I asked on Facebook but the only response I got was from Tam, who's Canadian, so I thought I'd ask here as well. Do you US folk eat individual mince pies?
ETA: For Chris those of you who don't even know what a mince pie looks like, here's a picture of one:
I love mince pie...my mother makes it for me :)
ReplyDeleteMy tree has decorations from 3 1/2 feet and lower...you can tell little ones decorated it :)
I will take a pic of mine today and post it. The kidlet did all the decorating (except the lights) and it looks very professional. She did a theme this year, red and gold with a bit of green. Which just goes to say that we have WAY too many ornaments when she can do a whole tree with a theme. LOL Yours looks very cute. :-)
ReplyDeleteMy family was British so I'm not sure we were exceptional but mince (or mince meat as it was sometimes called) was pretty standard for us. Not usually individual though, usually just one big pie or tarts.
Cute tree... Jenre..
ReplyDeleteLoved the coloured bauble...
Tell your son I live here and I hate mince pies... Hate them... LOL
That will pbe a new one for him....
E.H>
Hi Mandi: In Britain we don't really eat large mince pie, we have individual little mince pies.
ReplyDeleteMy two eldest are now big enough that they can reach almost to the top of the tree (which this year is about 5'6''), so they did the top and the two youngest did the bottom :).
Tam: I'll look forward to the picture :).
ReplyDeleteNow that you're daughter is older you can have a nice co-ordinated tree. Mine are still too young to appreciate that sometimes less is more.
Hi EH
ReplyDeleteThanks :)
Only me, hub and eldest son likes mince pies in my family. The youngest three aren't that fussed.
Cute tree, Jen!
ReplyDeleteI've heard of mince pie, but I've never actually seen it or had it. I'm not even sure what it is.
My mom makes little mince meat tarts..they are soooo good
ReplyDeleteHi Richelle
ReplyDeleteHere's what wikipedia says about mince pies: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mince_pie
We only ever eat them around Christmas here, which seems a bit strange really.
Mandi: I love mince pies and eat far too many of them in the lead up to Christmas :).
ReplyDeleteI've never even seen a mince pie. :)
ReplyDeleteNo tree for me! I'd have to bungee it to the ceiling and wall because the cats would be swinging from it. And they'd steal all the ornaments. (Hmm. I wonder if they're actually ferrets?)
Hi, Jenre! Nice tree. I like the spontaneous look, ha, ha! As for mince pie, you're talking about the type with chopped up apples, walnuts, and raisins, right? I LOVE that pie. Have always had it as a piece from a large pie. It's thought of as a seasonal pie where I am (you can only find it November and December). I may be an atypical American -- I do like mince pie and I even like fruitcake!
ReplyDeleteJust had my first two mince pies today. One from M&S lattice top - it was okay, and one homemade which was gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteI mentioned mince pies last Christmas on another list I'm on and none of the US peeps knew what I was talking about. They thought I meant meat pies made from minced up meat. :)
Okay, I've posted about my trees (yes, more than one) at my blog
ReplyDeletehttp://wrenboudreau.blogspot.com/
Love yours, Jenre, particularly the star on top - that must have been a good throw *g*
Okay, I love fruitcake. I know that makes me weird. But only homemade. The store bought tastes like chemicals. I've even made my own in the past. Growing up it was a big deal in my family and my Grandmother would make a HUGE batch. And all my aunts of course. The tradition when my Grandma was young was you got one month of good luck for every different fruitcake you tried, so you loved to go visiting people and trying their cakes so you could get a whole year of good luck.
ReplyDeleteI like mine as mostly fruit and stuff glued together with only enough cake to hold it all together
Chris: Just for you, my sweet, I've posted a picture :).
ReplyDeleteVal: Don't US people like fruitcake? I LOVE fruit cake, especially Christmas cake. I made my C cake a few weeks ago and have been feeding it brandy every couple of weeks. It's almost read to ice. Yum.
Lesley: The Tesco 'finest' mince pies get my vote for the best supermarket bought ones this year. Each year I sample some from each place just to see which I like. It's such a hardship, but someone has to do it :).
ReplyDeleteI still have to decorate mine. As soon as I have it up I will send you a picture.
ReplyDeleteWren: Your trees are so pretty. Thanks for posting the link. The star was put on by eldest daughter who got to sit on hub's shoulders and put it on the top.
ReplyDeleteTam: My Christmas cake is just like like that. lots of fruit and sliced almonds held together with minimal cake and lots of brandy :).
Ingrid: I'll look forward to that :).
ReplyDeleteA-ha! And wiki mince pie clarified for me that there isn't actually any meat in them. I found the name confusing that way!
ReplyDeleteOoooh, mince pies. I never see them here in the US. I wouldn't mind running into some at the grocery store. ;) Oh, or some christmas crackers, those were so much fun (I lived in England for year).
ReplyDeleteWe used to have a M&S in Amsterdam, it had all the british christmas stuff. It disappeared years ago.
ReplyDeleteChristmas and fruit mince pies are one of the few times a year I willingly eat fruit. LOL.
ReplyDeleteI have a weak-as-piss Christmas tree this year after the disaster that happened with the Russian mobsters last year. That was so no pretty.
Finally got my tree loaded. It's kind of hard to see the lights and we can't have tinsel because the cats eat it. No presents yet either.
ReplyDeletehttp://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y9/ipol28/DSCN3089.jpg
Oh and in North America it's kind of cool to dis the fruitcake and make reference to using it as a doorstop. I guess there are a lot of bad ones out there.
We have hundred of Christmas crackers in Canada Dakota. You'll have to come up and buy some.
ReplyDeleteOoo, I love Christmas trees, as long as they're real. Doesn't matter what they look like. Keep 'em coming!
ReplyDeleteI don't think I can get a picture of ours. My digital camera seems to be on the fritz.
Never had a mince pie. But I can inhale Christmas cookies.
Dakota: You see all it takes is some time with us Brits and we'll have you converted to proper Christmas food in no time :).
ReplyDeleteIngrid: M&S did this huge expansion into Europe which failed miserably. hence the closing of many of its stores.
ReplyDeleteKris: You really need to keep your cats under control ;). Perhaps you could put a mini tree in a room which you can keep locked and just go and look at it every so often.
Tam: Wow, that's very impressive. Tell your daughter she did a great job :).
ReplyDeleteKZ: Mine is real even if I did feel a twinge of guilt about buying a cut one.
ReplyDeleteDon't you have a camera on your cell phone? You could use that to take a picture.
I took a picture of our tree the other day - I'll have to load it tonight when I get home. I love your tree - very homey.
ReplyDeleteMince pie..I've had it and I don't love it. My mom makes one every year because she loves it but I think she's the only one that ends up eating it. :)
Tam - great tree!
Tracy: I'll look forward to your picture :).
ReplyDeleteMy tree can be viewed here: http://ivandort.livejournal.com/1586.html
ReplyDeleteIngrid: Ooh, that's lovely. Dinky but perfectly formed. Thanks for sharing :).
ReplyDeleteI only have a small living room so I need it small :)
ReplyDeleteI'm such a dork - I completely forgot to post this - duh!
ReplyDeleteWe have two trees...the one that has all the nice pretty ornaments that my friend decorated for me and put ribbon on (and has two rows of lights that have burned out and I haven't changed the fuses on yet). Then there's the little tree in the kitchen that the kids put all of their ornaments on that is just a happy little tree. :)
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x30/redneyrae/kidstree.jpg
and
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x30/redneyrae/tree.jpg
Tracy: Thanks for posting these. I love your kids tree. There's something quite charming about a tree decorated by children - no matter how higgldy piggldy everything is arranged :).
ReplyDeleteI agree. And the kids think it's the best thing on earth that they are the only ones that get to decorate and no adults are allowed to touch it. :)
ReplyDelete