First tree
I would have liked a slightly bigger tree to commemorate our first Christmas together (although I DID buy one special ornament for the occasion), but since we were going to be away for so much of the holidays I knew it would be as dry as kindling by the time we got back. So my idea was that if we got a small LIVE tree that still had its roots, I could re-pot it and water it a lot before we left, and it would still be fresh and green when we got home. I also had a hope that maybe I could keep it alive during the year in the courtyard with all the other plants, and then we'd have a tree to re-use again next year, and wouldn't that be environmentally smart?
Well, it didn't quite work out that way. The person who was taking care of the cat while we were gone was also supposed to water the tree but I think maybe she forgot, and the tree was brittle and sagging by the time we got home. I watered it immediately, but it was too late -- no hope for survival. Still, we lit it up and put the presents from Père Noel underneath and enjoyed it anyway. Now, it's outside, still in its pot in the freezing cold with bits of snow stuck to it's lifeless branches, fit only for the poubelle.
"Best laid plans" and all that... well, next year we can get a taller cut tree, I guess. They don't really seem to "do" fake trees here... I'm not sure I've ever seen one for sale and we have no place in which to store it off-season anyway.
