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Noble Fir

Posted on December 5, 2008

This morn­ing we braved the rain and headed out to Delamere For­est.  It’s a lit­tle tra­di­tion of ours, get­ting our tree from the forestry com­mis­sion.  I just feel like we’re get­ting a tree that has been grown respon­si­bly– for every tree that is har­vested two are planted.  It just makes me feel good know­ing that we’re help­ing the forestry com­mis­sion grow and main­tain the forest.

Last year we went on a week­end and there were tons of things going on.  This year we decided that it was just too crazy with the traf­fic and the long wait to get in.  I have this vio­lent reac­tion to wait­ing.  I avoid it at all costs and will not do things if I have to wait to get in.  It’s not the wait­ing it’s the idea that if  so many peo­ple are out­side wait­ing what is it like inside!  So this year we decided to go on a Fri­day to avoid the crowds, it worked, there were no crowds.

Although I think the fact that it was chuck­ing it down had more of an impact than the fact that it was a Fri­day.  One ben­e­fit of the rain was the lack of a queue at Dinky Donuts!

It wasn’t as much fun as last year but we still had a good time.  All I can say is d’oh those nuts were yuu­u­umy!  They made these dinky lit­tle donuts right there in front of you.  It’s a yummy-delicious lit­tle gimmick.

We shel­tered under a tent (kindly sup­plied by the forestry com­mis­sion) until the rain stopped then we went in search of the per­fect tree.  Squidge spent most of the time look­ing for pime comes and splash­ing in the puddles.

We finally set­tled for a 5′ noble fir.  It’s per­fect and is sit­ting in the back gar­den just wait­ing to be brought inside and dec­o­rated.  Oh and doesn’t she just look soo cute in her new coat?   She did the same thing she did last year.

We hope everyone’s hol­i­day sea­son is shap­ing up to be a holly jolly one!!



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