This is our first Christmas in Griffith Place and we decided to buy a live tree in a pot because we now have a garden to keep it in.
The people who sold it to us told us that we should acclimatise it gradually to coming in and out of the central heating if we wanted it to live afterwards.
Our other problem was where to put it.
Our new house is small.
We sat it just outside the kitchen door while we made up our minds where to put it.
Finally we killed two birds with the one stone and left it just there.
As the kitchen door is clear glass it can be seen inside anyway, the only thing we miss is the pine smell.
Decorating was no problem as I had loads of glass bits and pieces, gathered over the years,which can easily be left outside, so far the wind has only smashed one of the balls off.
A good hard frost could make it look quite magical.
Here it is at night, reflected on the open back door.

Happy Christmas !