Our local xmas tree farm has “special” trees, which are marked with blue tags. They are a bit funky, but we like them like that (plus, they’re less expensive). We tag them in late November, and then head back a couple of weeks later to saw it down. Our tree this year has a freakishly-thin trunk and is a bit thin in parts. Does the job, however.
We use an artificial tree. When I was growing up we’d go over on the hill and cut a Charlie Brown tree. It did everything we needed plus it was put up with love. That’s what really counts. :)
We bought a 9’ tall artificial tree, which is beautiful. My wife also pulled a 3’ artificial tree out of storage, and it is as ugly as imaginable. She insisted on decorating it. As far as I am concerned, she just put lipstick on a pig, but she is happy with it.
You just reminded me of the time when my husband poked his eye with a needle one year when he was putting lights on the tree. We ended up in the emergency room and he wore a patch on his eye that Christmas.
I gave away most of my Christmas ornaments except sentimental ones to the Goodwill Thrift shope for others to have a good Christmas.
I picked up an old fish tank and filled with fake snow and added animal figures to depict a country scene , then I added a 12 inch spruce tree with lights.
I saw a beautiful display in a florist shop of a glass bubble with an opening with a country scene as well..very expensive but look fantastic. One can creat your own with a huge bottle on its side the same way as ships in a bottle look.