A Tree-less Christmas

It’s a tree-less Christmas this year. We do not have a tree.

Due to the Northern California fires and the drought, fresh trees are very expensive. And because they’ve traveled a great distance –they all looked pretty beat up. We’re still reluctant to go the artificial tree route, so we decided to rethink Christmas decorations this year.

First, we put lights on big wreath and hung it in our front window, thereby maintaining some street cred on our city block.

Then I gathered my collection of pine cones from our Sierra hiking trips and created a little Christmas tableau in what we grandly call the library, but, in actuality is just a small and cozy reading nook.

Thought you might like to see some photos.

I pricked my poor fingers jimmying all the little lights into the pine cones, until I had them just right. Then, I dug out my favorite vintage Christmas and Scandinavian cards and hung them.