Fishlips will be setting up Christmas decorations around our home this week. I received a request from the man who shares my life: real pine garland or wreath so that we have that ‘Christmas tree smell’ since our tree is a fake one for safety and lack of space reasons.
Anchorage has several places one can visit to find real pine trees and decorations.
Bell’s nursery in Anchorage is the place to go for the best real pine decorations. Bell’s is a lovely year-round nursery that is a joy to visit anytime. They are also the most expensive in town.
Lowes and Home Depot both have super garden areas filled with affordable pine trees and decorations that are lovely and grand also!
Our Tree from 2009
Fishlips admits she is a sentimentalist. The discovery of this fact as one ages only makes it all that much worse. Hallmark cards can make me weep. A sad chick film can me weep. Looking through old boxes filled with photos from childhood make me weep. Putting on decade’s old Christmas ornaments will make me weep. Each of my tree ornaments are one of a kind and each has their own little story. Each year I look forward to seeing many of the movie Christmas classics; one of my favorites is Christmas Story.
Fishlips has very fond memories of holidays my family celebrated. Tradition still holds for my family across the states. I also know this is not the case for many – their holidays were filled with anger, hunger, loneliness, sadness, and other horrors. Holidays can bring out the worse or the best in any human.
Fishlips wants those around her to believe she is strong and invincible. I do believe many of my fellow human beings practice this approach as they go about their strides of life. So to those who struggle during the holidays: my prayer for all is simple. “May your heart have happiness and peace for this moment in time.”
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