January 4, 2013 It was the one of the highlights of your Christmas celebrations but now the time has come to say goodbye. That venerable Christmas tree that sparkled with lights and festive decorations has seen its time and now plans must be made for disposal. Here is some useful information from the Oneida-Herkimer Solid Waste Authority.
December 21, 2012 New York City during the Christmas season has quite a feel of holiday excitement. From the huge Christmas Tree at Rockefeller Center and skaters to the incredible storefront decorations, it's truly unique. And, of course it's even more dramatic at night.
November 26, 2012 Thanksgiving 2012 is now a wonderful memory. The hustle and bustle of "Black Friday" is behind us. Now our thoughts turn to the upcoming Christmas holiday and all its traditions. One of the most popular is choosing the tree that will be decorated and enjoyed throughout the Christmas season. The question is when to get it?
November 15, 2012 One sure sign of the holidays is the Christmas tree lighting at 30 Rockefeller Center in New York City. This year's tree has a special meaning, as it survived the torrential winds and floods of Hurricane Sandy. My daughter was in New York City yesterday when the tree arrived and sent me this photo.
December 13, 2011 We all have our favorite Christmas tree ornaments, unless you let the family decorate the tree and just sit back and say, "Looks nice" when it's done. I always help decorate the tree with the family, and like doing it (except when the lights won't work and you can't find out why).
November 30, 2011 Thanksgiving has come and gone. The Christmas lights have been strung on the house and the festive lawn ornaments are slowly but surely popping up on neighborhood lawns. Now it's time to put up the family Christmas tree. Or is it? Whether it is real or fake, tradition seems to dictate when to put up a Christmas tree and when to decorate it.
November 17, 2011 If you decide to visit New York City during the "Frog Days of Fall", one must-see stop is the huge Christmas Tree that they put up in Rockefeller Center every year. This year's tree is a Norway Spruce that came from Mifflintown, Pennsylvania, and is 75 feet tall (I doubt that we have ceilings high enough for that one in the McShea household).
December 22, 2010 We prefer a real Christmas tree at home, and in fact, we never had an artificial one! Now, there are some common sense advantages to having the real deal...a fresh Christmas tree.
