The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree:  the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other. 
                                                       ~Burton Hillis





I don't remember going out to cut the family Christmas tree  in the nearby forest when I was a child, but I vividly recollect our tree some how mysteriously  had appeared in our living room every Christmas, 
freshly cut,
ready to be decorated.
I had never asked where it came from,
somehow I knew it came from my parents' LOVE.


  
A cherished tradition in our family is to go to the local farm and cut our own Christmas tree. For me, Christmas wouldn't feel right without a real tree. The fragrance and the atmosphere  the real tree brings at home can't be replaced. When we first  apprehensively introduced  our son to this act, we needed to explain how we are not harming the tree; on the contrary, we help it to fulfill its purpose and we support the local farm.


This Sunday  we took the annual trip to the Clembrook  Christmas Farm (here ) . 
I love this farm 
not only because of the charming display of Antique Christmas decoration and Antique Horse Carriages, but because of the easiness  which everything is prepared with. 
No fuss, no overdoing.
We spent less then an hour exploring the tree field  in search for our one.
And  yes, 
our "Tannenbaum" was right  there waiting for us.


I love this moment -
when you spot the tree and you immediately imagine it  in your living room,
proudly wearing your ornaments,  
being a part of your celebration, 
sparkling  your Christmas -

... a sense of increasing excitement,

anticipation, 


  JOY!




 No mater what tree you pick, it's perfect to you, isn't it ?
More than a tree to grace our home , we are keeping the tradition alive.








 Dear Friends, 
what a pleasure it was to read your kind, encouraging words on my previous post.
Please  know how much I appreciated every one of you. You make my Christmas very special.
Let's all maintain that true spirit of giving, caring and sharing  each day so the true spirit of Christmas never leaves us.
Thank you !