…but the City of Evanston has already decorated their street planters in a wintry, cheery holiday style, don’t you think?
Evanston Street Planter, Winter 2012
Another Thousand Words
Copyright 2012
…but the City of Evanston has already decorated their street planters in a wintry, cheery holiday style, don’t you think?
Evanston Street Planter, Winter 2012
Another Thousand Words 
Beautiful!!
Thanks the landscapers in Evanston for that, Rexlin!
I have a friend who has his Christmas tree and decorations up all year round – he never takes them down. You visit him in August and he is there sitting under the tinsel and baubles. At first I thought he was just lazy (he lives on his own) but he said that when he was a kid he had a bad childhood and Christmas was the only time of year when he was happy so he wanted to remember this time all year around.
Oh, poor him! I would like little lights in the trees all year round…does that qualify as a bit crazy? I’ve done holiday decorating and designing for years, smacked…and know all the ins and outs…but these days, it’s just creating a few small things for friends…and sometimes even strangers, just so they have a little extra ‘pretty’ this time of year!
Gorgeous. Say, have the holiday trees invaded the pumpkin lot yet? Or are they still in transit? B.
Oh, they’re there…I put up a post with a few pics, Mlle B. It’s called “They’re here!” from sometime early last week (?)…but there’s been no snow to make them really pretty, so I won’t show them again until that happens!
They look wonderful, our christmas decorations are so boring, no one goes to much trouble here, it is such a shame, if you want to see the spirit of Christmas you really have to hunt for it.
Oh, that’s really too bad, Leanne…it BIG business here in Chicago…and quite lucrative for some companies (such as those I have worked for in the past), especially if they have decorating contracts with the large hotels here. Everyone tries to ‘outdo’ the other, and it’s awfully disappointing to see a design ‘repeated’ for more than a few seasons!