Magical

 If you're  in the Birmingham area, you might want to drive through Mountain Brook Village and see the magical trees! 

Deck the Trees!

 Leaf n Petal at the Summit has these wonderful trees. They aren't your usual but the wide spaced branches make decorating easy.  Tis the season!

Hurry Up!

I am very grateful that all those years when I was responsible for buying, setting up and decorating our Christmas tree, that there wasn't this insane rush to get the tree up and house decorated by Thanksgiving. If I got it all done with a week or so to spare before Christmas, I patted myself on the back and had a glass of wine to celebrate. Christmas trees at Oak Street Garden Shop are standing tall and looking fresh. Better hurry!

Over the River and Through the Woods...

Oh maybe just drop by Sweetpeas Garden Shop in Homewood and get your very fresh Christmas tree this year!

A Good Old Fashioned Tree Lot

The Shades Valley Optimist Club has been selling trees the old fashioned way,  for as long as I can remember.  They share space with Shades Cahaba Elementary School on Hollywood Blvd. in Homewood.  When I taught there, I loved taking my students to the lot to estimate how many trees they had and to photograph them for their Christmas cards to their families.  The SV Optimist are generous with their support of children in this community.   This is a worthwhile way to start your holiday season.  

Now the question:  Is the lot half full or half empty??