so frequently we tour our neighborhood to see who has decorated for christmas (in particular, the outdoor decorations). there are some VERY tastefully done houses... garland over the windows, wreathes on windows, lighted porches, lighted outdoor trees, etc.
and then there are the ugly ones... i.e. have those blow up yard art kind of things, TOO many lighted yard ornaments (partially "icicled" house, 6 moving deer, 4 stringy trees, flashing porch, etc.)
one thing in particular this year that i don't like is houses that have both colored and white lights. really. pick one and stick with it. colored is nice, white is nice. not together though.
and those blow up yard art things... i'm assuming ALL those houses have small children who like to look at their outside display. why would any sane adult want one just for himself (unless you were a grandparent and your grandchildren visited often...)?
(this isn't in our neighborhood, i found this picture online.)
as for our house, i have garland with lights on the front porch as well as red bows and a wreath for the front door. i also have one lighted tree out front... IMO not too much, not too little. i do love outdoor light displays!
i remember not many years ago driving to new bern and then turning around to drive back home so i could see the tacky christmas house just north of the town on US17. for the whole month of december, traffic would congest around that house. they also had a "donation" basket for folks who wanted to help them pay their electric bill. no kidding.
so i was wondering what kind of christmas decorations (outdoor) you have... what you like... and what you don't like!
so frequently we tour our neighborhood to see who has decorated for christmas (in particular, the outdoor decorations). there are some VERY tastefully done houses... garland over the windows, wreathes on windows, lighted porches, lighted outdoor trees, etc.
and then there are the ugly ones... i.e. have those blow up yard art kind of things, TOO many lighted yard ornaments (partially "icicled" house, 6 moving deer, 4 stringy trees, flashing porch, etc.)
one thing in particular this year that i don't like is houses that have both colored and white lights. really. pick one and stick with it. colored is nice, white is nice. not together though.
and those blow up yard art things... i'm assuming ALL those houses have small children who like to look at their outside display. why would any sane adult want one just for himself (unless you were a grandparent and your grandchildren visited often...)?
(this isn't in our neighborhood, i found this picture online.)
so i was wondering what kind of christmas decorations (outdoor) you have... what you like... and what you don't like!
i am a white lights only person. i don't like colored lights. i Love houses that have a candle and a wreath in every window of the house. i think that is very classic and tasteful...
ReplyDeleteWe passed that house on 17 last Friday! That was the first time I had seen it at night with everything lit up and moving. What a sight! And traffic was all backed up and cars parked on the side of the road. People get out now and walk around it and even take pictures. I must say, though, Gabe would LOVE it! I am seriously thinking about taking a drive out there again with him this weekend.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with you concerning the blow up displays - not for me , thanks.
ReplyDeleteAmy and I were just talking about the number of these displays in the neighborhood when we were out walking Sunday. I really think they look tacky, but I suppose the kids like them.
Does this mean it is time to start posting quotes from the greatest Christmas movie of all???
ReplyDeleteBethany: Is your house on fire, Clark?
Clark: No, Aunt Bethany, those are the Christmas lights.
Yes as Mr. B said, there are way too many of those blow up things in our neighborhood. I have to think it's for the kids but, who knows? What I do know is Lucy usually barks at them when she sees one and Mr. B's comment to me as we turned the corner and saw one, "Don't EVER get me one of those, please". Yeah, like I would!
ReplyDeleteI've noticed this year a lot of those blow up things in the Peanuts theme.
The other disturbing thing about them is when they are NOT blown up but, rather, are laying collapsed and dead looking on the lawn.
The people a few houses down from us have a blow up nativity scene (REAL classy). There's nothing quite so pathetic as seeing the three Wisemen, Baby Jesus, a few lambs, the Virgin Mary and Joseph sprawled out flat on a lawn.
As for decorations, I tend to like understated for my own house (and the ones around me) but it's fun to go look at the "all out" ones.
We have blue lights hanging across the front of our house. I'm sure everyone must think we are Jewish.
But, it's only because Mr. B got them for our deck on Saratoga and I think blue was all that was left by the time he went to get them.
So, he just added more blue to them so we could string them where we are at now.
Except they are slightly different shades of blue.
At first this annoyed me (last year) but this year I think it's "different" looking.
Still, next year, maybe we'd best go find some white lights and maybe put the blue on the sun room or something.