do you put up Christmas lights outdoors?

[lady cop]

i'm going to string mine around my porch today, although i don't turn them on until Thanksgiving night. i always use red and blue to honor the police who lost their lives in the past year. i love all white lights as well, but started this as my tradition a few years ago. i enjoy seeing all the lights up around town at night... our town common is enchanting....have some photos of yours?

[theia]

Originally Posted by lady cop

i'm going to string mine around my porch today, although i don't turn them on until Thanksgiving night. i always use red and blue to honor the police who lost their lives in the past year. i love all white lights as well, but started this as my tradition a few years ago. i enjoy seeing all the lights up around town at night... our town common is enchanting....have some photos of yours?

When I was in Omaha this time last year, I thought that the Christmas lights looked magical and I liked the idea of switching them on at Thanksgiving. I don't do outside lights but have a white tree with blue lights that I set in the window around the 1st December.

[Red]

We dont lc but there's a house down the road from us that decorate the entire outside each year, it looks breathtaking! and must cost them an absolute fortune, they really go to town on it, everyone goes to see it and take pics etc, it was on tv last year i think.

I love to see everyones lights and stuff, we'll be putting our tree up end of nov hopefully, norm do it dec 1st but that's LL's 2nd birthday.

[Betty Boop]

No lights on my house although there are plenty in the area that go into competition with each other. It's all a bit too much for me, less is more as far as I'm concerned.

[Bez]

I only have lights on my tree although I did put lights round the window on the inside a couple of times.

The residents of some streets round here go the 'whole hog' when decorating the outside of their hiomes, so much so that it is a local attraction for a while and they collect money for charity from the 'toursists'.

I have to say that some of the decorations you can but are a bit grosse....inflatable Santas and snowmen. I do like the lights though and every year they seem to be more hi-tech and sparkly.

When I was a kid, we had tiny 'real' candles in holders on the tree

[Betty Boop]

Originally Posted by Bez

I only have lights on my tree although I did put lights round the window on the inside a couple of times.

The residents of some streets round here go the 'whole hog' when decorating the outside of their hiomes, so much so that it is a local attraction for a while and they collect money for charity from the 'toursists'.

I have to say that some of the decorations you can but are a bit grosse....inflatable Santas and snowmen. I do like the lights though and every year they seem to be more hi-tech and sparkly.

When I was a kid, we had tiny 'real' candles in holders on the tree

You need to make your trip to Cornwall soon, when all the christmas lights are on, Mousehole looks fantastic.

[Bez]

Originally Posted by Betty Boop

You need to make your trip to Cornwall soon, when all the christmas lights are on, Mousehole looks fantastic.

Hi Betty....will they keep them going until next summer doya think ??

[Betty Boop]

Originally Posted by Bez

Hi Betty....will they keep them going until next summer doya think ??

No, unless you're bringing the Queen with you of course!

[Carl44]

we do , but i hate it every year the same jimbo up the ladder sue and kids on the ground put that one there i do so , sue no actually put it there i take it back down , sue no sorry put it back i put it back , and so on and so on and then i get the hump we have an inflatable homor simpson thing that lights up every one says it looks like me

the worst thing is when you go to bed you turn off the bedroom light and forget to turn the things off its like a jumbo jet is about to land in your bedroom and i have to go down and turn it all off doh doh doh

bah humbug

[Imladris]

We had just moved last Christmas from living on the business premises so for the first time could put lights outside, which we put on a large magnolia tree in the garden - it looked lovely and as we drove up towards the house it really stood out.

But the best bit was hubby falling off the step ladder in the garden, daughter laughing hysterically and sadly I missed it!