I love "Rudy"! I need a Rudy's brother!

I love it and that beautiful picture. I tried growing Norfolk Pines a few times without success. Yours is thriving.

Rudy looks wonderful!!! Good for you...and sending you a big hug!!!!

Rudy DOES look good. As does Tom. I like your set-up very much.

Jasdip, when our daughter was a young teen (about 45 years ago) she announced that killing a beautiful tree just for our enjoyment wasn't right. And that we would buy a Norfolk Pine to decorate instead. So we did, and found that most any readymade balls, etc were too heavy. That was a time for Shrinky Dinks. You could make all kinds of small light weight things to hang on the tree by coloring and tracing pictures from coloring books with the Shrinky Dinks. It worked great and we still use them on our artificial tree. The Norfolk died years ago. The candy canes, Santa, solder, and star are an example.

I think your tree is lovely and I am sure a comfort for you now.

Be careful. I have four Rudys in my sunroom. They were little gifts from granddaughter years ago and now they are five feet high. I had another which sadly grew too big, so it went outside for a year and then it was thrown out because it was too unwieldy to bring in the basement in winter. I love them and yours looks very festive and pretty. I might do one of mine.

Lookin' good, Jasdip!

We no longer do a Christmas tree, but many years ago, we decided that instead of cut trees, we would purchase live trees and plant them in our backyard after Christmas. By the time we moved from that house, those trees had reached heights of 15 feet or more.

Rudy and the lights fit best on that little table, which is Tom's table. Tom and Rudy changed places moved temporarily but he looks good where he is as well.

Smudge's picture is there on the second shelf, and I'm sure Smudge is sitting in his lap now.

Here is one of Rudy's relatives, I bought it a few years ago when it was about a 5 inch baby. Has been re-potted several times already. It lives outside in the shade during the spring/summer/autumn and inside when it starts getting cold.

That is really cute, socks. I think I want one.

I think the "snow" could use a little work.

Isn't that Linus' blanket?

Jasdip, your tree is beautiful, as is your Gazania. Socks, your friend's tree is charming. I like it, including the snow. :) Here is mine. I have limited space due to too much furniture. :)

Jas., I think it's wonderful that you decorated Rudy and put up your memorial to Tom. I think what the pastor said at GHWB's funeral was beautiful and so true. "Life has changed, not ended." You just keep seeing to that. Hugs.

No worries, Socks, they're battery candles. They burn every night and on cloudy days.

I was invited to a church to hear the choir sing seasonal songs today. I took a girl friend and we were both emotional. It was a 100-pce choir singing songs in different languages. There were English songs as well for the congregation to partake in. It was lovely. Oh Holy Night and Joy to the World (being with the angels singing, etc) brought me to tears. Not sobs, thank heavens.

It's good you went, even tho' you became emotional. Your emotions are very close to the surface, so I'm sure it doesn't take much. But I hope overall it gave you some peace. It must have been beautiful.

Very nice. It is good that you are continuing to decorate Rudy. The candles are a nice touch.

I tend to get emotional whenever I hear a choir and if it is children singing, I can be a blubbering mess. Have no idea why that is.

Rudy looks lovely. And its a beautiful tribute to your sweetie.

I got our first Christmas tree this year. I had Christmas trees growing up but SO, at 51 years old, has never ever had a Christmas tree,not even when his kids were little. We have been together 9 years and never had one in our home until this year. I found one perfect for us at Lowe's. It's MAYBE 4 feet tall,a real Douglas fir,and came with a teeny tiny tree stand.

I haven't names it,because I know it's fate at the end of this month,and it doesn't seem right.

Your tree is adorable Jasdip and Tom’s picture looks so good framed. Who ever ended up cropping it for you did a really fabulous job.

I'm so glad I asked for help with cropping Tom's picture. Everyone who contributed were knowledgeable, talented and just fantastic.

Jasdip, I am so glad you decorated your tree. Love Tom’s picture. Our tree is never decorated before the 23rd. We usually go out and buy it the 2nd Advent weekend. The weather was terrible, so we went today. Hardly any trees left at the place we have been getting it for years. Just 3 of the 8 feet ones we usually get and about 20 that were really small. We did like one of them even though it was skinnier than the bushy ones my husband likes. Will post a picture once we have it in. Hopefully not containing a surprise like last year. We were chasing a little green tree frog for half an hour.

Iris, I'm almost laughing, picturing you chasing a tree frog!

It was kind of funny. Here is is. Still got some needles from the tree.

This is my tree. I got a new one this year. It is called a pencil tree because it is slim. My living room is not real big