The Christmas tree no longer is lonely
The Christmas and the new year are drawing near, (Jackie Maas) has placed two Christmas trees in the home: Puts on the new repair, 9 feet kitchens centrals committee, another small pulls the Chinese by hers son (Graham) 装饰一新, when preparation peaceful reunificationdeclares a position in the living room.
Jackie Maas said that, kitchen that "the host" the Christmas tree hung hasdecorated the lamp and the red butterfly knot, but the Christmas tree that to hang all over Shi Kubi (Scooby-Doo) decorated,"Star War" (Star Wars) the character figure as well as "other childrenthing", all was does not accommodate brittle.
Welcome to arrive has two Christmas trees the families. Although verymany families still were continuing the ancient tradition, placed analone Christmas tree in the living room, some consumers alreadystarted to expand the Christmas tree the scale, purchased two, threeeven more Christmas trees. Some families in order to have anunconventional idea in very many rooms have placed the Christmas tree.Also has some families besides to have a careful decoration the mainChristmas tree, but also can again buy "the child Christmas tree" tolet the children design, then it safely "Tibet" the room which playsin the children.
"Some time people like making pure white or the pure blue toneChristmas tree build the artistic effect," has a tree farm Leo youDelich (Lee Aldrich) said.
The Christmas tree scale expands perhaps a reason lies in, the peoplenow had the bigger housing space. According to US census bureau(Census Bureau) data, new sole family housing average area from 19901,,905 square feet expansions to 2005 2,,227 square feet.
The Christmas tree agriculture regard as this tidal current are the sales moretrees' opportunities. Is located the North Carolina state tree farmOmni Farms to sell the Christmas tree on www.omnifarm.com, this yearthey are section may place on the table the Christmas tree split outthe advertisement, in the advertisement write like this: The lovableyoung Frazer fir tree (Fraser fir) is decorates the child room theideal choice. Starr Pines Christmas Tree Farm owner (Wayne Harmon) this year also opens place for the small Christmastree, hoped can promote the sale.
harm said, if I have can sell but as for do not let oneself sound tolike a warm-hearted excessive automobile seller, I can say, "you mayagain buy a young Christmas tree."
Some times, many Christmas trees can solve between husbands' andwives' design difference. Commercial abundant guest (John Cass) said that, he and the wife card forest (Karin) the opinion isnot unified in the holiday decoration. He likes on the Christmas treeinstalling some simple decoration lamps, but his wife likes "hangingup very many very many widgets, moreover usually is 20 years ago thehand-planted ornament."
Last year, they suspended two Christmas trees, card Si's that have puton the living room, wife card forest that put on the dining room. CardSi said that, their this year also can such do.
He said that, "I work as bachelor's time, likes the simple element the Christmas tree."
Sara Schaefer Munoz
圣诞树不再孤单
圣诞和新年又快到了，雅姬•马斯(Jackie Maas)在家里摆放了两棵圣诞树：一棵放在新装修的、9英尺的厨房中央，另一棵小一点的由她的儿子格拉汉姆(Graham)装饰一新，准备家庭聚会时在客厅亮相。
马斯说，厨房的那棵“主”圣诞树挂了装饰灯和红色蝴蝶结，而格拉汉姆那棵则挂满了史酷比(Scooby-Doo)装饰、《星球大战》(Star Wars)的人物形像以及“其他孩子们的东西”，都是不容易碎的。
欢迎来到拥有两棵圣诞树的家庭。虽然很多家庭仍在延续古老的传统，在客厅摆放一棵孤零零的圣诞树，一些消费者已经开始扩大圣诞树的规模，购买两棵、三棵甚至更多的圣诞树。一些家庭为了别出心裁在很多房间摆放了圣诞树。还有一些家庭除了拥有一棵精心装饰的主圣诞树之外，还会再买一棵“儿童圣诞树”让孩子们来设计，然后把它安全地“藏”在孩子们玩耍的房间。
“有时候人们喜欢弄一个纯白或纯蓝色调的圣诞树营造艺术效果，”拥有一个林场的利•奥尔德利奇(Lee Aldrich)说。
圣诞树规模扩大的一个原因或许在于，人们现在拥有了更大的居住空间。据美国人口普查局(Census Bureau)的数据，新单一家庭住房的平均面积从1990年的1,905平方英尺扩大至2005年的2,227平方英尺。
树农们把这个潮流看作是销售更多树木的机会。位于北卡罗来纳州的林场Omni Farms在www.omnifarm.com上销售圣诞树，今年他们为一款可摆放在桌上的圣诞树打出广告，广告中这样写道：可爱的小弗雷泽冷杉(Fraser fir)是装饰儿童房的理想选择。Starr Pines Christmas Tree Farm的所有者韦恩•哈蒙(Wayne Harmon)今年还为小圣诞树开出一块地，希望能够促进销售。
哈蒙说，如果我有 会推销但又不至于让自己听起来像一个热心过头的汽车销售员，我会说，“您可以再买一棵小一点的圣诞树。”
有时候，多棵圣诞树会解决夫妻之间的设计分歧。商业博客约翰•卡斯(John Cass)说，他和妻子卡林(Karin)在假日装饰上意见不统一。他喜欢在圣诞树上装一些简单的装饰灯，而他的妻子则喜欢“挂上很多很多的装饰物，而且通常是20年前手工制作的装饰品。”
去年，他们摆了两棵圣诞树，卡斯的那棵放在客厅，妻子卡林的那棵放在餐厅。卡斯说，他们今年也会这么做。
他说：“我当单身汉的时候，就喜欢简单 素的圣诞树。”
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