Cut price Christmas trees

Unfortunately plastic stems and needles of my tree won't compost well.

I have been suggesting just having our artificial white stick twig tree with the built in sparkly lights as our main tree for a couple of years but usually get browbeaten into getting a real tree 'cos it doesn't smell the same.

We save the tree for the following Christmas to burn at the winter solstice BBQ bonfire.

Due to time restraints last year and this year we haven't been able to do it so have a backlog.

As for celebrating other festivals, I am always up for a festival and the different customs. When teaching we made a big fuss of all the festivals and it was lovely with all our parents coming in and sharing their food and customs.

Chinese New Year in China town is amazing, crowded but absolutely amazing.