[mrs bouquet]

A newish neighbour across the Common from me has put his external decs up.   I am not a great lover of these, but his look stunning.   The lights are all one warm natural colour and are hanging like icicles, there is a  Christmas tree, which you cannot see in the daylight, it must be a flat frame shaped like a pointed tree.
There is a full size stag holding his front foot up, and a doe, who is eating the grass.   The whole thing looks warm and lovely, and  very classy.  I am happy to have it opposite me.  Sorry Aunt Sally, for saying the word, but it is out there now    Mrs Bouquet

[New shoot]

It sounds lovely Mrs B 

What a nice view for you out of the window 

[Christine]

Sorry but if anyone starts putting up outside decorations where I can see them, well I'm moving house.

[GraciesGran]

The lady over the road has an amazing display - she raises money for the RNLI.  There are also some further down the road that are pretty spectacular.  A bit of cheer in these gloomy times.

[jaydig]

While I normally dislike lots of bright colours and bling, I love all of the lights at Christmas. They bring such pleasure to the little ones and in these gloomy times they bring a bit of fun.  I remember when our children were young, and like many others in the sixties, we struggled from week to week as we didn't have much cash, but we'd take them out for a walk as soon as it got dark so that they could see all of the pretty lights that others had in their gardens.  They absolutely loved this. Simple pleasures, I know,  but often it's these that make the best memories of our childhood.

[al78]

Sorry but if anyone starts putting up outside decorations where I can see them, well I'm moving house.

A rather extremist attitude.

[mumofstig]

Sorry but if anyone starts putting up outside decorations where I can see them, well I'm moving house.

A rather extremist attitude.

BUT each to their own

[mrs bouquet]

My next door neighbour has started on his now.   What a difference.   Yards and yards of lights, no particular pattern to them, a those large plaque things with a waving Santa etc.    Fortunately I cannot see those !! Mrs B

[GraciesGran]

My dad used to take me to London to see the lights in Oxford Street and Regent Street, then into Trafalgar Square to see the tree.  Did the same with my 3, used to be the start of Christmas.

[MrsPea]

My dad used to take me to London to see the lights in Oxford Street and Regent Street, then into Trafalgar Square to see the tree.  Did the same with my 3, used to be the start of Christmas.

My dad always used to do that for us as well it was magical then and such a treat with roasted chestnuts on the way, such good old days.

[Growing Weather]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-jgRxzLlhY

[Growster...]

One house in a chum's village used to have a huge inflatable snowman lurking behind a tall hedge.

The first time I saw it, I was just driving by, and it was just like a scene from 'The Prisoner', and I really did want to flee at a rate of knots...

(This post will only be understood by citizens of a previous generation):0)

[GraciesGran]

Growster, I understand you completely.  Being over 21 isn't that bad.

[Christine]

Sorry but if anyone starts putting up outside decorations where I can see them, well I'm moving house.

A rather extremist attitude.

Unfortunately I have a lamp post directly outside and close enough to the bedroom window to be enough of  a distraction to sleeping. I'm not a misery guts really.

[rowlandwells]

there are a few outside  Christmas Decorations that have been put up near us that has prompted the wife to give me an ear bashing about putting up our Christmas lights in the garden I've managed to get out of doing this job but now looks immanent I did say it mite rain tomorrow but as scrooge has been mentioned I guess its on the cards for putting up decorations asap