{"id":2905,"date":"2016-12-11T19:22:11","date_gmt":"2016-12-12T03:22:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/?p=2905"},"modified":"2016-12-11T19:22:11","modified_gmt":"2016-12-12T03:22:11","slug":"trees-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/2016\/12\/11\/trees-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Tree’s up!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>… and not a moment too soon, IMHO. The problem was that our tree, though workable, was really too big. We have a small house and limited places where a tree will fit at all. But I finally found a pre-lit tree that could fit on an end table quite nicely, and it arrived on Friday. It took quite a while to “fluff” out the branches for the first time, but it’s all decorated today, leaving me delighted that I have a lovely tree to enjoy for the next few weeks. \ud83d\ude42 This spot, near the front door is really the only workable solution to where to put the tree; and a larger, fuller tree blocks the little hallway just behind in the photo. The closed door you may be able to see in that little hallway opens into my quilting\/computer room, so I get to enjoy the tree while I’m doing what I like best!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

… and not a moment too soon, IMHO. The problem was that our tree, though workable, was really too big. We have a small house and limited places where a tree will fit at all. But I finally found a pre-lit tree that could fit on an end table quite nicely, and it arrived on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-2905","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-uncategorized","7":"czr-hentry"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5yzuO-KR","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5905,"url":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/2026\/03\/30\/oops-i-did-it-again\/","url_meta":{"origin":2905,"position":0},"title":"Oops … I did it again.","author":"Sandy","date":"March 30, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Last year I ended up working on two BOMs, which kept me pretty busy while also trying to work on various other projects. 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