When we bought our home I dreamed of how I would decorate our porch for every season. I thought for Christmas I would have a fat live tree adorned with lights on the porch to welcome visitors. Instead I have a little fake tree with no lights that blows over every single day. Aw, well. Maybe if I used some bailing twine to hold it up…because you know if you don’t have bailing twine, you can’t fix anything!
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No, no, it’s not bailing twine it’s Duck Tape that fixes everything. Just ask my Dad.
I’m going to need to run around that porch and sing “I am 16 going on 17…”.
What’s with the tractor trailer in the background? Are you expecting a delivery?
That’s a grain truck, they are just now harvesting the corn.
Oh, that explains it. Wish I lived in the country! sigh…
Pretty!
The porch is too gorgeous for any tree disappointment. How about hot glue? It’s what we use for our gingerbread houses.
Well, it is definitely a gorgeous porch anyways! Merry Christmas!
What an amazingly beautiful porch! I can picture you and Clay dancing around like maniacs….
I thought I ask about the big rig out front and perhaps maybe Clay’s new wheels, thinking maybe he was taking this pig farming quite seriously……..
Love your porch. So jealous!
I still love your porch!
Hey-at least you have a tree up. I haven’t even managed to do that-so KUDOS to you April!!
Hey. Fishing line works well and you can’t see it. But I know you may have to use bailing twine since you live on a farm and all.
And for the record. I only have a wreath on the front door with the electrical wire hanging down not plugged in. Nothing else outside. It’s a sad, sad state of decorating.
The bailing twine is in the wooden box beside the gate where the cows are behind the house. Don’t worry, they have their own field and woods and space in the barn when it gets cold and wet… spoilt things… hay has to be perfect or they’ll tell you about it
I have only put up about half of the stuff I usually do this year. I have a lot of bits and pieces people have given me over the years. Toss?? Not?? Buy new?? Not??
Everyone I’ve talked to isn’t doing as much as they usually do this year.
What a great porch!
You could tie it to the back of the Tractor Trailer for support.
I thought that was duct tape.
Zip ties are the new baling twine.
Farmers fix it kit–baling wire/twine, duct tape and zip ties.
Love the porch, but can see how the wind would work against you.
I have the same tree on my front porch.
Your’s looks much better than mine!
I put bricks on the tree stand legs to keep mine from blowing over. I am waiting for some snow to cover up the bricks…
Merry Christmas!
I love your blog…
Lori in utah
Put some hay bales around the base of the tree and decorate it with gingham bows. Tada! Farm theme! And the hay bales will hold the tree up.
My mom does something similar (which I love, by the way). She wraps boxes filled with rocks and stacks them under the tree, making sure to cover up the “feet”.
Please, please video Jean if she actually does dance around your porch singing 16 Going On 17! I need to see that! Or, since I know it’s pretty unlikely she’ll come all the way to Kansas to do it, maybe you all could do it for her–and of course video it and post it here. I need a Coal Creek video fix.
I never did get the garland up on our balcony. Oh well, maybe next year. There are two stacks of hay bales sitting on the porch with ribbon around them and the wreath is hung. I’m calling it good.
Little non-lit tree or not, I love the trike.
What about getting Clay to put an eyebolt in the ceiling for you? Then you hang the sucker and the wind can blow all it wants, that tree won’t go anywhere. In the summer you can use the bolt for those battery operated paper lanterns.
I was thinking that you could wrap some concrete blocks to look like presents and put them on the stand under the tree to hold it down. Either that or duct tape!
There’s a song about baling twine—I first heard it on A Prairie Home Companion. See: http://www.cowboypoetry.com/stephaniedavis.htm.
By the way, I love the undecorated tree, it’s very European to put out an undecorated tree or wreath. Simple elegance.
Merry Christmas!
Most every farm I have ever been on was held together at some strategic place by baling twine and duct (not duck) tape. Oh, and the occasional piece of electrical tape.
I’m pretty sure that is how Alexander the Great conquered Asia too.
I just stopped by via OK granny. I thought it was duct tape that fixed it all!!:)
The big rig in the back looks my oldest son’s.
Have a Merry Christmas
April, I love, love, love your porch. If I had your house, I would live on the front porch. Thanks for sharing the pics!
Susan
that eye bolt in the ceiling idea is perfect. It amazes me that your grass is still green. lovely porch.
I am suffering some seriousl porch envy! Think Santa could put that porch in my stocking?? Beautiful!
Nice porch. Stopped by to wish you and your family a Merry, Merry Christmas and too many blessings to count.
I’ve enjoyed reading your blog these past several months. Thank you.
Merry Christmas y’all!
There’s always next year! It’s a beautiful porch anyway.
-FringeGirl
Merry Christmas!
The mention of baling wire took me back many years. For 3 years, in high school, my son had his favorite pair of jeans “sewn” up the outer seam with baling wire. He tore them while working on the farm, and all he could find to repair them was baling wire. Everyone knew when he was doing his laundry because of the odd noise coming from the laundry room as they banged in the washer and dryer.
Here’s what you do. You put a little hook in the ceiling above the tree. Then you buy a tree tall enough, or put it on a box covered with someting clever (just to get it up high enough). Then you discretly wire the tree to the hook and viola! It doesn’t tip in the highest wind or weather, or if dogs or kids bump and thump it. You can do this in the house as well. I have 5 kids and 10 grandkids, I know these things. Slap a star up there and you’ll never even see the think in the ceiling.
Blessings and Happy New Year.