The Queen of Christmas
I am the self-proclaimed Queen of Christmas. It is my favorite time of year, the time when I really shine. I love to decorate my living room for the holidays. My decorations don’t extend to other rooms, with the exception of battery operated candles that I put in my window. "Christmas Candle" by Esperanza Habla One of the things I love to do every holiday season is to put up my Christmas tree. I always put it up early every year, so I can enjoy it for a longer period of time. The lights on the tree create a special ambience in the dark autumn and winter nights. I always put up my tree in October, usually around Halloween, to sort of thumb my nose at the holiday. It allows me to skip Halloween altogether, and to celebrate the holidays as I want to. I then leave the tree up into the New Year, taking it down in late January or early February. Some years I’ve left the tree up until March. One year I didn’t take my tree down at all! * This year, I had the opportunity to put up m