Skirting Around the Christmas Tree

Mum felt that we needed a new Christmas tree. She felt that the old one was too big and wanted one that would just sit in the corner rather than be on show in the centre of the window. We got a bargain from the supermarket by cashing in our loyalty card points; then as Christmas got closer I thought I’d erect it to make sure it was all in one piece.  She also felt that we needed something to cover the base.  I thought the presents would suffice but she was more worried about needles falling off the tree. You wouldn’t think there’d be that many for an artificial tree, but it got knocked quite a bit as we were decorating. The tree was also flocked, and this fake snow stuff seemed to fall off the tree very easily. So I ordered a skirt which was white and red with a Rudolph pattern on the trim. I couldn’t see what difference it made other than making the tree fancier; and with the presents placed underneath the tree you couldn’t see the skirt at all.