We had a very nice Christmas tree this year in part because we were here to have one. Normally we are traveling, making a tree pointless. The tree we chose was a concolor fir: long, soft needles and most notably, smells like sliced oranges.

I really enjoyed having this tree and if things were up to me I'd keep it year round in the living room. The trouble though is two-fold: the tree was cut and being a cut tree, it is dying. Alice may be a veterinarian but the task of saving this tree is beyond even her. That means it must eventually be taken down and removed. None of this is all that life changing but apparently, there is a particular day when Christmas trees are supposed to be taken down - on Epiphany, which is January 6.

Now that I've missed Epiphany, do I need to keep that tree going for another 12 months so I can take it down on 1/6/2011?