If you are feeling like you should be in the Christmas spirit and just aren't feeling it, there's one sure thing to help you out.
Smelling Christmas trees.
Back in 1993, we purchased an artificial Christmas tree from Zellars. Back then it was all up to you to put on your own lights and pre-lit trees were just a fantasy. Zellars was having a sale and these trees were so popular they'd sold out and so when I went to buy one, they actually substituted with a more expensive tree for the same price of $59.99. All these years later we still use that same tree even though it loses needles like a real tree. The only thing missing is the smell.
I don't mean the smell of the light bulbs burning the tinsel on the tree either.
That's a childhood sensory memory isn't it!
In Saskatoon, in my opinion, the best place to fill your nostrils with seasonal scents is Dutch Growers. Dutch Growers is a locally owned gardening centre and retail store. In the summer months they sell plants and anything to do with gardening and in the fall winter they convert to hay bales and then Christmas trees and decorations!
There weren't a lot of shoppers there when we arrived, and we wandered around the Balsams with noses in the air before going to examine every Christmas decoration with an effort to pick out just the exact special additions to our tree. I love anything retro and reflective. I also love the whole red truck theme. Indeed, I did find some treasures.
At one time, Hubby's parents would visit us the first weekend of December to kick off their holidays season. We'd take in the Sundog Craft Fair, go shopping at Costco and Midtown and drive through the Enchanted Forest at the Forestry Farm (zoo). One time after we'd done the Enchanted Forest we stopped at Dutch Growers and that will always be one of those warm fuzzy memories. The store seemed so pretty and sparkly. It's probably why I enjoy going back at this time of year every year.
Do you have a favourite Christmas tree memory? Does the smell of a tree make you reminisce? Is there a place you can go to indulge your senses? It's does wonders for our hearts to seek out these experiences. Some of us have had really tough years and we need to find happiness wherever we can.
Even in a garden centre. 🎄
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