I think I am going to leave them up.

@snowy22315 (186980)
United States
December 29, 2020 9:12am CST
When I was decorating for Christmas, I put a strand of Christmas lights in the kitchen window. I really enjoy the color out there at night. I think I am just going to keep them up. I have seen restaurants and so forth that leave lights like that up all year, so why not me? This window backs to the woods anyway. No one else can see these, so I might as well do as I wish! Let there be light! Do you ever keep decorations up you particularily like?
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AmberLynn
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104619)
• United States
29 Dec 20
I have a string of lights over my window. I don't turn them on very often, but they are there. They are inside though and it sounds like yours are strung outside? I took the ornaments off my tree already but I haven't done anything with the tree yet.
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snowy
@snowy22315 (186980)
• United States
29 Dec 20
No, they are inside. I couldn't reach the ouside of the window without getting on a ladder, and I am not about to do that for one strand of lights.
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snowy
@snowy22315 (186980)
• United States
29 Dec 20
@ScribbledAdNauseum Yes, it is dark early so I enjoy them all evening.
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AmberLynn
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104619)
• United States
29 Dec 20
@snowy22315 Ah okay. I bet it adds a little bit of light for when you go to the kitchen late at night too.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (472496)
• Switzerland
29 Dec 20
I have bought "non Christmas lights" to decorate the window during the year, I like the lights.
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snowy
@snowy22315 (186980)
• United States
29 Dec 20
They are pretty at night. It is so dark here they really stand out.
snowy
@snowy22315 (186980)
• United States
30 Dec 20
@paige Let there be light!
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paigea
@paigea (35812)
• Canada
29 Dec 20
We have lights year round at the road on the gate posts. Blue for winter when we are done with the Christmas ones.
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Tammy
@tammys85 (30277)
• Baltimore, Maryland
30 Dec 20
If they make you happy, you should absolutely leave them up. :)
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snowy
@snowy22315 (186980)
• United States
30 Dec 20
What I say!
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snowy
@snowy22315 (186980)
• United States
4 Jan 21
@tammys85 I did!
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Tammy
@tammys85 (30277)
• Baltimore, Maryland
4 Jan 21
@snowy22315 I hope you left them up. :)
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DianneN
@DianneN (247166)
• United States
29 Dec 20
My son has clear lights in his screened-in porch which are left up all year. They are beautiful and can vary lighting from his remote control.
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snowy
@snowy22315 (186980)
• United States
29 Dec 20
Clear lights are nice too.
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DianneN
@DianneN (247166)
• United States
29 Dec 20
@paigea They look so pretty year round.
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paigea
@paigea (35812)
• Canada
29 Dec 20
My friend has those. They are a good idea.
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paigea
@paigea (35812)
• Canada
29 Dec 20
I will leave my tree up with lights until January 6th. The lights at the road, we have year round. We will take down the Christmas ones and have blue for winter. I keep my snowman decorations up all winter, even if they are a bit Christmasy!
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snowy
@snowy22315 (186980)
• United States
29 Dec 20
I usually leave my tree up until the weekend after New Years.
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paigea
@paigea (35812)
• Canada
30 Dec 20
@Mike197602 All the Christmas lights come down, but the blue "winter" lights stay up. Then red for Valentine's, back to blue. White for summer and then the Hallowe"en ones.
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Mike
@Mike197602 (15514)
• United Kingdom
30 Dec 20
Take them all down I see you know about 12th night so go the whole hog and get them all down it's bad luck otherwise
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NJ Chicaa
@NJChicaa (122117)
• United States
29 Dec 20
I put all of the Christmas decorations away the day after Christmas but I did leave the colored lights up on the avocado tree. I like the look of them at night when it is dark. I'll take them down in a few days.
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snowy
@snowy22315 (186980)
• United States
29 Dec 20
I just am gonna keep those lights in the kitchen as a permanent addition. They look festive.
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Notlilie
@prinzcy (32300)
• Malaysia
30 Dec 20
I have fairy lights in my room. Hardly turn them on but I keep them there all year long.
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snowy
@snowy22315 (186980)
• United States
30 Dec 20
I could get tired of these, but I doubt it.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (113571)
• El Paso, Texas
30 Dec 20
I haven't decorated my home but if I liked something I'd keep it up regardless of what anyone else would think ..... I figure it's my home so no ones bidness what I do here.
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snowy
@snowy22315 (186980)
• United States
30 Dec 20
Yeh, Why not? I like to look at them.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (113571)
• El Paso, Texas
30 Dec 20
It's your home you have the right to put what you want in your windows as lon as its not something that is hurtful to others and when have colored lights been hurtful to anyone right @snowy22315 ?
OceanTiara
@RebeccasFarm (93179)
• United States
29 Dec 20
Yes do like me I am leaving my one mural up.
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snowy
@snowy22315 (186980)
• United States
29 Dec 20
I have a little wall hanging that says NOEL that I really, really like. I left that up last year and will probably do it again, it gives me a good feeling.
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OceanTiara
@RebeccasFarm (93179)
• United States
29 Dec 20
@snowy22315 Yes good feelings count
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MamaRae
@carebear29 (31979)
• Wausau, Wisconsin
29 Dec 20
we took down our tree but leaving our christmas lights up too.
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snowy
@snowy22315 (186980)
• United States
29 Dec 20
I won't take down the tree for a little while yet, but I think I am going to put the stockings away.
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MamaRae
@carebear29 (31979)
• Wausau, Wisconsin
29 Dec 20
@snowy22315 lol good
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (349609)
• Rockingham, Australia
30 Dec 20
We have decided we'll old enough to do as we wish too. We move our computers into the lounge in the winter so we have the benefit of the fire. I'd be leaving my lights up too if I were you.
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snowy
@snowy22315 (186980)
• United States
30 Dec 20
Why not? It's not hurting anything.
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snowy
@snowy22315 (186980)
• United States
30 Dec 20
@JudyEv I find that shocking lol...I guess you go out more than stay home though.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (349609)
• Rockingham, Australia
30 Dec 20
@snowy22315 We have less visitors than we used to now and fewer dinner parties. Not that there's much to move from the lounge if we do.
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Mike
@Mike197602 (15514)
• United Kingdom
30 Dec 20
No don't do it All Christmas decorations need to be down no sooner and no later than twelfth night
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snowy
@snowy22315 (186980)
• United States
30 Dec 20
Sorry, I over I over ruled ya!!
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@ZedSmart (19785)
• Philippines
29 Dec 20
Two years ago, we did not take the hanging lights until the next Christmas time was over.
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snowy
@snowy22315 (186980)
• United States
29 Dec 20
I just like these...and don't think I am gonna take them down at all.
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@ZedSmart (19785)
• Philippines
29 Dec 20
@snowy22315 that would be nice.
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Anne
@Hytton03 (5449)
• Philippines
30 Dec 20
Me too i have Christmas lights but i put outside now planning to keep. Haha.
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snowy
@snowy22315 (186980)
• United States
30 Dec 20
Yeah, no harm no foul. Besides, no one but me and household members can see these anywaay.
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Anne
@Hytton03 (5449)
• Philippines
30 Dec 20
@snowy22315 yeah but it's really pretty when it's on
Hanni Harel
@Hannihar (130204)
• Israel
30 Dec 20
@snowy22315 Why not keep them up if you want to.
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Raj
@Butterfingers (66607)
• India
29 Dec 20
I did that few years back and actually it makes us feel good because these lights brighten up the day
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snowy
@snowy22315 (186980)
• United States
29 Dec 20
They do, and nowadays we all need some color in our life.
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