When Do You Put Up Christmas Lights...?

The neighbors put theirs up last weekend. Probably should have followed their example. But, no...we'll find another time to do the deed.

Putting up outdoor Christmas lights.

It's not a questions of if, but when.

For those of us who celebrate the season, it's a question asked every year, along with, when should we put up indoor decorations, should we get a live tree or finally buy an artificial tree, when is it "officially" the Christmas season?

Our last house had fantastic holiday decorating potential. Because I'm cheap and afraid of standing on ladders, we didn't take full advantage. We did decorate the front entrance and it turned out great, if I don't say so myself. We had a timber frame which worked well in hanging white lights. We didn't have to do a lot to make an impression, and when it snowed...it looked beautiful.

Our new house is, well...not as accommodating.

We have a front entrance that could work, but there's rain gutters--no timbers. We bought some plastic hooks that you can attach using a pole, but that didn't work so well. There's some things I don't miss about our old house, but I do miss the entrance. 

We'll eventually climb under the stairs, haul out the bins full of Christmas lights and decorations and get to work. If it turns out--even semi-decent--I'll post some pictures.

To answer the question, when to put up Christmas lights...

The answer is, whenever you want.