We're making full use of the Christmas tree this year. Not only did we have a nice holiday outing when we went to retrieve it from the forest, but we've enjoyed the decorations and lights for a month. Now it is time to cut the tree up for projects and firewood.
The holidays wouldn't be as much fun if they lasted year round, and the tree certainly couldn't stand up much longer either. The sun exposure from our south window dried out the Christmas tree. By the end of Epiphany half of the needles were turning brown and littering the floor. It was so far gone that it was easier to dismember it in place rather than drag it outside.
The larger branches were stripped and set aside for a craft project. The trunk has been sent out to be cut and cured for firewood. 
The smaller branches have been cut up for use as tinder.
That left the dried needles that were piling up on the floor. Those were divided up and wrapped in newspaper packets to use as tinder. They smell fabulous when the burn.
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