The 1st Christmas Tree

I just got my first Christmas tree ever! I went down to the local flower shop and ordered it, asking for one about chest-high, for 150 dirhams. (9:1 $ exchange rate) They told me it would take a couple days, so I came back. They took me to the back, and said they needed to increase the rate to 200 dirhams, as they had brought back a 10' high tree! It's considered very bad form to go back on an agreed price here, and I told them truly, I didn't know where I was going to put such a large tree; I didn't want a big tree; I had wanted a small version. So I got the 10 footer for the previous price. And then tipped a guy to carry it to my house a few block away, to figure out where to put it. We could put it in the middle of the foyer, the middle of the salon- or off in the corner, where we finally decided to put it- pictured here with the scrorpion lantern I picked up in Essouara.

Then I realized I had nothing to trim it with. So I put on it some necklaces, a Chinese good wishes sign, a Chinese folded paper crane, one real ornament, and 3 sebias- Muslim prayer beads. Oh, no angel, so if you look close, at the top is a Farengi smiling down on us. My rendition of the nativity story is really messed up...