My Strict Rules About Christmas Decorations Exist for a Reason

This is not just any old Christmas tree

Bugs Bunny as Santa with other Looney Tunes characters pulling the sleigh | All Photos by Sandi Parsons

I posted some happy snaps of my Christmas tree on Facebook a few years ago, and one of my library friends asked, “Are all your decorations escapees from cartoons?”

I answered yes — but the truth lies somewhere a little broader than cartoons, as most of my Christmas…