Barbie and Ken ares the image of the perfect couple. They have a perfect physical appearance and if they ever had children, their offspring would definitely be eye-catching. Anything that came out from their gene pool would be absolutely stunning.

They also have the perfect jobs, several of them in fact. Between them, Barbie and Ken spent time as teachers, doctors, chefs, astronauts, soldiers, and pro surfers. Well, now that I think about it, I don’t know if Ken ever had a job.

Of course, that is other than hanging around Malibu and growing a beard. But I guess if your girlfriend holds down so many jobs, there’s no need for you to work. After all, someone has to take care of the pink poodle and the dream house.

They also have the perfect wardrobes. Barbie and Ken have clothes and shoes for every occasion. Barbie even has more jewelry and accessories than ten runway models in a year. The perfect couple has everything that anyone could want, and when I was a little girl I wanted to be like them. I wanted a Malibu Beach Barbie body, an amazing car, my own hair salon, and a dream house.

My mom always told me that real people like Barbie and Ken just don’t exist, but when I grew up, I discovered that they do. There are exceptional people that seem to have it all. They are the trendsetters or the beautiful people. They drive high-end cars, wear the most fashionable dresses, and know all the right places to be seen.

Like Barbie and Ken, they make absolutely perfect matches. However, there is something that I learned about my dolls when I was four years old. If you take their heads off, you will discover that they are hollow inside. Sadly, I have found out that most of the real life Barbie and Ken types are just as hollow as my dolls.

A child’s imagination starts to develop during the pre-school stage. I observed my toddler’s imagination grow during this period. She received two Little people toys from her godparents during her first birthday party and she really had so much fun with them.

I was apprehensive with them at first because one made loud animal noises. But I was relieved after seeing my darling enjoy them so much. The Little People characters are perfect for toddlers because their size makes them safe and easy to play with. Any parent would find all of the Little People character’s cute and lovable.

By her second year my toddler has added the pet store, the garage, ark, zoo and castle to her growing Little People toys collection. My husband and I have such a wonderful time playing with these wonderful toys with her because it really stimulates her imagination.

O baths occur without at least two of them joining all the fun. Seeing her having a wonderful time pretending to swim with the toys makes me realizes how wonderful it is to be a parent.

Eve though we lost a few characters to our playful dog, the remaining Little People have maintained a wonderful aura in our household. They have now increased in such a number that we had problems in finding space to spread them out during playtime.

We tried to store them in an extra bedroom but my daughter has no plans to be away from them. And so they have now practically invaded my living room. Although putting them away at the end of the day can be bothersome, their presence doesn’t seem to bother me at all.

A co-worker of mine commented that the label Little People may be offensive to the little people in the world. She found them scattered all-over the house when she dropped by one day and seemed aghast when she heard the toy’s brand name. Being unaccustomed to children she probably wouldn’t be able to relate with them and understand their impact on the development of a child’s imagination.

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zWhen we only had the Norway spruce Christmas tree, the end of the festive season involved trailing a half bare Christmas tree through your house dropping needles all the way. It took several hours to hoover up the mess and even still, an unprotected foot could be stabbed, well into the summer months.

With the advent on the modern, non-drop Christmas trees, especially the Nordmann Fir, this has all changed.

You can expect to remove the tree after I month with 95% of the needles attached, and even those that drop are longer and softer and less likely to cause pain later.

The advances have been made in three ways:

1. New tree species introductions such as the Nordmann Fir
2. Better breeding of these species, selecting for the needle retention trait
3. Better knowledge of how to care for the Christmas tree after harvest.

This article is about point 3.

When you think about the care of a cut Christmas tree you must think as if it is a cut flower.

It should be transported from forest to house as fast as physically possible. More than 2 weeks and deterioration will occur.

When the tree arrives at your house, if you are not ready to set it up you must keep it outside and preferably in a bucket of water. It is ok to keep the packaging net on at this stage.

When you are ready to take your Christmas tree in, you should cut of about 1” (25mm) from the bottom. This exposes fresher plant cells that will be more able to draw up the water.

Now comes another major modern advance. A huge range of Christmas tree stands that can contain water have been produced. These stands are a revelation, because all through the festive season your tree will absorb water. The hotter your room, the more water it will use. You should allow for 1-2 litres a day at the start. This will drop as the season progresses.

The best Christmas tree stands are an American product called Cinco. They are virtually un-breakable, are very stable and have a massive water reservoir (depending on size, from 3.75 litres up to a whopping 7.8 litres). The final cool feature, which is surprisingly useful, is that there is a drip catcher round the rim, so avoiding accidental water spills.

You should place you tree in a cool room or cool part of the room. If that is not possible (and is certainly not possible in our house) then you should try and keep the area as cool as possible. Consider turning down, or off any radiators or heaters next to the tree. You can turn your heating down or off through the night. If you have vented heating, then consider blocking any vents right beside your Christmas tree.

You can tell how happy a Nordmann Christmas tree is by looking at it. As the tree stresses out due to having run out of water or the room is too hot, the needles start to curl upwards. Because the underside of the needles has the 2 blue lines on them, the trees overall colour changes from dark green to a, not unpleasant, blue green. The more blue the tree, the less happy it is.

If you follow all this advice your real Christmas tree will be looking nearly as good when the big clear up takes place as it did when you first put it in place. You can expect very few needles to drop and even then they are easily hoovered up.

People ask me what to with the old tree. The most ecological thing is to re-use it in your own garden. Use secateurs to cut it up and use it for plant supports, mulch or even as a refuge for garden animals (as recommended by Bill Odie in his spring watch programmes). It will eventually break down to compost.