Put up the Kwaanza Shrub yesterday.

I usually go with blue and silver as a nod to our Jewish friends, but this year I went with Crimson and Gold, with lots of tacky, tacky beaded garlandry and ribbons..

It's certainly not as cold looking.

I wanted crimson and black, but I couldn't find any multi-packs of black ornaments. And buying them at almost two bucks apiece was cost-prohibitive.