When to Decorate

In a culture where malls are putting up Christmas decorations as early as October, the question begs to be asked:

When is it time to decorate?

In my debut novel, Wildflowers from Winter, the hero, Evan Price, has this thought about his brother and sister-in-law:

Unlit Christmas lights wrapped around the gutters. Micah always put the lights up at the beginning of November. They were that couple. The couple that skipped right over Thanksgiving in their eagerness to spread yuletide cheer.

On the oth...