内容摘要：“We were worried about all the guys. He wasn’t there on Friday, but I was here — I at least greeted them, I stood there until the very end and waited, (hoping) maybe he would appear after all.”

“We were worried about all the guys. He wasn’t there on Friday, but I was here — I at least greeted them, I stood there until the very end and waited, (hoping) maybe he would appear after all.”

“If this event, God forbid, were to happen in a private school ... this case would have been resolved by now,” he said.It seems like the frost hasn’t even hit the pumpkin before

starts showing up everywhere, from social media feeds to the aisles of CVS. Tis, there are limits to what you can do. A full-size artificial tree might take up half a room. You might have limited shelving for trinkets. How can you let your holiday flag fly when you don’t have much space to do it?Here are some seasonal style ideas that max the merry but won’t eat the room. And that store easily.

A monochromatic palette is a good place to start, says Todd Carr, who runs the botanicals and homewares shopin Freehold, New York, with partner Taylor Harrington.

“It helps keep the holiday décor cohesive and ties together pretty much whatever you do. I love green on green, for example – but take inspiration from your space,” Carr says. Think stacks of books, a scarf, and ornamental design elements like candlesticks and natural or faux greenery.

No room for even that? “Just adding bows and streamers of ribbon in your color will add a festive feeling to a tight space,” Carr says.For bereaved owners who feel more upset about the loss of a pet than about a family member, that can trigger more guilt, de Carteret adds.

“It’s really normal,” she says. But “it feels wrong to say, doesn’t it? And people don’t want to share that.”Possibly. But it’s not a magic bullet. Each animal has its own personality and a new one won’t necessarily fill the void left by another. And if your previous pet was full-grown, you may no longer have the patience for kittens’ litters or puppy-training again.

Maxwell, a young male, was one of two kittens that his owners adopted after their cat Jimmy was run over and killed last year. (AP Photo/John Leicester)Maxwell, a young male, was one of two kittens that his owners adopted after their cat Jimmy was run over and killed last year. (AP Photo/John Leicester)