‘What a wonderful life’: Christmas tree farmer Ronnie Sewell reflects on career after his property is annexed by Taneytown

To Ronnie Sewell, owning a Christmas tree farm is the best job in the world. “I have everything I possibly want here,” says Sewell, 80, who loves the glossy, sparkling finish his trees’ needles get after a strong summer rain. “It’s so rewarding.” “In today’s busy world of getting up and driving a half hour to work and putting up with traffic and spilling coffee, what glorious world I live in,” Sewell said. “I can walk out the door, feed the cats and ride around the farm and it’s a definite inspiration.”