Be at war with your vices; at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man. -Benjamin Franklin Thank you to all my wonderful followers and best wishes for a wonderful New Year!
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—–Holiday
Dec252015
Christmas
A Politically Correct Christmas ~ Anon Twas the night before Christmas and Santa’s a wreck… How to live in a world that’s politically correct? His workers no longer would answer to “Elves”, “Vertically Challenged” they were calling themselves. And labor conditions at the North Pole, were alleged by the union,...
Dec242015
Outdoor Lights
In 1882 Edward H. Johnson, who worked for Thomas Edison’s Illumination Company used “80 small red, white and blue electric bulbs, strung together along a single power cord, to light the Christmas tree in his New York home” This was the first ever use of electric lights in a Christmas...
Dec222015
Setting a Wonderful Winter Table
Many of us spend a great deal of time decorating the tree and house, thinking about just the right present, and selecting the holiday menu this time of year. Interestingly we spend far less time thinking about the tablescape where we actually spend a good bit of time during...
Dec212015
Christmas Trees
The Christmas Tree has evolved over the years. Once a symbol of Christmas, people of all different religions now use it to celebrate the holiday season. Its appearance has also changed dramatically over the years. Once a fresh cut pine, now any material or color in a conical shape...
Dec172015
Holiday Tradition: Annual Trunk Slice
One year one of the girls picked up the slice off the bottom of the Christmas tree, put it in her pocket, and brought it home. It had a hole in the center from where the tree had stood on the stand in the lot. The girls decided to...
Dec142015
Holiday Decor- Tabletop
The holidays are the time when the house is a buzz with excitement. The girls look forward to picking out that special tree. Stockings are hung, the baking begins, and music abounds. Over the years I have also found sprucing up the often overlooked areas of the house really adds...
Dec112015
Peppermint Bark
The girls always love making peppermint bark for family and friends during the holidays (read as: they love to eat it). After several years of experimentation this is the recipe we generated. Ingredients: 3 1/2 cups semi sweet chocolate chips or bittersweet chocolate (this melt more evenly than chopped...
Dec102015
Holiday Tradition- Mini Trees
One year my eldest decided she needed a tree of her own for her room. She got a sparkly green tree from Santa that year. She decorated it with ornaments from our tree and proudly displayed it in her room. The next year her sister wanted a tree of...
Dec082015
Stocking Stuffers
I never realized just how much the girls looked forward to christmas stockings until last year when they told me that after the Santa gift, their favorite thing to do was to go through their stockings and discover all the little surprises inside. What they get varies from year to...