Are you heading out this year or staying home for the holidays? How many hugs are you looking forward to? If you’re like us, you’ll count enough warm and wonderful greetings to outweigh weird, annoying and crazy Christmas encounters. Some years, they all come caroling through our front door. Other holidays, we join them at […]
The Chilly Warmth Of Winter Traditions
The crisp air takes on a chilly snap as the leaves finally give up their hold on bare branches. Children stomp their feet waiting for the bus while pets sneeze on their way back inside. The warmest mufflers come down from the top shelf, the heaviest coats tumble out of the closet, and extra blankets […]
Perfect Pitch Or Off-Key Notes: Chanting Some Christmas Cheer
We have all seen the Currier and Ives paintings that depict groups of carolers dressed in Old World finery, standing under glowing street lamps or strolling through snowy streets toting lanterns and songbooks. While today’s caroling scenes may seem less idyllic, folks still turn out on Go Caroling Day every December 20 to croon their […]
Move Over Fingerlings: Today We’re Finding A Fir
It’s December 19 and you still don’t have a Christmas tree? Time is ticking and today just happens to be Look for an Evergreen Day. With only six days until Christmas, it’s time to bundle up and cast aside your dread of untangling strings of lights. The majority of us agree that only a live […]
A Thoughtful Tradition
December 9 is Christmas Card Day, lacking time to address and mail cards will no longer be an acceptable excuse. Just whip out your smartphone and mark your calendar app. In 1843 Sir Henry Cole, a proper English gentleman, commissioned an artist to design the first Christmas card. He had 2,050 copies printed and a […]
