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Christmas Getaways While there’s no place like home for the holidays, there are a lot of really good reasons to get outta Dodge for Christmas. Home for the Holidays For some people, home isn’t “home“. Whether you’ve moved away to … Continue readingChristmas Getaways
What’s Up With Christmas In July? While it seems like a marketer’s mad dream run amok, Christmas in July actually started in 1933 at the Keystone Camp for Girls in Brevard, North Carolina. Co-founder Fanny Holt dreamed up the notion as … Continue readingWhat’s Up With Christmas In July?
Yuletide Bride I can’t really think about June without relating it to brides, but a lot of people like getting married around the holidays. Is there anything more festive and enduringly charming than a Winter Wonderland Wedding? The great thing … Continue readingYuletide Bride
7 Joyous Christmas Flowers Today we’re looking at seven wonderful plants that will brighten your holidays. Some are used as cuttings and some can be kept for years. Amaryllis The Amaryllis is a tall, elegant flower that serves well as … Continue reading7 Joyous Christmas Flowers
Eco Friendly Christmas Ideas Thinking about Christmas, we think of a stack of gifts piled under the tree. Nobody really thinks about the waste generated. Most of it is in the form of gift wrap and product packaging. According to … Continue readingEco Friendly Christmas Ideas
Candy Cane Creations Nothing says Christmastime like the classic candy cane. One can just go candy cane crazy during the holidays. Cheesecake is a tasty classic and this version has a bit of pepperminty Christmas zing! Candy canes can spice … Continue readingCandy Cane Creations
Unwrapping the Gifts of the Magi A Christmastime standard is the song, We Three Kings Of Orient Are. The Gospel of Matthew gives us the tale of the Magi, the Wise Men, the 3 Kings of Orient. Matthew 2:1-12 King … Continue readingUnwrapping the Gifts of the Magi
12 Things You Don’t Want To Hear About Christmastime On the Twelfth Day of Christmas, my true love gave to me… some safety ideas to drum into your head about keeping Christmas safe and fun. Christmastime is a joy … Continue reading12 Things You Don’t Want To Hear About Christmastime
11 Facts About Bagpipes That’ll Make Your Hair Stand On End Bagpipes were considered a weapon at one point because they were used to frighten the enemy The bagpipes took the place of trumpets in battle in 1549 at the … Continue reading11 Facts About Bagpipes That’ll Make Your Hair Stand On End
Outdoor Family Fun To Wrap Up The Christmas Season During the winter it’s easy to hole up inside like a pack of bears hibernating. However, humans are not bears and there’s a lot of fun to be had outside. This … Continue readingOutdoor Family Fun To Wrap Up The Christmas Season