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'Tis the Season to Relax...
Several times recently I've engaged with friends and acquaintances in critiques of the modern Christmas. The holiday season, with its sometimes overwhelming demands, can be one of the most hectic, stressful times of the year. Although traditionally a time of spiritual celebration, in recent years Christmas has seemed... Read More
Shop Local, See Santa and Sing a Few Carols
Quantity versus quality is one of the ongoing challenges of modern life. Never is this more true than at Christmas as we strive to find the perfect gifts for friends and loved ones. Whether taunted by the frenzy surrounding the latest "must-have" mass-produced techno-bauble or making a desperate purchase of something... Read More
Hosts of Christmases Past
The Christmas season positively vibrates with reverence for the past. Who among us has not waxed nostalgic over a favorite old Christmas song or an iconic holiday movie or drifted off into soft-focused golden-hued remembrances of the Christmases of our youth?Of course, for many of us these memories may have sweetened... Read More
Let That Holiday Spirit Flow
With Thanksgiving and all its leftovers behind us now, it's full speed ahead to Christmas. Holiday events will come fast and furious for the next few weeks, but this week is especially loaded! So put that turkey sandwich back in the fridge and, instead, partake of the variety of festive and family-friendly holiday... Read More
Now Be Thankful
Ah, Thanksgiving. Once more we have arrived at that annual celebration of the harvest and all things autumnal. It's the official beginning of the holiday roller coaster we'll all ride until New Year's Day. It's a day in which our collective worship of a certain portly bird, the golden and savory centerpiece of the... Read More