Everyone jokes about how terrible fruitcakes are. I wanted to see if they were right. Fruitcake gets a bad rap and I wanted to...
The holidays are upon us; how joyful of a time! Tis’ the season of twinkling lights, cheery eyed children, the enticing smell of evergreen,...
As one year draws to a close, it’s natural to reflect on what you have achieved. A lot of people might want things to...
It’s October and the cusp of the holiday season. The decorative pumpkins have been sitting on your bookshelf for weeks. The wooden “thankful and...
Our second Christmas in the desert is quickly approaching and I'm eagerly awaiting the delivery of two holiday scented candles and the second and...
No one has tried to take away my birthday, but I'm taking it back anyway. Birthdays seem to change as we get older and...
Sometimes I have to be the witch and set some boundaries. One of these boundaries is that we can't start talking about our Halloween...
Halloween is fast approaching!
Does that statement make you cheer or make you groan?! I used to be the sort of person who dreaded Halloween...
A few years, I was at a farmer's market during the last week of October when the gal running the veggie stand said, "All...
My kids didn’t remember Mother’s Day this year, and you know what? I had a lovely day!
I’m from the U.K., and we celebrate Mother’s...
This might sound strange but up until 3 years ago, I didn’t really know what Thanksgiving was all about.
That might have already given...
November is National Native American Heritage Month and a great opportunity to learn more about American Indian and Native Alaskan nations, people, and cultures....
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