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My Kind of Holiday Decor… the Charlie Brown Incarceration Tree
If you’re a holiday cynic and enjoy crafting, you’ll love this post from The Art of Doing Stuff… Karen is a felted riddle, wrapped in a macrame enigma, wrapped in awesome sauce. Not only are her craft posts interesting and … Continue reading
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Gifts for Bibliophiles That Won’t Get Returned
So you have to find a gift for a book nerd but you don’t know what kind of books they might like? Let me clear up some common bookworm misconceptions: 1) Not all bookworms like Shakespeare. Technically he was a … Continue reading
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Romantic Sword-Berry Fertility Protector: The Rundown on Mistletoe
So if you ended up at tree lot this weekend, despite my compelling and articulate plea as to why it makes little sense, I understand. I ended up going with friends, who bought a lovely tree at a charitable lot … Continue reading
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Trees on Fire: A Brief and Somewhat Dour History of the Christmas Tree
I’m not getting a Christmas tree. Not because I’m secular, or because I’m a weary of Judeo- Christian holiday rituals, but because I don’t get it. Why do we drag trees into our homes, spend an inequitable amount of time … Continue reading
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