A Little Flower Arrangement for New Year’s Eve
The above picture was taken from our balcony in downtown Vancouver. It was New Year’s Eve 2016. That day it
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Christmas Dinner with the Cratchits
Charles Dickens (1812-1870) Master Peter, and the two ubiquitous young Cratchits went to fetch the goose, with which they soon
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Gift Wrapping with Paper Napkins
Paper napkins come in so many fancy colours and beautiful patterns. Therefore they make for wonderful gift wrap as well
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The Magical Journey
Derek Becher – Finding Christmas: Tales And Poems Of The Spirit Of Christmas So many years have passed so quickly,
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Three Households, Three Different Advent Calendars
Creating an Advent calendar is a beautiful tradition for a time that is special to so many of us.
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Christmas at Fezziwig’s Warehouse
Charles Dickens (1812-1870) I’Yo Ho! my boys,” said Fezziwig. “No more work to-night! Christmas Eve, Dick! Christmas, Ebenezer! Let’s have
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Upcycling Bland Christmas Baubles
by Recycling Beloved Broken Glass Ornaments Christmas 2019 I broke two treasured handblown glass ornaments. They were part of a
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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
Robert Frost (1874-1963) Whose woods these are I think I know. His house is in the village though; He will
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The Noel Candle
It was Christmas Eve in Reims, France, nearly five hundred years ago. The spires of the great cathedral towered high in the sky over a throng of people who had gathered in a square before the church, celebrating the joyous Noel.
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