A week from today is Christmas Eve and I want to share with you a relatively new tradition in our home. I think this Christmas Eve will be our tenth year to prepare a Nativity Tray, which is a medieval English custom. I first read about it in, Simple Abundance by Sarah Ban Breathnach. I thought it was such a wonderful thing to do and to me, it epitomizes the spirit of, "good-will toward men". If you have the Simple Abundance book you can read all about the Nativity Tray on the December 24 … [Read more...]
Wordless Wednesday – Christmas "Kitchen" Party!
December 14, 2011 by · 5 Comments
"Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life and to everything" Plato Monica … [Read more...]
Living Green, One Tip at a Time – (a weekly feature)
December 10, 2011 by · 2 Comments
Tip # 37 Reuse/Recycle/Re-purpose your old Christmas cards! I met my sisters this morning for an outing to our local market. During the course of the morning the discussion of old Christmas cards came up. They were both telling me about re-purposing their old cards by cutting out interesting features, such as a snowman, tree, santa, angel, etc. Using a hole punch to make a small opening in the "tag", threading some pretty ribbon or twine through the opening … [Read more...]
Living Green, One Tip at a Time – (a weekly feature)
December 3, 2011 by · 3 Comments
Tip # 36 Real versus Artificial (Christmas trees people...I'm talking about Christmas trees!!) For many years I felt guilty buying a real tree. I was, in essence, killing a living thing and depleting a much needed natural resource. Deep down I knew most, if not all, tree growers practised a one out, one in system to ensure a constant supply of trees, but, I was still racked with guilt. Every Dec 26th as I drove by the abandoned tree lots, as I gazed upon the unwanted and … [Read more...]