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Holy Present Wrapping!

22 hours ago ago from Simply Dwell

Today I finally finished wrapping gifts for our sponsor family. We decided to shop for a needy family instead of for ourselves this year. Erik's and my family all chipped in and created a huge mound of gifts for the family of 5. There are two boys, 2 &6 years old, and two girls, 4 &8 years old and they are cared for by their grandmother. Total we got them each a new winter coat, pants, shirts, sweaters, PJs, ...

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gifts: a perfect all-purpose cook’s spoon and…

16 hours ago ago from The Improvised Life

I often bundle the the charity gift cards I give for Christmas with another teeny-but-potent gift: like this $4 tasting spoon from Branch . It is my idea of the perfect all-purpose cook's spoon: long and thin, and slightly odd, similar to a treasured spoon a friend bought me from South America many years ago. Or I'll give a food gift I've made a big batch of, like some easy-to-make exotically flavored chocolates , or Alt-Malted Milk ...

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How to avoid the holiday rush-rush-rush-SQUISH-rush!

14 hours ago ago from Ms Karen Au

Since I very proudly decided to be innovative this year and make a whole crapload of my Christmas gifts, I figured: why not discuss the different ways to spoil our loved ones without having to enter the battlefield of consumerism that is the mall? I mean, what makes us dread the holidays more than the need to haul ourselves out to superstores in snow, only to wait for what feels like hours in the parking lot fighting fellow shoppers for a ...

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families pick up Christmas wishes this week Brunswick Today - Wilmington Star News - Wilmington, NC - Archive

1 day ago ago from Brunswick Today - Wilmington Star News - Wilmington, NC

by Shelby Sebens One thousand and three hundred families will have a better Christmas this year thanks to Brunswick Family Assistance . The non-profit agency will distribute gifts and Christmas dinners from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday for seniors and 8 a.m.  to 5 p.m. Thursday for everyone else at the old post office located at 4619 Main Street in Shallotte . Leland residents can pick up their gifts from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday at ...

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Pomelos for Christmas

10 hours ago ago from Face Good

Christmas is just 2 weeks away! Have you started drawing up your shopping lists for Christmas dinner? This year, I’m going to include pomelos on my dinner table. Yes, you read right. All my guests will be getting a slice from the huge fragrant fruit usually eaten during Autumn Moon Festival. Then again, who says pomelos should only be eaten during a particular season? Pomelos are a native fruit to South East asia and they can be found in ...

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Kirsten Dirksen: How to have a Slow Holiday: Re-learning How to Play

21 hours ago ago from Huffington Post

I'm not sure I agree with Tolstoy in that all happy families are alike. Or maybe every happy family sings and dances their way through Christmas. I've never openly discussed our resemblance to a musical theater troupe, but I'm outing my family this year, because I think we may be slightly atypical. After all, polls show that 90% of Americans feel anxiety around the holidays. So I'd like to propose a solution: don't shop, play. In my family ...

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