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Month: November 2016

Nanny’s Gingersnaps–Christmas in a Tin

November 29, 2016

Before there was Lanier, one of my co-conspirators in Christmas was my dad’s mother, whom I called Nanny. Standing at just under five feet,…

The Push Me-Pull You of Christmas

November 28, 2016

It was a long, happy Thanksgiving weekend of traveling over the river and through the woods (and back). The children were home from school…

Bringing in the Greens

November 28, 2016

I just love this weekend—it’s so delightfully tangled with the remnants of Thanksgiving and the beginnings of Advent. Gratitude, tradition, anticipation and longing all…

An Advent Prayer

November 27, 2016

Every year on the first Sunday in Advent I pull a tattered scrap of paper from last year’s Christmas folder and tape it between…

In Readiness

November 26, 2016

We won’t bring our tree home until Sunday–an excursion in which our Australian shepherd, Bonnie, is an invaluable member, and which generally includes the…

Early Hunting and Gathering

November 26, 2016

It’s black Friday, which for my family means DO NOT LEAVE THE HOUSE, except for long walks in the woods or to gather winterberries…

A Cup of Cheer, Craft-Style

November 25, 2016

Last Christmas, my baby brother, a Kentuckian, started a tradition of contributing craft cocktails to family holiday gatherings. We’re holding him to it–until the…

It’s Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas (in November)

November 22, 2016

“We all know that Christmas is a big commercial racket. It’s run by a big Eastern syndicate, you know.” ~ Lucy Van Pelt, “A…

Dear Laura – November 21, 2016

November 21, 2016

Dear Laura, It’s 4:20 on Monday afternoon, and I’ve got a day’s worth of housework behind me. I’ve been looking at every task with…

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