Before light bulbs, Christmas trees were aglow with soft candlelight. The tradition started in the 18th century in Germany. It wasn’t all that common as it was both expensive and dangerous. However, in 1809, candle holders began to be used to hold the lights to the branches and between 1902 and 1914, small lanterns and… Read More >
I’m not a big baker, but I have a lot of friends that love to bake, especially around the holidays. They’ll make dozens of cookies at a time and bring a box full to every holiday party they attend. So what separates the men from the boys, so to speak, when your cookies are one… Read More >
Thinking about Christmas Eve Drink recipes brings me back to when we were little. My mom would get a bottle of Welch’s Sparkling White Grape Juice for my sister and me to share on Christmas Eve. We even got to drink out of the nice champagne flutes (provided we stayed at the dinner table of… Read More >
Searching for memorable Christmas gifts he’ll love? When it comes to Christmas gifts for the man in your life, there are a lot of what-ifs. Like what if he completely out gifts you? Or he doesn’t think that heinous sweater is funny? And what if that thing you were unsure about but convinced yourself to… Read More >
A good old-fashioned Southern Christmas isn’t usually what you imagine when you think of Christmas. The vision of Christmas time is usually of gentle snowfall, warm fireplaces with decorated mantles, Christmas gifts, and the never-ending smell of evergreens. Nothing like the holiday décor to get everyone feeling that Christmas spirit. But what happens if your… Read More >
Chanukah came so early this year that it was here before I had time to think of holiday gift ideas and tips for the people on my list. So I had to think fast, and some of the deliverables were such a massive hit that I offer them up here as possibilities that might help… Read More >
Whatever holiday you celebrate, it’s certainly the season of giving and holiday tipping. Sometimes the question is not so much WHAT to get the people on your list, but WHO is on the list when you begin to compose one.
My mother was a truth-teller. Her name was Ruth and she occasionally would scribble a note on a pad with the inscription across the top: The Truth from Ruth.
