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Instead of Sending Flowers, Send Live Plants -
Thomas Andrews (1,109)    If you are planning on sending someone a flower arrangement, why not send instead a live plant that can be enjoyed indefinitely? Cut-flower arrangements are beautiful, but very temporary--send a potted plant, and your generosity will last a lifetime. You can send true houseplants or plants to be... ( added 291 days ago.) |
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Gift Suggestions for Your Beloved Gardeners -
Thomas Andrews (1,109) Do you know someone who loves gardening? Do people always seem to give them the same plants boring houseplants or bland flowers from the department store garden center? Why not try something a little different? Houseplants can be tiresome for the seasoned gardener, and when it comes to purchasing... ( added 291 days ago.) |
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The Basics of Christmas Light Safety -
Jennifer Jordan (1,789) Yes, it’s almost that time of year again: the holidays. Reindeer, Santa, fruitcakes, stockings, visions of sugar plumbs dancing in our heads, and, of course, Christmas lights. Adding a sense of essence to a neighborhood house, Christmas lights are hung from chimneys, and roof eaves, with cheer.... ( added 295 days 20 hours ago.) |
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The Christmas Tree Dilemma: Fake Versus Real -
 - Jennifer Jordan (1,789) Oh Christmas tree, oh Christmas tree, how lovely are your fake, no real, no fake branches. Yes, its that time of year again: the time to go out on a limb and decide what kind of Christmas tree is worthy of being displayed from the corner of our living rooms. Now, some of us may be set in our ways... ( added 295 days 21 hours ago.) |
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Little Organizing Tips to Reduce Holiday Stress -
Jan Hayner (3,899)      Jan Hayner  We are all a little stressed around the Holidays because it seems like everything has to be done at once. It is an endless cycle of cleaning the house, getting Christmas cards ready for mailing, writing a Christmas list and then comes the shopping, wrapping and planning the holiday meal.... ( added 303 days 4 hours ago.) |
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Izzy Baline's Song Becomes a Perennial Christmas Hit -
- David Kubicek (106) Izzy Baline published his first song, Marie from Sunny Italy, when he was 19 years old and working as a singing waiter in a Chinatown restaurant. During a career spanning more than eighty years he wrote thousands of songs; he published 812 of them, and 451 of those became hits. During his... ( added 304 days 22 hours ago.) |
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Inflatable Christmas - Is it Tacky? -
Kim Bryant (235) For years I have been wanting to purchase a Nativity scene for Christmas to put in my yard and for my family and friends to enjoy. When I began my search a few years ago, I couldn't believe how difficult it would be to find a nice nativity scene for outdoors, or even one that wasn't so nice. I... ( added 323 days 20 hours ago.) |
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An Amaryllis by Any Other Name… -
Edgar Freundlich (433)  An Amaryllis in a decorative container is one of the most popular live holiday decorations. These plants are known for their bold colors, easy care, and tendency to thrive indoors. Actually, though, the plants that we purchase for the holidays are from the genus Hippeastrum , and are not actually... ( added 323 days 23 hours ago.) |
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Decorate With Live Tabletop Christmas Trees -
Edgar Freundlich (433) Tabletop trees--small, potted Christmas trees--are a fun way to take Holiday decorating to a level beyond synthetic garland and plastic icicles, really infusing your home with the holiday spirit. They are perfect (as the name suggests) as a centerpiece in the dining room, or you could set a... ( added 327 days ago.) |
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Safe Internet Usage During the Holidays -
Dianna Kersey (150) As we prepare for the upcoming holiday with all the joyfulness and wonder that we all work so hard to create, we strive to be as vigilant a parent as possible by making sure our children’s toys are safe, the lights on the tree don’t catch on fire and keeping the toddlers out of the poinsettias!... ( added 334 days 14 hours ago.) |
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Reflections of When Christmas Wasn't Stressful -
Dianna Kersey (150) I was asked to write a note listing some ideas of ways to reduce stress during the holiday season. As I let my thoughts wander back to my early memories of Christmas some 60 something years ago, I tried to remember what the stresses were. I couldn’t find any! The war had just ended and in the... ( added 334 days 14 hours ago.) |
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Bake Christmas Treats with Your Kids -
Karen Ciancio (675) Christmas is such a wonderful time of year. Children especially love the season and begin to get excited from the beginning of December, waiting for that special day. You can add to that excitement by letting your kids make special treats for the holiday season. They will be so excited about... ( added 336 days 23 hours ago.) |
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Homemade Christmas Gifts from the Kitchen - Make your Own Holiday Gift Baskets -
Karen Ciancio (675) Many of us would love to give hand made holiday gift baskets. Christmas gifts from the kitchen are always welcome and Christmas gift baskets, especially home made food gift baskets, are a real treat. It's easy to become overwhelmed by the thought of making your own holiday gift baskets but with a... ( added 336 days 23 hours ago.) |
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Easy Christmas Cookie Recipes One Recipe - Many Variations -
Karen Ciancio (675) There are so many Christmas cookie recipes around but often so little time to bake during the busy holiday season. The solution? A great tasting basic cookie recipe that quickly and easily turns into such a variety of easy to make Christmas treats, friends and family will think you poured over... ( added 336 days 23 hours ago.) |
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Save Time At Christmas with a Christmas Cookie Exchange -
Karen Ciancio (675) The weeks leading up to Christmas are so busy. You want to bake a variety of Christmas cookies, squares and goodies, but where do you find the time? The answer may be in organizing a small Christmas cookie exchange. Here is how it works - Having a variety of holiday treats on hand means baking... ( added 336 days 23 hours ago.) |
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Christmas Party Games for Children -
Terri Hunziker (7,666) Christmas party games will delight both kids and their busy, holiday-stressed parents! Hosting a holiday celebration this year? Maybe you’re in charge of the school Christmas party? Wondering how to keep the kiddies happy and entertained during the festivities? Entertain the little ones during... ( added 1 year 23 days ago.) |
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Christmas Games – Is that You Santa? -
Terri Hunziker (7,666) We all now the jolly old guy who lives at the North Pole with a bunch of hard working elves--right? I mean Christmas just wouldn’t be Christmas without him! But just how did this jolly old character come to be? Why does he wear a red suit and fly around with eight reindeer? How did he come... ( added 1 year 38 days ago.) |
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Christmas Party Games and Weird Traditions -
Terri Hunziker (7,666) Christmas party games and traditions make the holiday season a special time. We all have certain rituals or customs we do every year to celebrate the season. Did you ever wonder how these customs got their start? Some traditions are well known to all some are celebrated by the few but all are... ( added 1 year 47 days ago.) |
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Christmas Party Celebrations – Fun and Festive Ideas! -
Terri Hunziker (7,666) Planning a Christmas party for your family and friends? Add a bit of spice to this year's event with festive party themes and game ideas! Whether you're hosting the family get-together, planning the office Christmas party or having the gang over for some Holiday cheer, you'll find the perfect... ( added 1 year 47 days ago.) |
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Office Christmas Party -- Good, Bad and Real Ugly! -
Terri Hunziker (7,666) The office Christmas party - the annual event that causes normally mature and sane professionals to drink outrageous amounts of alcohol, dance seductively on tables, engage in grotesque public displays of affection and voice shocking revelations that would surely have been better kept... ( added 1 year 66 days ago.) |
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Christmas As It's Celebrated In Spain. -
Steve Lean (63) Christmas in Spain differs in many ways from our normal celebrations in the UK, the US and other western countries. For a start, it is nowhere near as blatantly commercialised. The Spanish treat Christmas very much more as a religious event. It is very rare to see Christmas lights, displays and... ( added 1 year 253 days ago.) |
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What Christmas Means To A Non Christian -
Naresh Belliyappa (32) I am not a Christian, but there is something about Christmas that appeals to me as no other religious festival does. As a child, whenever I was told the story, I would wonder why Joseph and Mary left the task of finding lodgings to prepare for the birth of the baby Jesus till it was almost too... ( added 1 year 254 days ago.) |
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Advent Trivia Questions and Answers -
Deanna Mascle (3,555) 1. What is Advent? A. Preparation B. Celebration C. Mourning D. Darkness A. Preparation TOPICS: In the Christian church, Advent is the period of preparation for the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. 2. What feast marks the beginning of the Advent period? A. Feast of John the Baptist B.... ( added 1 year 256 days ago.) |
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A Christmas To Remember -
Roger Nelmes (0)  Roger Nelmes Is there a Christmas that stands out above all the rest? Maybe it was the year that your significant other popped the big question with a beautiful diamond ring. Maybe it was when your dad got you that cute little puppy. I'm sure there is one that sticks out in your mind even now. Do you want to... ( added 1 year 256 days ago.) |
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Jesus is our Jubilee -
- Mark Baker (115) This is the time of year as we approach the Christmas season, we celebrate the birth of our Savior, but we mustn’t loose sight of the reason for His coming. He came to restore mankind to the Father. He came to destroy the works of the devil. He came to give life, and give it more abundantly. He... ( added 1 year 256 days ago.) |
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