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In an earlier post I described a growing dependence on a person who has become a fixture in my life: the AAA rescue guy who came to fix stal...

Overheard, at Williams Sonoma and then again at another (secret) store across the mall: Store clerk(s): Tomorrow, everything changes. The c...

isn't she a charmer... as the sheep looks on 

the branch is sagging and so the little guy gets to go skating on the floor 

so many colors... 

Oh to be late, to be late for everything! How wonderful. Late in buying holiday cards? On sale, 40% off. Late in mailing present to paren...

According to a recent study conducted by expedia.com, one-third of adults in the United States would rather head to the beach or the ski slo...

Ann* suggests that the word “Merry” before Christmas is misplaced. The word connotes a revelry that perhaps is less appropriately matched to...

A reader may be thinking – gosh the posts are getting skimpy and superficial. Must be because she is so full of holiday preparations… Wish s...

Do men and women who stay home and care for infants and use their free time to watch TV and play video games become boring? Ann suggests th...

Anyone will tell you that getting a tree up and fixing it to your satisfaction is a huge effort. My parents gave up on the project when I wa...

My favorite: two little girls smiling at the world. 

Yes, Polish glass-blown ones as well. 

From different corners of the world, side by side now 

The polar bear got a name this year and he got a pal, from the tights store in Paris. 

And on the top? A simple ribbon and a dried flower. There's a story in that as well. 

I’ve got three people here for the holidays, two cars with flat tires, one car with a dead battery, and zero patience for the entire mess, w...

I am unpacking suitcases that have been crammed in the past weeks as I passed through Krakow, the Tatra mountains, and finally Warsaw. Add t...

after-dinner treats