We live in an area with many tree farms. Many people do not realize the work that goes into growing Christmas trees. The trees need to be planted, trimmed and harvested. Many of the farms plant a variety of trees because of the different rate of growth for each species of tree. Because we live close to several of the tree farms we go out and cut our own tree each... [Read more]
Flowers have long been the gift of choice when any other type of gift is not necessary. These can be given on birthdays, anniversaries, or when a special event occurs like a promotion or a new job. These often come with cards, but that is not always the case. Today, there is another option that has grown in popularity, and they are especially nice when the person... [Read more]
Every year at Christmas my family would play a game of backyard football if the weather was right. It was often just me and my cousins, but the adults would always end up watching us out the window once we got going. The problem each year was always the same. We would either get too cold to continue, or someone would get hurt. It was usually a lot of fun, but then... [Read more]
Some people hate read but love literature. How’s that for confusing? And frustrating, if you are trying to buy a Christmas, birthday, or other gift for this person. For example, I have a brilliant friend who is the Albert Schweitzer of computer programmers and developers. It makes sense that working at a computer reading a screen ten hours a day depletes his... [Read more]
After having a gorgeous artificial Christmas tree a few years ago, I started to realize that maybe I didn’t need to have live plants afterall. I don’t have a very good reputation for keeping plants alive for too long. I even managed to kill a cactus once, which takes a considerable amount of talent. I was out shopping at a local craft store one afternoon... [Read more]
Walking through our local antique store several years ago, I came upon the most exquisite antique Christmas decoration that I had ever seen. I frequent antique stores fairly often, usually just for browsing. Every once in a while something catches my eye that I absolutely must have. This antique Christmas decoration was one of those items. The cost for this antique... [Read more]