A few years ago I asked my friends and family if we could stop exchanging Christmas presents. GASP! No gifts, you say! Next you’ll be saying that reindeer can’t really fly! But wait hear me out… My family isn’t comprised of Rockefellers, but nobody’s kids are suffering from a lack of toys either. Also, [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Christmas’
Green Christmas
Posted in Conservation / Environment, Reduce-Reuse-Recycle, tagged Christmas, green, reduce on November 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Haba Limited Edition Wooden Nativity
Posted in Fun Stuff for Kids, Spirituality, tagged advent, Christmas, epiphany, jesus, joseph, mary, nativity, three kings, three wise men, wooden on December 8, 2009 | 2 Comments »
If your spiritual or religious tradition(s) put you in the market for a child friendly Nativity set, I’d go with the Haba Limited Edition one. I bought it at Oompa.com for Julia when she was about 3 years old as a Christmas gift. It is a bit of a splurge, but I fully expect it [...]
Christmas in July at Seven Sisters!
Posted in Coffee and Tea, tagged chocolate, Christmas, coffee, cupcake, gift, gifts, hannuka, holiday, white elephant on July 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
More weekend fun at Seven Sisters! Christmas in July at Seven Sisters! That’s right—-we’re pulling out the Christmas Tree and Hannukah lights and setting up for some Winter fun! Join us starting Friday, July 24, 2009 at 5:00pm up to Friday, July 31, 2009 at 10:00pm as we preview some of our Holiday recipes, goodies [...]
Real or Fake? Santa’s Christmas Tree Forest in Eustis Provides Eco-Friendly Option
Posted in Conservation / Environment, Fun Stuff for Kids, Local "Green" Events, Natural Housekeeping, Reduce-Reuse-Recycle, tagged Christmas, Christmas tree, cut your own tree, eco-friendly Christmas, green, green Christmas, tree farm on November 30, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Our family has had the same fiber-optic Christmas tree since they first became popular nearly a decade ago. My husband is happy with keeping the same old tree for frugal and, believe it or not, nostalgic reasons, but I feel it is time to experience something new, and what I have found is an eco-friendly [...]