Tag: Christmas

The Christmas season is an exciting time for mail. Instead of the usual bills and solicitations (though there are plenty of those), each day's post brings cards from friends, and my guilty pleasure -- Christmas …

Christmas seems to have snuck up on my this year. I’ve been listening to Christmas music since November, have had our tree up since December 2nd, but here I am, with Christmas less than a …

It's Christmas time, and I've been baking cookies like a madwoman. There has to be something to leave out for Santa, after all. Yet despite all the baking, we don't have any cookies …

If you've read this blog for any length of time, you may have gathered that when it comes to Christmas food, I'm a traditionalist. We've had the same meal for Christmas dinner every year …

One upon a time, long ago, a fair maiden embarked upon a journey across the seas to study arts and letters with great minds of her age. On her journey, she encountered a knight, …

<br /><br /> It's Daring Bakers time again, and this time they made me build a freaking gingerbread house. Although this seems like a lighthearted fun activity that's perfect to share with the kiddos, be …

I've always been a Christmas fiend, but having a child brings the whole season into sharper focus. This year the Nuni is old enough to get it -- she can sing all of the …