The act of bringing evergreen boughs into homes for the holidays predates Christmas and can be linked directly to the human desire to witness life even in the dead of winter. The ancient Egyptians, Romans and Druids all brought evergreen …
Read More »I had a kelly green mohair sweater when I was a kid, which, no doubt, made me look inflated, but I loved it. Once I outgrew fashion oblivion and the sweater, I have longed for the love of a sweater …
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Yesterday there was a snippet on NPR about school districts that paid students for every book they read. They found that the students did, in fact, read more books, but they chose shorter books. One of the researchers being interviewed …
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It is all about smells lately. The dab of new hand lotion that brought my Great Aunt Mae back to mind with her blue and white curtains, blue glass bottles on every windowsill, and a sort of violet/hyacinth/lily aroma that …
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