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I’m always on the lookout for wreath ideas–to me they are the quintessential holiday decoration–and I love this scavenged wreath from the We Like It Wild column over at Design*Sponge. It has just enough piney bits to feel festive and seasonal, but the other odds and ends make it quirky and interesting and full of […]
By Dale Dougherty Persimmons are the last fruit of the season, coming late in the fall and staying around through December. The trees lose their leaves but the fruit remains on the branches, hanging like ornaments. We are fortunate to have two kinds of persimmon trees, the Fuyu (left below) and the Hachiya (right below). […]
By Cathy Callahan When I was growing up we spent Christmas at Auntie’s house. We would have the big traditional holiday meal, turkey and all of the fixings, in the early afternoon. Then we would clean up the dishes and reset the table to prepare for the evening celebration when the rest of the extended […]
(Photo: Daquella Manera, Creative Commons. Location: Washington DC) By Wendy Tremayne If the standard selection of holidays are failing to attract the pixie dust they summoned when you were an impressionable tot, perhaps it’s time to join thousands of people around the world in the celebration of Festivus, “a holiday for the rest of us”. […]
If you’ve received any of the snow from the big winter storm of 2009 this last week, why not try something a little different than the everyday snowman? Paul Overton of Dude Craft and Noah Scalin of Skull A Day may have had their collaboration plans thwarted by the weather, but their resulting alternative project […]
The ITP Winter Show, showcasing projects designed by students in New York University’s Interactive Telecommunications Program, opened last night in Manhattan
Jan of Daisy Jane shares this yummy recipe download for her Aunt Jane’s Nut Roll, a bread filled with walnuts and spices. She also points out that the recipe goes together easily, makes loads of bread and freezes well, making it a great alternative to working away for hours on batches of decorated cookies!
