Thanksgiving is a special holiday in the United States. Most Thanksgiving traditions focus on family, friends and great food. Sometimes you host the holiday at your house, while other times you travel to see friends over the long weekend. Once we moved to Arizona, we're started visiting friends in …
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Christmas Decorating Ideas to Save Money
Most people assume they're going to spend money, lots of money ... during the holidays. There are gifts to buy plus food and new Christmas decorating ideas you want to try. So it's heartbreaking to read about parents who are forced to make trade-offs between healthy food, medicine and gifts they …
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Furoshiki: A Gift Wrapping Idea from Japan
Gift givng is a major part of the western world's year end holidays. From Christmas presents to hostess gifts, we use more wrapping paper during this period than the rest of the year. According to the Wall Street Journal, gift wrapping sales in the U.S. totaled $9.36 billion in 2010, which …
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There’s No Place Like Home for the Holidays
Most of us think about our homes most towards the end of the year, with lots of guests for meals and extended family visits. You might have the biggest dining room for holiday meals. And many families rotate large gatherings so everyone takes a turn preparing and cleaning up. There's no place like …
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Tips for Hanging a Flag on Your House
There are lots of reasons to hang an American flag in front of your house, most of them very personal. Veterans for example, are more likely to hang a flag because of the memories they have of the time spent in the military. And we have quite a few holidays where hanging a flag is …
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The True Meaning of Thanksgiving
With the horrific events of the past few weeks, it feels like we need to rethink the true meaning of Thanksgiving. There are a lot of similarities between the pilgrims who left Europe, and the current wave of immigrants fleeing to Europe. In fact Thanksgiving was first celebrated in 1863, in the …
