Happy Eve of Christmas Eve! Happy Hanukkah! Happy Christmas Eve! Golly shucks and jolly holiday preps, it’s time for me to get crazy busy finishing up everything! Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night! And for day after tomorrow, on Christmas Day… . Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Nativity, How lovely is thy spirit….

Have you ever been pixied? At Christmastime or any other time? Have you ever been a pixie of any kind? Do you know the delight of receiving pixie gifts? Do you know the joy of pixie-gifting another? Now, why do I not say Christmas Elf rather than Christmas Pixie? I do know that some others…

Did you ever peek at your Christmas presents? Come on, be honest with yourself. You don’t have to tell me, but please do be honest with yourself. Anything else would just be silly, wouldn’t it? Why lie to yourself about a thing like that? Anyway, in all your growing up, did you peek one year…

A couple of decades ago I realized that I was oftentimes more focused on my family’s needs (or just wants) over remembering to be thankful for everything that we already had. I decided to try from then on to regularly take a little time to recognize our blessings. One day I thought to apply the…

What do I like about Halloween? I can’t say that I’ve ever swayed the gruesome gory way, but a day for dressing up has always seemed a fun idea. Be anything you want for a day, wear more makeup or jewelry, don a crazy outfit, or just dress down or up as downright silly as…

Best wishes to all Canadians for a plump and juicy, crispy-skinned golden brown turkey, along with some sumptuous stuffing, plus wee kettles or cans of crimson cranberry sauce or the jelly (freshly bubbled lovingly from your stovetop or slid with a sloosh from the can the quick way), not forgetting generous amounts of tantalizing turkey…

Long, long ago, the real evergreen tree for Christmas was only green for about a week with good watering, at least in dryer climates and houses. And there was the worry of the tree lighting on fire (but that was with those old higher watt Christmas Tree lights). I will never forget my little sister…

When you get thinking about Thanksgiving, there’s a ton of territory you can mull over, and I have likely mulled my way over a great deal of ideas over the years. I think this year the concept and habit of gratitude has been ringing in my mind the most. The tendency towards gratefulness seems in…