Books For Christmas

In my house of origin, stocking presents were in some ways the best part of Christmas. Mom would tell stories of the little things she’d

Winner!

Although we are lucky to have more than one Jan commenting on this blog, today the random number came up for the specific Jan who

Entertaining

Three Cocktail Party Stories

Cocktail parties are generally imagined as frivolous and sparkly. We assume clinking, drinking, even plinking. But it’s not always so. Doesn’t everyone remember some events

Style

Just A Few Black Friday Picks

I can quite easily imagine three different reactions to Black Friday. None of which, by the way, involve shopping on Thanksgiving, or waiting in line

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A Gift Guide From Someone Who Knows How

And today, I’m going to send you to Verhext’s blog, who has put together a gift guide for her Fancy Friend(s). Let’s pretend that’s us,