Holiday Festival of Lights in Maryland We have made it part of our holiday tradition to go out as a family and enjoy one (at least) of the holiday light festivals in Maryland. Driving or walking through a spectacular holiday light display while listening to Christmas music is a great way to get i
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12/15/2012
Today's tragedy in Connecticut is so very heart-wrenching. As a mom, as a human I cannot fathom what happened. As I sat there following the 'news' I found it impossible to focus on much else. I had files to close out, research to do, blog posts to write but it all felt so trivial. All I wanted to
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12/14/2012
12/12/12 turned out to be Happy Closing Day for the buyers of this charming Cape Cod in the Highland View subdivision in Silver Spring, MD. The classic Cape Cod featured 3 bedrooms and a bonus office/guest room space, wood floors throughout, an open kitchen & dining area, great outdoor space, sid
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12/12/2012
I'm on a personal mission to only shop small and local this holiday season, my first stop to fulfill some of my girls' wishes was Howard County's best toy store, Mumbles and Squeaks Toy Shoppe.Mumbles and Squeaks Toy Shoppe (love that name!) is located at 8133 Main Street, Ellicott City, MD and h
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12/08/2012
Santa set up shop at the Thomas Isaac Log Cabin during the 2012 Midnight Madness in Ellicott City, MD. Beautifully decorated it was a much better place to visit Santa than at the Mall in my opinion. Midnight Madness was a huge success, half of Howard County must have been out and about enjoying t
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12/07/2012
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas along Ellicott City's Historic Main Street. Every year the Ellicott City Restoration Foundation sponsors a Holiday Window Decorating Contest and shop owners create beautiful, creative & whimsical displays. All windows must be completed by December 7th,
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12/04/2012
Shop local, shop small during Historic Ellicott City's Midnight Madness this Friday, December 7th, 2012.Now in its 35th year, the Midnight Madness is a wonderful family Holiday event in support of all the locally-owned, small businesses along and around Ellicott City's Main Street. Festivities st
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12/04/2012
