christmas: A Matter of Perspective
- 01/11/19 08:44 PM
Every year from Thanksgiving until about January 6th, magic envelops the botanical wonder known as Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, PA. Over 1,000 acres are adorned in a different way each year, following a theme. One year, you felt the flourishes of France, another year felt like silver dripped from every branch.
This year celebrated trees. I know… botanical gardens. Trees. Not a big stretch. And yet, it was again the fulfillment of so much artistry and attention to detail that whether it was the tree made of birdhouses along the trail to the Italian gardens or the tree made of … (2 comments)
christmas: Christmas & Holiday Events in Philadelphia 2017
- 12/03/17 09:33 AM
Christmas & Holiday Festivals in Philadelphia - 2017 Check https://tinyurl.com/VisitPhillyChristmas2017 for more details about the following, plus some additional events in the general Philadelphia area.
Wintergarden at Dilworth Park, the Holidays at City Hall http://www.philachristmas.com/ and http://americasgardencapital.org includes shopping, ice skating, and the Garden Capital Maze The maze is beautiful by day or night, plus there’s ice skating, a light show, & shopping. Where: 1501 John F. Kennedy Blvd., Philadelphia, PA 19102
The Christmas Village in Love Park 80 wooden booths of international and local merchants with festive music and delicious treats for sale. When and Where: November 23 - December 24, 2017 at 15th & Arch Streets
Comcast’s Holiday … (1 comments)
christmas: A Christmas Excerpt
- 12/30/13 05:04 AM
An excerpt from my Christmas letter, 2013 I once read advice from an author that in order to make a gripping novel, you should create a character that everyone will love and then have the worst thing happen to them. Sound advice for writing suspense novels but horrible when it plays out in real life. Amidst the hardships I review with my clients in short sales and the losses some of my clients have faced in the passing of family, and the friends who have faced illness and job loss, and personal struggles that close family members have faced, gripping is … (2 comments)
christmas: Deck the Halls with Batteries and Smoke Detectors!
- 12/05/11 05:02 AM
As you deck your halls with boughs of holly, don't forget to adorn your smoke detectors with fresh batteries. And if you've disconnected the one that's always been just a tad too close to the stove and acts more like a dinner bell than a smoke detector, it would be smart to invest in a new one and install it in that general vicinity. With so many people becoming quasi-electricians at this time of year... stringing lights together in seemingly endless miles of cords... and dangling pine boughs in somewhat dangerous locations because their inherent beauty supersedes the lack of safety … (0 comments)
christmas: Stockings For Soldiers
- 11/08/11 11:32 PM
Stockings For Soldiers The elves are busy in Delaware and surrounding states so that stockings can be shipped to our soldiers overseas in time for the holidays. Last year, over 9,000 stockings were stuffed with toiletries, books, videos and cds, candy, non-perishable food, socks, homemade greeting cards, snowman soup, etc. and accompanied by blankets and hand-knit wool caps. How can you help? We're still staging all the things that go inside the stockings so we need things gathered. If you live in the area, you can schedule a time to come help physically, too. Housed in a large vacant office … (7 comments)
Every year from Thanksgiving until about January 6th, magic envelops the botanical wonder known as Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, PA. Over 1,000 acres are adorned in a different way each year, following a theme. One year, you felt the flourishes of France, another year felt like silver dripped from every branch. 
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