Paris: Le Bon Marché, Il Neige Rive Gauche
Paris Christmas Windows – Imagine! “Whole families of fantastic characters have left their homes in the Land of Make-Believe to skip and dance over…
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European Christmas Market: Zurich, Switzerland!
Where can you see a huge, three story Christmas tree covered in Swarovski Crystal ornaments? Zurich, Switzerland, of course! The tree stands each year…
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Christmas London Style: Minced Pies and Sparkling Sake
Chestnuts roasting on street corners from Hackney to Harrods, buskers singing carols in exchange for pound coins, ’tis December in London. The city is…
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Kortni’s Kitchen: Gluten-Free Gingerbread Men
At work, one of my bosses is allergic to gluten. So I try to work with her and get some gluten-free items made. The…
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I Smell Christmas – A Poem by Sylvia Syms
Photo by: Jacqueline Pine scented candles line the mantles. The smells of cinnamon and allspice wafting from the apple and sweet potato pies and…
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Kortni’s Kitchen: Hot Sauce for Christmas Gifts!
This week has been anything but normal for me. On Monday I decided to make hot sauce. You know how everyone makes cookies and…
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What Does Love Look Like – A Poem by Julie Clark
When the seams of life unravel When fog blurs vision The way forward is obscured When positions are hardened Anger flares Resolution and reconciliation…
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Pine Mountain Club, CA: Christmas in the Village
Pine Mountain Club, the self-described “nearby-faraway place”, is a quaint mountain village about an hour-and-a-half north of Los Angeles, CA. A small town of roughly…
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Kortni’s Kitchen: Pizza for Christmas!
Every year for Christmas, I remember bowls covering our dinner table filled to overflowing with pizza dough. As a family, we would each get…
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Seoul, South Korea: It’s All About The Food!
Seoul, South Korea: it’s all about the food! There is so much you can do in Seoul, the beautiful capital of South Korea, and…
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Human Rights Day, December: Gibraltar National Day, September
While ‘moto’ing around San Francisco Financial District recently, I noted a street flag announcing that 10 December was the annual celebration day of the 1948…
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November Skies Ch.11: At Long Last
They were on their way to her father’s house. As they sat in the back of a taxi, Kaila wrung her hands, twisting and…
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