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Holidailies Prompt: Describe the top three scents or flavors that always evoke holidays for you.
A few years ago, I bought two candles from Bath and Body Works in a scent called Winterberry.  I am not sure what this scent all entails, but it is a spicy, evergreen scent.  The candles aren’t produced anymore, so I [...]

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Holidailies Prompt - Tell us about an experience with someone else’s holiday traditions.
Our holiday traditions have this tendency to evolve with time as the family grows and changes, so we’re always bringing in a little bit of someone else’s traditions.  Christmas dinner is a bit of an orphans dinner, and involves some of our family, some [...]

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Today’s Holidailies prompt is simply “A Season of Giving.”
During the holidays, there are always a million ways to give, from volunteering to small financial donations to very large financial donations.  We have one Salvation Army bell ringer at the grocery store I pass everyday on my way home who sings Christmas music while ringing his [...]

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Holidailies Prompt:  Tell us about unique/beloved holiday traditions in your part of the world.
I don’t really know that I live in an area with any sort of unique holiday traditions.  D.C. has a giant Christmas tree that is actually pretty gaudy if you take a good look at it.  It’s pretty from far away though.  [...]

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Holidailies Prompt: Share a favorite recipe that you like to make (or persuade someone to make for you) at this time of year.
My method of cooking for the holidays is buying a bottle of wine and going to someone else’s house so that they can cook for me.  And then I offer to help with [...]

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