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Dusseldorf christmas market

12/20/18

Checking Out the Christmas Markets in Dusseldorf, Germany

Christmas markets in Europe have been part of multiple vacations. And after the latest experience — checking out the markets in Germany — I am really thinking I should make it a habit. A few years ago I spent my birthday in Budapest, including the Christmas market. I also loved the Christmas markets in the UK years ago when my… Read More

11/14/17

Holiday Gifts Straight from the Farm!

Each year as the holidays roll in, I see lots of gift guides online and I enjoy going through the various ideas people offer up. The ones I enjoy the most include gifts that you don’t see very often, unique gifts always grab my eye. This year, I decided to work ahead and pull together my own gift guide, featuring… Read More

12/31/16

My New, New Year’s Tradition — Creating a Memory Jar

I’m not sure how or when it happened, but 2016 got a bad rep. We had some startling moments for sure and lots of things we didn’t expect happened. Some were personal and others were in the public eye. It seems the public drags on happiness can be overwhelming. For me, I have to admit the deaths of celebrities I… Read More

My Christmas tree combines homemade & travel memories

12/21/14

Celebrating Traditions and Making Memories

The holidays are always a lot of hustle and bustle and 2014 will be no different. Lots of friendly faces and happy places. There is so much to be done and I’m lucky to have a lot of flexibility with my schedule. Not only does Monsanto give us the time between Christmas & New Years off, but I am taking a bit… Read More

Christmas on the Creek

12/06/14

Have you ever heard of Christmas on the Creek?

I love small towns and the parades they have. I’ve seen cars, trucks and tractors pulling floats for homecoming, celebrating the nation’s birthday or honoring our veterans. I think there is something unique about how some small towns celebrate holidays and Christmas is certainly one that you can find some in small towns going all out whether it is with… Read More

Berenstein Bears a time for thinking of others

12/24/13

The True Meaning of Christmas

I have been playing with the holiday WordSwag app and came up with a couple of graphics that showcased the true meaning of Christmas. They also proved fairly popular on my Facebook and Instagram feeds so I wanted to share them here as Christmas wishes for you. Hopefully I’ll get some other holiday pictures together soon! Lots to write and… Read More

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