The Best Gifts for People You Don’t Like: A Pig
Dec 8th
18 Days Till Christmas
Every couple of years, my husband and I get so disgusted with the commercialism of Christmas that we threaten to give everyone a goat. No, not an a real goat — at least to the gift recipient — but a donation of a goat in their [...] Continue Reading…
The Best Worst Holiday Gifts: The Zapi Toothbrush Sanitizer
Dec 5th
21 Days Till Christmas
Reader, I was feeling discouraged. I perused the Frontgate catalog: no ridiculous gifts. I checked out L.L. Bean: nothing non-essential for a self-sufficient, dog-loving, fashion-averse New Englander (none of which I am — but a girl can dream).
I’d just about given up when I just finished [...] Continue Reading…
The Best Worst Holiday Presents: Nosy
Dec 3rd
22 days till Christmas
Guess what I’m getting everyone for Christmas this year??
I have no idea. And I should probably start working on that. But as I browse through the piles of catalogs that cram my mailbox, I’m stuck by how many things I won’t be purchasing for my nearest [...] Continue Reading…
Free Bookplates for the Holidays
Nov 28th
What? You didn’t spend Thanksgiving in a tent outside of Best Buy? You didn’t trample small children inside your local Wal-Mart? You haven’t stocked up on DVD players and iPods for your family and friends? In fact, you haven’t even started your holiday shopping?
It’s okay! Who wants an iPod [...] Continue Reading…
If It’s Tuesday, this must be . . . the nearest mall
Nov 8th
I am cheating here. Big time. Because instead of writing about a place, I’m writing about something I found online while trying to get information on a place. Follow?
My daughter is a junior in high school, which means that for the next year I’ll be filling up “If It’s [...] Continue Reading…
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