The festive season brings us joy and warmth, but it’s essential to be mindful of certain holiday plants that can pose risks to our beloved pets and ourselves. Let’s explore some of these plants to help us enjoy a safe and cheerful celebration! **Holly** While holly bushes brighten up your holiday decor with their vibrant […] Read more…
Have you ever wondered why people hang stockings up by the fireplace on Christmas Eve for Father Christmas (or Santa Claus) to fill with small gifts and goodies? Children all over the world have St Nicholas to thank for this custom, although those who celebrate his feast day receive their treats on December 6th (St […] Read more…
It might seem strange, but the true Christmas season starts on Christmas Day (not in July or early October). What are the 12 days of Christmas? The 12 days of Christmas is the period between Christ’s birth and the Magi’s coming, the three wise men. It technically begins on December 25 (Christmas) and runs through […] Read more…
What is your #1 Christmas gift? As I get older, what I want and need are vastly different. I use to say how difficult it was to buy gifts for grandparents or even parents. I couldn’t understand what the difficulty was. I could think of lots of items I could put on my list. Now […] Read more…
It is always interesting to learn how many sets of house keys, car keys, etc the average household possesses. I would love to know for the simple reason, how big of a key holder do I build (see picture). In our household, we each have a key ring for each car and one extra car […] Read more…
It appears that the State of Maine is focusing on what we should have for the state dessert/snack. I bake a number of confections and have been curious on what is the attraction for this dessert? I personally have sampled a number of them, and find them dry, crumbly and the filling very “greasy” and […] Read more…
Some of my upcoming crafts will be using mason jars. They are a wonderful surface to use for lighting, painting and filling with “stuff”. But did you know…. the earliest jars were sealed with wax. The threaded mason jars were developed in 1858 by tinsmith John L. Mason. He developed a way to cut threads […] Read more…
It seems many people think that crafts are items that you purchase. Little do they realize that when you engage in a craft, whether it is clay, painting or sewing, you relax and become much more focused. Granted we all get a bit frustrated if a project doesn’t go as well as planned, but that is […] Read more…
