Okay, here’s a divisive subject! I grew up with a mother who LOVED fruitcake. I always hated it. So…what side do you fall on? Love it? Hate it? Never had it? Used it as a brick? Tell me!
Blogmas: National Fruitcake Day
Blogmas: Wreaths for Fallen Warriors
The Wreaths Across America organization honors fallen warriors with memorial wreaths each year during the holiday season. According to their website: We understand we have Veterans Day in the fall and Memorial Day in the spring, but our service members
Blogmas: Gingerbread House Day (Giveaway)
Today we’re celebrating gingerbread houses! I love looking at them–though I have to admit, I’ve never made one. I miss eating gingerbread (I’m severely allergic to ginger), which I used to love. But I have a couple gingerbread house ornaments
Blogmas: Food Drive for Northwest Harvest
Every year–throughout the year, actually–we donate to Northwest Harvest, a charitable organization that oversees numerous food banks around the area. But I always donate more at this time of year. For one thing, I stood in food bank lines many
Blogmas: Candy is Dandy
My favorite holiday candy is fudge–I’ve always loved fudge and I’ve finally found a way to make it dairy free. It’s very close to the texture of ‘real’ fudge and it tastes wonderful! Dairy Free Fudge 1 – 10 ounce
Blogmas: Favorite Holiday Goodies!
What are your favorite holiday goodies? What do you love to munch on during the holiday season, from Thanksgiving on? Pumpkin pie? Peppermint brownies? Turkey? Stuffing? For me, it’s pumpkin pie, peppermint mochas, peppermint chocolate fudge, and turkey soup. I
Blogmas: Krampus Festival (Giveaway)
A central European holiday, thought to come down from pagan times, the Krampus festival is a celebration of Krampus, who punishes children who are naughty. There are some wonderful vids on the net focusing on various Krampus festivals, like the
Blogmas: My Favorite Holiday Movies
So, every autumn I have my favorite movies, and every holiday season I have my fave movies. I haul them out around mid-November and begin watching them. There aren’t as many as I pull out for autumn, but they’re old
Blogmas: Welcome to Moonshadow Bay
Moonshadow Bay…where magic lurks in the moonlight, and danger hides in the shadows. A quirky little town on Bellingham Bay in upper western Washington, Moonshadow Bay is filled with Otherkin of all kinds–witches, shifters, and even a few vampires. The
Blogmas: Reader Love Contest
For this month’s Reader Love Contest, you’ll have a chance to win a mug and a book of mine (usually an e-book), if you enter by answering this question: What’s your favorite holiday movie/song? To enter: In your comment answer