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Category: Blogmas 2021

Merry Christmas (2021)

Merry Christmas (2021)

Wherever you are and whatever you are doing today, I wish you a very Merry Christmas! While this is almost certainly another “different” Christmas and holiday season for all of us, I think that it is important to take time to think of others and […]

Christmas Eve 2021

Christmas Eve 2021

Today is Christmas Eve, one of my favourite days of the year! Still in that wonderfully magical buildup to Christmas, but for me, it is a bit of a slower day. (I’m good with that.) I’ve come up with my own personal Christmas Eve traditions, […]

Holiday Movie Bite: It’s A Wonderful Life

Holiday Movie Bite: It’s A Wonderful Life

Blogmas continues with another Christmas Movie Bite. Today we are looking back at one of the classics, It’s A Wonderful Life. Even though they might not know where it is from, most people recognise the line, “Every time a bell rings, an angel gets its […]

Book Bite: Midnight in Everwood

Book Bite: Midnight in Everwood

I adore The Nutcracker in any form. (Of course, I will always pick the ballet but I’m up for an adaptation.) I was not a huge fan of Gregory Maguire’s Nutcracker retelling, but I have been on the look out for another. It is a Christmas […]

Holiday History Bite: Christmas Stockings

Holiday History Bite: Christmas Stockings

Depending on where you live and what traditions you follow, you might follow any number of gift-giving traditions. There are a few constants that we see across many traditions, and one of those is stockings. Who can put them out, where they are hung for […]