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Vineyard Inspired Treasures for Mother’s Day

April 28, 2017 // 0 Comments

A basket, a bottle of rosé and a bit of imagination create the perfect gift for mom. Warm weather has arrived and rosé is in the air. It wouldn’t be spring without the pretty pink libation and Mother’s Day is the perfect time to celebrate with a basketful of [...]

The Bride to Be

March 26, 2017 // 0 Comments

A 13 month journey in wedding planning. Not long ago, I was honored to have someone who is very dear to my heart, ask me to assist in planning her wedding. She doesn’t live close by so we are planning via text, chats, emails, telephone and trading images over [...]

After The New Year – Sharing from the year before by Paul Rest

January 23, 2017 // 0 Comments

A Cold January Evening / Paul Rest When I was growing up, the New Year began with a culinary change. Sadly the remaining Christmas tins were slowly being depleted of their delicious, sugary contents. Outdoors, the weather was often below zero with overcast slate gray skies [...]

Christmas at Home: My Adventures in Cookie Land by Paul Rest

December 19, 2016 // 0 Comments

Christmas officially began right before or after Thanksgiving. I can’t remember exactly when it began. The “it” being my mother’s cookie making marathon which when it started, went right up to a few days before we celebrated Christmas. It started when she would [...]

A Note of Thanks for the coming New Year

December 6, 2016 // 4 Comments

As 2016 winds down to a close and 2017 nudges its way into the room, it causes many of us to reflect on the past year. We jot down our resolutions and loudly declare we are going to make changes for the better as January inches closer. Each new year brings its own [...]

Enjoying the holidays: 9 tips for families of children with special needs

November 24, 2016 // 0 Comments

Episcopal Center for Children, a Treatment and Special Education Center in DC, Offers Advice The holidays can be fun, but they can add stress to the lives of children with special needs. The Episcopal Center for Children (ECC), a nonprofit organization serving children [...]

Every Day is a Beer Dinner Day by Ginger Johnson

March 19, 2016 // 0 Comments

About 14 years ago I met Larry. It’d be unremarkable except Larry is now My Fine Husband. At the time I met him, I knew very little about beer. What makes the story is that we met at a brew masters dinner, where Larry co-hosted with his colleague, Chris, an [...]

7 ways to participate in Giving Tuesday by Andrea Woroch

December 1, 2015 // 0 Comments

After a frenzied shopping weekend featuring tons of doorbusters and a few brawls, it’s easy to feel a little disenfranchised with the holidays. This season is supposed to be about giving, and yet slogans like “Thanks-getting” and advertisements featuring [...]

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