One of my favorite phrases is “don’t let anyone ever dull your sparkle.” Factoid number two: I’m a sucker for a good children’s book, and even more so for a Christmas-themed one. So when I saw The Sparkle Box at the Scholastic book fair at my kids’ school, I pounced on it. (Incidentally, one of my […]
December 7: Delia’s Is Making Me Grinchy!
Rant time: I am really mad at delias.com. As in, about to hit Defcon 4 MAD. I placed an order on Black Friday (11/28) along with several other Christmas shopping orders from other retailers. Then as packages started to arrive, I wondered where the Delia’s order was. So after emailing them on 12/6, and then […]
December 23: Go Tell It on (or off) the Mountain
We just came home for an evening’s sojourn at Biltmore Estate in Asheville, NC. What a calming effect a change in scene can have on you this time of year. To top it off, we enjoyed a three course dinner at Stable Cafe, followed by a candlelight tour of Biltmore House. The tour brought back […]
Bloggy Advent Calendar December 2–The Sparkle Box
So for December 2nd, here’s the second book that has inspired me for this Advent season: The Sparkle Box. I’ll admit it, I’m a sucker for a good children’s book, and even more so for a Christmas-themed one. So when I saw this one at the Scholastic book fair at my kids’ school, I pounced […]