Wherever you are, I hope it’s warmer than here. It was 11 degrees when I woke up, and it’s not rising out of the 20s until tomorrow morning. But the wind chill drops the temperature down to the negatives. I…
My ceramic Christmas tree
I received a lot of fantastic gifts for Christmas (Alex and Ani! A terrarium! Cashmere hat & gloves!), but I want to spotlight one in particular. When I was young, every single house I knew had a ceramic Christmas tree….
Christmastime in the City
One lovely day during the Season, Mom and I traveled a great distance* into Philadephia to see the sights. We saw: The Holiday show in the Comcast Center lobby, which was delightful. It would also be a great place to…
Merry Christmas from the Dee-luxe Apartment in the Sky!
This was taped to the door of the mailroom downstairs. (language, bad spelling) Mind you, I had a fall wreath stolen off of our door last year. While we did patrol the building looking for it, wishing cancer on someone…
The ghost of #tbt yet to come
My blog’s elevator pitch: Good intentions. Lots of promise. Zero follow-through. Things are chugging along. Holiday parties are being had, cards are being written, boxes are being wrapped, cookie recipes are being stared at and put away. But someday, I’ll…
O Christmas tree
*clears throat* Oh Christmas tree! Oh Christmas tree! Thy leaves are so unchanging! We bought you, tree, from QVC Thy leaves are so unchanging! We chose you from our comfy chair while shopping in our underwear, Oh Christmas tree! Oh…
Throwback Thursday: Cube decorating
I’m going to say this was December of 2010, because I wasn’t sitting in that spot in December 2009 and I didn’t have that hair color or bangs when I started at TNP in January 2012. I could have sworn…
A grownup Christmas list
Don’t worry, it’s not the sappy song, although we really could use some more common sense and love and a lot less knee-jerky insanity. *ahem* Hello, family! It has come to my attention that I’m difficult to shop for, even…
Merry Christmas!
I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day Their old familiar carols play, And wild and sweet the words repeat Of peace on earth, good will to men. I thought how, as the day had come, The belfries of all Christendom…
Cookie tally & work holiday wrapup
The cookies are done and I sang “O night Diviiiiiiine” as I shoved the cooling racks into the dishwasher and put the mixer back up on top of the fridge. Here’s the final tally: Two batches of gingerbread people One…
Friday Five: Mother Goose, May I?
Happy Friday! I watched The Sound of Music Live last night on NBC. I think Carrie Underwood did a great job singing the songs. Her acting wasn’t great. I was VERY excited to see Stephen Moyer (aka Vampire Bill) as…
Christmas in the cube city
My desk at TNP faces an aisle, so I get a little bit of eye-level flat area to decorate. I think I have 80% of of it covered. My shopping is done with the exception of the most difficult parents…
