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Holiday Guide
A Magical Night at Lake Lanier
I recently had the opportunity to visit this year's Magical Nights of Lights at Lake Lanier Islands Resort and was not disappointed. It was truly a fun experience as I marveled at al...
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The Poinsettia Project
Did you know that poinsettias can grace our homes for more than one Christmas season? Being that one of my New Year's resolutions is to expand my habits of recycling, I am determined to i...
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Give Till It Hurts
A few years ago I worked for a company which informed us they had volunteered us to ring the bell for one twelve hour period of time during the holidays, at a local department store. The...
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NORAD to Track Santa on Christmas Eve
For 364 days out of the year, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) spends its time tracking airplanes, missiles, space ships—anything flying near the United States and C...
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Three Wise Soups
The day we returned from our Thanksgiving travels, all I wanted to eat was a big bowl of brown rice. After four days of heavy foods and lots of it, I had had quite enough. My body wanted ...
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Athens Today -- December 23, 2011
Only 2 more shopping days until Christmas and only 8 more days in this year! Are you ready? On this day in 1823, A Visit from St. Nicholas, also known as The Night Before Christmas, was p...
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Cookie Recipes Santa Will Love
Christmas Eve is just a few days away. If your children are looking forward to a visit from Santa Claus, then they are probably making plans to leave some cookies and milk out for the big...
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Christmas Musings
Greenhouse doors do not lock from the outside. I'm pretty sure that little girl was in on the plot to melt Frosty... They cut the scene where she got a mop bucket and yelled "Cleanup...