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Holiday Guide 2012

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  • Holiday Guide

    A Magical Night at Lake Lanier

    The Magical Nights of Lights at Lake Lanier Islands Resort is in full swing.

    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...

  • Holiday Guide

    The Poinsettia Project

    With care, a poinsettia can be coaxed to bloom the following year.

    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...

  • Personal

    Give Till It Hurts

    The Salvation Army kettlebell locations will be accepting donations through Dec. 24, 2011.

     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...

  • Holiday Guide

    Three Wise Soups

    My preferred soup pot: A (well-used) Dutch oven

    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 ...

  • Holiday Guide

    Athens Today -- December 23, 2011

    Five ways you can contribute to Kent Patch.

    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...

  • Holiday Guide

    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...

  • Holiday Guide

    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...

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