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Sparking Joy!

Posted on January 7, 2020 by Patti Fralix

With credit to Marie Kondo, who says if an item does not spark joy, get rid of it, I spent a day in my home and closet yesterday doing just that. After putting away Christmas for another year, I decided … Continue reading →

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What Has Happened to Thanksgiving?!

Posted on November 22, 2019 by Patti Fralix

This morning I read one more blog about a home being all decorated for Christmas, and I must ask, why are people decorating earlier and earlier for Christmas? What has happened to Thanksgiving? I have seen the Christmas decorations in … Continue reading →

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Christmas Traditions and Memories

Posted on December 28, 2018 by Patti Fralix

The live trees are bare, soon to be disposed of. The decorations are back in their boxes. The candle lights that graced the window sills are dark. Christmas 2018 is now history. But before it passes completely, a few traditions … Continue reading →

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Keeping Less, So Others Can Have More

Posted on December 7, 2017 by Patti Fralix

This time each year I find myself in a funk.  It is between Thanksgiving and Christmas.  While I know there are many people who now decorate for Christmas even before Thanksgiving, I cannot do that.   Thanksgiving is such a … Continue reading →

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