I feel pretty jolly, over all. Not because everything is going smoothly, but because there is an inherent joy within the Christmas season for me. The only explanation is the spiritual significance and infusion of the holiday. The days are holy! It does add to the overall atmosphere of joy and peace that the lights, […]
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Gifts for The Jolly Gardener, New Edition 2016
Sifting through Amazon for gift ideas? At a loss for how to delight your favorite gardener? Or just need a list of friendly hints so that you get what you really would love for Christmas, this year? A list drawn up from my own wishlists. (Affiliate links used for your convenience and to support this site.) […]
Gifts For The Jolly Gardener
A Growing Gardener’s Gift List People who garden are easy to please, just give a gift that reflects their interest in the garden, or one that can be used in improving their coming year’s growing season… they will be happy. Gardening involves braving the elements and tackling tasks that require tools made for tough jobs. […]
Christmas Fragrance
We put the tree in the house late last night, and the whole house is full of balsam fir fragrance (Frasier is also called balsam fir commonly). And…OK… I am over the Concolor, but only if I don’t think about it. The guys were supposed to put on the lights, but they got too tired […]
Christmas Countdown
We had our first Advent devotional yesterday, in our family we try to make it daily throughout the Christmas season. It doesn’t always work out that way when shopping, baking and other things interfere, but we try. There has been little decorating, except that the husband put up the Christmas lights last week. That was […]
