Tag: Christmas

• Christmas City of the North Parade

  Holidays are steeped in tradition. For 56 years on the Friday before Thanksgiving, Duluth, Minnesota has kicked off the Christmas season with a parade through downtown, filled with festive floats, marching bands, and dance troupes.   Rain or snow, balmy or brisk, the Christmas City of the North Parade brings people out, bundled for whatever the weather brings, filling the […]

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  11/23/2014

  Life, Travel

  Christmas, Duluth, floats, holiday, holiday season, magic, marching band, Minnesota, parade, tradition

• Confessions of a Seasonal Baker: Beware the “Fun, Fast and Easy” Cookie Recipe

  I never said I was Martha Stewart.  And these cookies prove that I never need to say it — actions speak louder than words.  During the holidays, you will find people driving who shouldn’t be, traveling to their annual holiday destination and events.  No need to fear me behind the wheel this time of year. […]

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  12/23/2013

  Eat

  baking disasters, Christmas, Christmas cookies, cookies, cooking, fail, fast and easy cookies, holiday baking, humor, Martha Stewart, reindeer

• Weekly Photo Challenge: One (Holiday Edition)

  With Christmas just a few days away, this week’s photo challenge deserved a second post — a holiday version! This one lurking under the tree is deciding which ornament to remove next.  He is such a naughty fellow — did he forget that Santa is still watching?  If he is not busy trying to remove […]

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  12/21/2013

  Life

  cat, Christmas, Christmas tree, naughty, one, postaday, weekly photo challenge

• Julebyen on the North Shore

  When the temperatures dipped below zero, Minnesotans still got out to enjoy a weekend of outdoor markets and festive activities at Knife River’s “Julebyen” (Christmas village).  After winter storm Cleon blasted northern Minnesota with two to three feet of snow, Knife River — a small town along the North Shore of Lake Superior — forged […]

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  12/12/2013

  Travel

  Christmas, Julebyen, Knife River, Lake Superior, lutefisk, Minnesota, North Shore, outdoor market, Swedish meatballs

• Indulge Me, Please — I Promise this will be the LAST Holiday-Themed Post of the Year!

  With the images so fresh in my mind, and laundry still to be done from our trip to New York City over Christmas, I wanted to share with you some of the classic holiday lights of “The Big Apple” that contribute to such a festive, magical atmosphere in an already-interesting city (or as my husband […]

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  12/30/2012

  Travel

  Christmas, Christmas tree, department store, Empire State Building, holiday lights, Lord & Taylor, Macy’s, New York City, Rockefeller Center, Saks Fifth Avenue, Tiffany, windows