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How Christmas Markets Became a Classic Holiday Tradition
Every holiday season, Christmas markets transform the main squares of European cities into winter wonderland. Wooden cabins adorned with twinkling lights and holly branches line the streets. Vendors sell hand-carved ornaments and nativity…
All Aboard: Holiday Train Gardens Return to Thurmont, Mount Airy | Culture
SSunday afternoon, in a small dimly lit room on the lower level of the…
On the rhythm of the bulldog: Art & Nature
The newest tree in the Georgia State Botanical Garden needs neither water nor sun. Its 75 flowers are made of kaolin and soft porcelain. They carry images of Danish plants, meticulously reproduced from folio-sized illustrations drawn…
The Amber Eyed Hare | IJN
By Sandee BrawarskyNOTEW YORK - Edmund de Waal believes that objects, like families, are diasporic. They start in one place and end in another, accumulating stories.Edmund de Waal, left, and one of the family's netsukes.Master ceramist who…
It’s time to unsubscribe from unwanted emails
If you're like us, you've probably subscribed to a ton of different businesses and services. Most are the result of a one-time purchase you made for the aunt whose truly obscure interest forced you to buy her gift from a website you…
Reduce, Reuse and Recycle: Ways to Sort Your Ancient Clutter
Breadcrumb Links More ways of life Are you still waiting for your collectibles to return? Remove the dust and modify your antiques collection - your wardrobe will thank you Author of the article: Chantal Eustache •…
Beavercreek coach has ‘something to be thankful for’
All of these memories take on more meaning when you know Popp's true story.Like a cat, he seems to have nine lives.But this Sunday it was his last.Nine months earlier, her cardiologist had told her that due to the shape of her still failing…
Thanksgiving in a city built on lederhosen and unlimited meals
For more than a century, this town on Michigan's Lower Peninsula has made its reputation on family-style chicken dinners, served in much the same way as in 1937, when the New York Times proclaimed Frankenmuth " the Mecca of gourmets ”.The…
Greenock Waterfront Art: Installations Celebrate Inverclyde History
A SERIES of public art installations celebrating the past, present and future of Inverclyde has been unveiled along Greenock Waterfront.
The three rooms, titled Creative Conversations II, were set up along a commonly…