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Happy 2021!
Here’s to a happy, healthy, fulfilling New Year to you and yours! All the best, Carla
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Here’s to a happy, healthy, fulfilling New Year to you and yours! All the best, Carla
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Wherever you are, whether you’re on your own this year or with family or friends, I wish you a merry, merry Christmas! All the best, Carla
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When we were growing up in small-town New England, my six brothers and sisters and I would spend hours sledding on the hills behind our 18th-century house (a work-in-progress!). We’d come in pink-cheeked, usually with snow in our boots and cold, and inevitably our mother had a big pot of hot chocolate simmering on the…
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On a chilly winter evening, Joe and I love to have a pot of mulled wine simmering on the wood stove. Not only is it delicious as we read or warm up after snowshoeing or cross-country skiing, it fills the house with wonderful scents. Here’s the recipe included in my Swift River Valley novella, “Christmas…
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Happy St. Nicholas Day! It’s a festive holiday celebrated December 5-6. It’s popular in many places, perhaps especially the Netherlands, where my father was born and raised. Here’s a quick article that explains a bit about its origins: “The tradition of receiving small gifts from St. Nicholas began with Dutch children, who put out their shoes the…
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