A New Year’s Tradition, In Photos

I’ve told you about our friends from the Weiss family before — as you might recall, they have a fascinating New Year’s tradition, for which they were nominated as heroes […]

What’s Your Resolution?

As 2009 comes to a close, I thought I’d take a moment to ask about New Year’s resolutions. Will you resolve to make your tax-deductible, year-end gift BEFORE Dec. 31 […]

Video: Why You Should Water Your Tree

As we depart for the Christmas holiday, I thought I’d leave you on a rather scary note. Remember how last year we showed you this video of an Xmas tree […]

Santa Donates Blood

As everyone knows, Santa Claus is quite busy this time of year. Wrapping presents, taking the reindeer on test flights, making visits to area malls and special events. He did […]

The Spirit of Giving

Are you in the spirit of giving this holiday season? Do you have a list of gifts to purchase that you are checking off? A few weeks ago I stumbled […]

Candle Safety For Chanukkah

However you want to spell it (Chanukkah, Hanukkah, etc…), last weekend marked the start of the Jewish “Festival of Lights.” But as you play dreidel, win gelt and eat latkes […]

Holiday Cuteness

As I mentioned yesterday, I love the winter holiday season. So you can imagine my excitement when Sabin Elementary School students offered to make the Red Cross some holiday decorations. […]

Red Cross Likes to Wrap (and Rap)

I made myself wait until after Thanksgiving to listen to any Christmas music. Now my lights are up, the stockings are hung, and the (fake) tree is lit. Oh the […]

A Non-Christmasy Holiday Card

I’ll admit it — I am generally not filled with holiday spirit. Yes, I’m the curmudgeon who snaps back with “Happy Holidays.” to your “Merry Christmas!” The one who gripes […]