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Every year, when thinking about the fast approaching Christmas season, I try to remember to keep it simple. Since I am such a tinkering soul, and fussing and arranging and propping are a huge part of my nature, this can truly be a challenge for me... ...and as I get older, it is my intent to just add a bit of stuff to what is already out there! What I intend to do this year is just embellish with Nature's bounty, adding some fresh  greenery and a few flowers. Paired with white tulips and some greens it worked perfectly with old silver last Christmas. Last year, I found a beautiful garden rose, called Super Green, if you can believe it!  As you can see above, it is more deserving than that. I would rename it Petit Chou Vert...little green cabbage. As well as decor, food is a large part of my thought process. Being Italian, it is and will always be front and center for the holidays. Here you can see, my sister Micki's beautifully wrapped Maria Bruno cookies. They are an old fam

Ахтунг всем!!:)) С 1 по 4 декабря, в Выставочном комплексе «Т-Modul», пройдет III Московская международная выставка "Hello Teddy". Я там буду:) Стенд номер 26 (красный сектор, от входа направо) Выставка открыта для посетителей 1 декабря (четверг)- выставка открыта  с 12.00 до 20.00  - 18.30 - награждение победителей конкурсов. – 19.00 – празднование медвежьего Нового года! 2 декабря (пятница)– выставка открыта с 11.00 до 20.00 3 декабря (суббота)– выставка открыта с 11.00 до 20.00 4 декабря (воскресенье)– выставка открыта с 11.00 до 18.00 Метро: Белорусская, Маяковская, Баррикадная, Краснопресненская. Тишинская площадь, дом 1, строение1. Всех жду!:)

So very many of you have begun asking "Will you carry those beautiful African nativities again this year??" I am SO VERY happy to say "YES WE WILL!" Hand made African Nativity Sets How many of we ladies here in the west would say that the seemingly simple act of learning to sew, and having your own machine would  COMPLETELY TRANSFORM YOUR LIFE?? How many of you reading this actually don't own your own sewing machine? How many of us have walked through JoAnn's or WalMart and seen the endless rows of  bolts of fabric -- at realllly great prices? For us, it's commonplace. Not so for the women in Uganda pictured below... So.... an idea was formed.  We want to help these women as well as young college students who are striving through education to better their lot in life, but who struggle to even pay the tuition and who are also relied upon to help support their families. Last year, through a friendship with a sweet man in charge at the college in Uganda (Ma