Category: Christmas
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Blue Christmas
One of my absolute favorites among Christmas songs is Blue Christmas by Elvis Presley. It is a rather sad song. Elvis sings that it will be a “Blue” Christmas (blue = gloomy) without his beloved and how lonely he feels. It doesn’t matter that it is a sad theme, the song is beautiful. Inspired by…
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You take what you have.
The quote in the title is attributed, as most people probably know, to Cajsa Warg, a housekeeper and cookbook author who lived in the 18th century. I intend to transfer this thinking to Christmas decorations. Over the years, I have become more of a puritan when it comes to decorations. It should be simple and…
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The Dream of the Perfect Christmas
We’ve all dreamed of the absolute best Christmas possible, when EVERYTHING is perfect. This is what my (or rather looked like) Christmas dream used to look like. A roaring fire in a small “cottage, very English indeed”. Beautiful furniture, a small decorated Christmas tree and soft blankets. Made for curling up on the sofa and…
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