holidays

Banana Cream Pudding

My wonderful cousin, Vaughan, hosted a Friendsgiving Dinner this past Sunday. It was intimate, cozy and felt like the perfect way to draw together a group of friends and family. […]

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Christmas Truce of 1914

I vaguely remember learning about the Christmas Truce of 1914 in my tenth grade European History class. My teacher particularly liked soccer, or ‘football,’ as she called it, even though […]

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The Perfect Stocking

Growing up, Santa always left our presents in beautiful, personalized, needlepoint stockings. One for Avery. One for Haley. One for Ryan. And one for Whitney. Stockings are keepsakes, and to […]

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Carmichael Christmas List II

When shopping for the men in my life, I always find it hard to purchase original gifts. Everything seems so practical, pragmatic and un-fun. Sure, I could get my brother […]

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Carmichael Christmas List I

Picking out Holiday gifts can be tricky! How much should I spend? Does this brand run small? Will she really like it? Is that just something I hope she’ll feel ‘eh’ about […]

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16 Candles (for the Holidays)

Hello, Scrooges! Time to hop off this page if you’re not feeling the Holiday spirit, because I’m over here absolutely slap-happy with cheer and good tidings. It may only be the […]

Around Town

Farmer Ganyard at Upchurch Farm

Less than fifteen days until Halloween begins! If you’re not heading to Duke’s Countdown to Craziness 2016, or if you’re just looking for something to get in that ol’ autumnal […]