Blogger: Michelle Ule
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
After my father’s death in 2002, we honored my parents’ memory by spending inheritance money on a family trip. My husband longed to visit Middle Earth, so once …
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Blogger: Michelle Ule
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
After my father’s death in 2002, we honored my parents’ memory by spending inheritance money on a family trip. My husband longed to visit Middle Earth, so once …
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Blogger: Mary Keeley
Location: Books & Such Illinois Office
When you hear the word Christmas, what scents of the season pop into your mind? Balsam, scented candles, scrumptious cookies warm from the oven, or mouth-watering turkey or roast beef? …
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Blogger: Rachel Kent
Location: Home
My favorite Christmas memory for this year was having the entire Zurakowski family together for our Christmas Eve church service and also for Christmas Day gifts. All of us (my two brothers and two sisters …
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Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Home for the Holidays
When it comes to Christmas memories, I blush to admit that so many of mine are toy related. I grew up in a warm, happy family. My parents knew the value of …
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Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: At home
Isn’t it grand the way Christmas lingers? Most of us keep our trees up at least until New Year’s Day; I know some folks who never take theirs down! The memories linger, too. …
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Blogger: Michelle Ule
Location: At home
Decorations at my house fall into two categories: What I’ve acquired, and what I’ve been given. My favorite personal acquisition is a beautiful Willow Tree Creche. I like it so much, I left it …
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Blogger: Mary Keeley
Location: I’ll be Home for Christmas
As I write this, the snow is gently falling outside and I’m sitting by the Christmas tree, cozying in for the evening. Pretty nice. Here in northern Illinois, the temperature has …
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Blogger: Rachel Kent
Location: home
My family has a Christmas tradition of going to a tree farm to chop down a Christmas tree; so Andrew and I did that this year for our first married Christmas together. I also went …
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Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Home for the Holidays
This week our Books & Such team will be showcasing an up-close-and-personal tour of our homes at Christmastime. This is a perfect topic for me because I love decorating for advent and …
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Blogger: Rachel Kent
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Confession time. I don’t cook. Everyone else at Books & Such seems to enjoy the culinary arts. I’ve never been much of an artist of any sort. There …