Answers to the Top 15 Burning Thanksgiving QuestionsWritten by Susan Dunn, The EQ Coach
1. How can you stop your son from fixing brined turkey with Poblano chocolate mole (is there any other mole?), apple and pecan spoonbread and pumpkin cheesecake, like Emeril? You can't, but at least let him go straight to the source. 2. How to get cranberry stains out of linen? Here's spot. 3. Anyone know a good resilience coach? Here she is, and she'll be working through Weds. night. Book early! 4. What will youI do with all Napa Valley (sorry) wine bottles when we're through? Green Glass is your place. Eat your heart out, Martha. 5. An article to send your friends and family on how to be good guests? Go here. 6. Who started this holiday anyway? Go here. GO SARAH JOSEPHA HALE! 7. When's Macy's parade? Go here. 8. How to get you email at your daughter's house? Go here. But be sure and get your server password before you go.
| | The Warmth of Candle GlowWritten by Arleen M. Kaptur
Holiday Candles - ever popular and even indispensable in many homes - winter weather can create havoc with electrical systems and power sources. Candles - just about purest and warmest Christmas light - a glow that illuminates and lingers - a symbol of friendship and love and at very center of many memories. A white pillar candle surrounded with cinnamon sticks tied gently with raffia - surrounded with holly, berries, and pomegranites. At dinnertime, their glow brightens table and reflects joy in those sitting around and truly enjoying entrees presented. Many candles are scented and bring pine, ginger, and other aromas to your home. Use these abundantly on mantels, tabletops, and shelves, but should not be used on dining tables. The scents can interfere with wonderful odors of foods cooked lovingly and presented in spectacular dress. Let food shine in its own right, while candles embrace and respond to rave reviews in other places in your home. Candles can be wrapped in metallic gift wrap, stain glass paper, and other decorative holiday accents. They can even be stenciled - plain candles can join an elegant celebration with a touch or whimsy using stencils and spray paint. A bit of lace and ribbon and a Victorial candle emerges from a simple taper. Candles can even be sponged with patterns and motifs that can range from Shaker to dramatic. Filigreen candles protect flame and create patterns of light with punched holes and as candles burn they glow with decorative lines, curly swirls, glass nuggets, and jewel-like beads inserted in holes. From glass to metal, tiny multi-colored baubles add dimension and a rainbow of colored lights to dark corners and areas whre a bit of cheer is needed.
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