Some of you might be wondering…just where do the dads rank? Father’s Day is this coming Sunday and in terms of consumer spending for holiday gift-giving occasions, it has yet to crack the top three. Forbes Magazine recently ranked holidays that trigger the most consumer spending here in the United States and the […]
No matter which candidate ends up being elected President of the United States this fall, they are almost certain to be continuing the long-standing tradition of White House residents to send out Christmas cards each year.
While the first administration to send out official holiday greetings from the White House was the Eisenhower administration […]
If you’re an artist – whether your medium is film, oil paints, acrylic paints, pastels, or watercolors – you might not realize that you could design your own Christmas card. But that’s just what thousands of artists all around the world do each and every holiday season: use their own artwork for their […]
What’s your secret? What is it that motivates you, that keeps you sending out Christmas cards to friends and family far and wide year after year? It’s a simple question that often gets a myriad of answers from people, some with simple reasons and some with very complex ones.
Some folks enjoy sending out holiday […]
Growing up, I was always more than a little jealous of neighborhood children who had a large number of brothers and sisters, because it seemed to me (who only had one sibling) that they must have a great deal of fun along with the houseful of kids. Noise and fun, of course. It […]
A breakup of a relationship, any kind of relationship, is hard on everyone involved. This isn’t limited to romantic relationships, but include friendships and family relationships, as well. Often, years go by and whatever argument, problem, or debate that caused the rift between friends, sisters, or other family members turns out to be […]
When you hear the word “masterpiece,” your initial thought might be that it is being used in reference to a glorious piece of classical music being played by a major symphony orchestra or breathtaking oil painting that hangs in a world-famous art museum. But it’s possible to apply that word to other, smaller-scale things. […]
Everyone loves vacations. Some folks love to spend their vacations at the beach, some prefer skiing in the mountains, and still others wouldn’t dream of having a vacation anywhere but with their extended families at a lake in the summertime or at a theme park with their kids. Vacations can be times of new experiences […]