Holiday-ish: Day 18

Building gingerbread houses for Holiday-ish: Day 14 left us curious about the origins of this Christmas treat. Here’s what we discovered: While the tradition of making gingerbread houses during Christmas is fairly recent, the earliest known recipe for gingerbread came from Greece in 2400 BC. Ginger root had traveled around …

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Holiday-ish: Day 15

Inside St. Nick’s Christmas Decor Shop two toddlers sit on Santa’s lap, one crying as the other smiles. Nearby, a cat climbs a fully decorated Christmas Tree under the watchful eye of a dog. Underneath a table filled with Christmas houses are baskets of candies and gingerbread men. Outside the …

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Holiday-ish: Day 9

Dreaming of a holiday getaway to an alpine lodge in Switzerland? A Scandinavian cottage overlooking the fjords? Your very own pied a terre above the 6th arrondissement in Paris? Or maybe a cozy cabin in the woods for two. Travel is certainly out this holiday season, but a girl can …

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