We hope you had the chance to enjoy the beautiful scenery of this year’s fall foliage.
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Our Final Fall Foliage Pictures 2017
5 Shows, Opening This Month on Broadway and off.
Four plays, and one musical to see if you are in New York for December.
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Poinsettias for Every room in the House
Euphorbia pulcherrima, with more than 100 varieties it gets its common English name from Joel Roberts Poinsett, the first United States Minister to Mexico, who introduced the plant to US in 1825. We also found out poinsettia leaves can come in orange, pale green, cream, pink, white, or even marble colors.
They are beautiful around the house as extra red and green to add to the festive holiday decorations, and also a nice hostess gift.
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List of 12 must see Christmas Movies
1- Miracle on 34th Street
2- It is a Wonderful Life
3- Christmas Carol
4- How Grinch Stole Christmas
5- Home Alone
6- A Charlie Brown Christmas
7- Rudolph
8- Christmas Story
9- Christmas Vacation
10- Arthur Christmas
11- Polar Express
12 -Prep & Landing
It is a Wonderful Life
Rudolph
A Charlie Brown Christmas
The Christmas Story
Home Alone
Christmas Vacation
Polar Express
Arthur Christmas
Prep & Landing
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10 Things to check off the list before The Holiday Break
Make cookies
Santa’s list
Gift list
Before school is out, and before you take a break from work, to enjoy the holiday break, follow our list to lessen the stress of the season .
1- To beat the crowd in the next few days, wrap up shopping, and mail all gifts to relatives out of town.
2- If you are traveling, make a list of heavy bulky items that need to be mailed a head of time. Heavy jackets, skis..
3- Arrangements for house sitter, and pet sitter.
4- Leave a few minutes aside to write Christmas Cards, if you prefer hand written ones as we do.
5- Make cookies.
6- Review, and add to the list of gifts to friends that make life easier for us on daily bases. Mail delivery person, Trash collectors…
7- Teachers’ gifts, especially the crossing guards, and school nurses.
8- Hostess gifts
9- Figure out what everyone is wearing to the Holiday parties, and the office parties.
10- Check Santa’s list. Make sure there are no changes.
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Send Fresh Greenery
If you are planning on staying with family and relatives during the holidays, these fresh arrangements, and wreaths, are great gifts to send ahead of time, and enjoy the entire holiday season.
Jackson & Petkins, Fresh Christmas Door Swag
Jackson & Petkins, Set of 3 Poinsettia
Jackson & Perkins, Father Christmas Tea Lights
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Ginger Bread Cookies, ✔️
We love baking ginger bread cookies after thanksgiving, and taking them to our friends. A day late, and our friends ask for them. And it is a great way to keep kids busy when they are not playing outside. We use Martha Stewart’s recipe for our cookies.
Wrapped up in a clear cellophane wrap with a bow, we take them to neighbors, friends, teachers, and school crossing guards.
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Great Gifts: Hats, Gloves, and Scarves
Sundance
Sundance
Brooks Brothers
Brooks Brothers
Banana Republic Men’s wool trapper hat
Banana Republic Men’s quilted gloves
Jcrew Women’s Plaid earmuffs
Jcrew Women’s Cashmere scarf
Sundance women’s Posie hand warmers
Sundance women’s Bloom & Berry hat
Ralph Lauren Women’s paisley wool scarf
Ralph Lauren men’s wool hat & glove set
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Today is Small Business Saturday
5 great facts for small business owners:
1- Personal touch
Personally invite customers into your store. Use your email list to contact your customers, and When they do come in, thank them personally.
2- Rewards
Perks such as money off future purchases or exclusive events can often make the difference between whether a consumer shops with you or a competitor.
3- Curb side appeal,
And an attractive window display. You could put out a sandwich board that welcomes people with a witty message. And use holiday display, and lights to dress up the windows .
4- Two powerful facts about the atmosphere of your retail space are the customer’s olfactory and auditory experiences. Scent generators are useful in creating a pleasant shopping experience. Music matters, too. Classical music typically results in higher spends, and slower tempo music slows shoppers down and actually increases the amount of time they spend in a store.
5- Find a way to connect with your employees.
If you make your employees feel good, they’ll transfer that feeling to your shoppers and happy shoppers buy more and that makes your day.
Have a great Day
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Quick breakfast before Christmas shopping
After a day of cooking, and entertaining, an easy, nutritious, and quick breakfast before going on line for some Christmas shopping.
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