Author: CM

Decorate Your Tree With an Angel (Or Maybe a Pickle)

Written by Shelly Horn Poet Alexander Smith wrote that Christmas is the day that holds time together. In a sense, Westminster’s Carroll Gardens testifies to the truth of the aphorism. For the last 20 years, Carroll proprietor...

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How to Buy a Christmas Tree

Written By Cari Pierce Husband and kids? In the car and ready. Fleecy hats and gloves? Check. Warm boots? Roger. If you’re ticking through this list, it can only mean that it’s time to embark on the annual hunt for the perfect...

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The Highway vs. The Byway

Written By Anne Blue When Barry Boston bought a motel on Route 140 more than a decade ago, the former owner told him stories about sitting in his office overlooking the highway and watching only a few cars pass in a couple of...

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Gifting on the Right Side of the Brain

Written By Sandy Oxx The children are nestled all snug in their beds and the stockings are hung by the chimney with care. Legend says you should then be donning your kerchiefs and caps to settle down for that long winter’s...

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Resolved: An Artful Season

Written by Sandy Oxx “I’ll never eat chocolate again.” “This is my last puff on a cigarette.” “I’ll commit to at least four trips to the gym every week.” “I’ll only read non-fiction books.” Been there? Done that? Why not break...

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