Tag: christmas
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Sustainable Holiday Decorations
Every year since I was born I received two Christmas ornaments, one from my mom and the other from my grandmother. Over time the ornaments began reflecting my personality, with a series of Taz ornaments (my nickname earned from overacting to bad shots on the golf course) showing up in my preteen years. As a…
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Sustainable Gift Giving
It was around this time last year that I started to rethink my routines, decisions, and actions, realizing the way I was living was not all that sustainable. I had composted when I lived in Minneapolis because the city made it easy, built some rain gardens and rain barrels, and have been recycling since college,…
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Saint Paul Winter Carnival
As I have mentioned in past posts, Minnesota is a state that does not let winter affect their ability to have fun outside. A recent example of this is the Saint Paul Winter Festival, which wrapped up its 132nd season yesterday. I attended my first (and only) Winter Carnival two years ago, right after moving…
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A Victorian Christmas
The best time to go on a historic house tour is around the holidays because they are filled with elegant decorations common among the time period the house was first occupied. Not having had the chance to visit the Alexander Ramsey House in Saint Paul yet, I decided to book a Victorian Christmas tour of…
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The Planning Lady 