What are you doing this weekend? New York has gotten cold! Last night, the boys and I went to see the Christmas lights in Dyker Heights, drank hot chocolate and listened to holiday music. It’s become an annual tradition and we love it. I hope you have good results. Here are some links from around the web…
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invisible apple cakeYum yum yum.
no way Stick library for dogs.
J.Crew is having a huge sale – I mean, this beanie! this barn jacket! — If you order by Sunday, your package will arrive by Christmas Eve.
It’s a really simple and pretty method. Going to decorate the Christmas tree.
Why we should all join a board game club. “People want to meet other people, and there’s something very nice about a chessboard: You can sit in complete silence with a stranger across from you because you’re focused, or it can be a completely chatty game.” (NYTimes gift link)
Oh, this is so dramatic. camembert salad. (NYTimes gift link)
Rules for modern life. “If you’re in an empty restaurant, you can ask them to turn the music down. If it’s full, you’re alone and you can remember it next time.”
A producer is about to present The Nutcracker.haha.
Everyone’s favorite last minute gift.
Plus, here are three reader comments:
In One Rule Game for the Holidays, Sarah says: “The numbers game was a huge hit with my two distracted sons. You’ll be playing on the platform while waiting for the cruising train that day, and sometimes even strangers will join you! A few weeks ago we had the whole platform playing and when four people said ‘NINETEEN!’ At the same time, everyone on the platform started screaming and laughing along with the children. “It warms my heart to see how kind many strangers are to our wayward sons.”
Lauren O. says this about her marriage proposal with fruit jam: “If two people don’t arrive at their wedding reception to Technotronic’s ‘Pump Up the Jam,’ everyone in this anecdote will be fired.”
Summer says this about what you are grateful for: “This comments section feels like: When Elmo asked how everyone was doing on Twitter And everyone was vulnerable and honest. We needed this outpouring. It’s amazing to get a glimpse into the lives of others and remember how diverse and complex life can be. “Today my burden is less heavy.”
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