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It's that time of year again!
Where would you spend your ideal Christmas and what would you do? I'd host a Christmas dinner party and set a beautiful table. Maybe that's because gathering around the table...
Add a ribbon for effect!
What Christmas memories from childhood transport you back in an instant? For me, it's waking up at the crack of dawn to see what's under the Christmas tree. Also, having...
Making your list and checking it twice...
What's your favourite part of the holiday season? Mine is gathering around the table eating together and sharing stories. Now, when it comes to sharing stories, chances are, you've heard one...
Connecting with nature this season...
One of the members of our team here at Figg Street Co. recently asked me what aspects of preparing for Christmas have the most meaning for me, and what I...
It's starting to look a lot like Christmas...
Would you say you're a kid at heart? Do you have young children? Or perhaps grandchildren or other little ones in your life? One of the fun things leading up...
What's that flickering?
There's something romantic about this time of year. Perhaps it's the earlier, darker evenings. The sound and scent of fallen leaves crushing underfoot on our walk. Looking up to the...
Clack, clack, clack... ding!
The sound of a manual typewriter in use is one of its appeals for many aficionados. Up until the 1980s, when personal computers made their way into offices and homes,...
Do you hear the faint sound of sleigh bells?
People have mixed opinions at the start of November. Some are taking a breath after Halloween, others are giddy and hear the faint sound of sleigh bells ushering them into...
Trick-or-Treat!
This time of year, when you're out for an evening walk, it's not unusual to see a few cobwebs on your neighbours' verandas. Or in their yew hedges. You might...
This song gives us the feels...
Although autumn technically starts on September 22nd, autumn colours don't make an appearance here in southern Ontario until mid-to-late October. When the trees show us that we're in the season...
What can you create from paper?
Does the autumn make you feel crafty? Maybe it's the idea of knitwear, Thanksgiving, Halloween and even the lead up to the Christmas holidays that makes us get creative and...
Take out your library card!
Well, October is upon us, and we're off to the library! This month is Canadian Library Month; a time to consider the impact our libraries have on our communities. In...
