Photos courtesy of Diann Cage It's Christmas Eve and my family is coming for dinner in a few hours. So while the meringue mushrooms, the favorite part of our traditional Buche de Noel, are in the oven, I'm stealing away to share the last post on holiday traditions in the neighborhood. When asked about her…
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Holiday traditions, Part V
Photos courtesy of Elizabeth Barnes I first met Elizabeth Barnes just after she and her husband George Knapp and two charming daughters moved to the neighborhood. She was googling the CWE and came across this blog—we've been friends ever since. When I asked for help with this year's holiday blog posts, Elizabeth was more than…
Holiday traditions, Part IV
Photos courtesy of Emma Hand Another friend and neighbor who has generously shared her family's Christmas traditions is Emma Hand (see post about Emma here). Emma, who describes her decorating style as "very haphazard, easy and earthy," and her husband Carter live a "hop, skip and a jump" from our house. That's exactly how their…