After writing this column for more than 25 years, this is still the most requested reprint, so as a gift each year I repeat this tradition and offer the column so it can be sent copywrite free from my Web site, www.binettigarden.com. Just go to the very bottom of the opening Web page.
You knew it was a bad time of year to go to that store, but you went in anyhow and wished you hadn’t.
The lines were long and filled with grumps and kids, both way past nap time. You couldn’t find anything because the place was a mess. The sound system was broken and the same Christmas song was playing over and over and over until you thought you’d scream. You couldn’t wait to get out of there.
Too bad you were the person behind the cash register.
We have entered the Advent season. Have you noticed?
“’Tis the Season!” by Lorna Landvik, c. 2008, Ballantine Books, $22, 226 pages.
During the second week of December we continue with some dirt-cheap ideas for holiday decorating gone green.
Enumclaw Curves owners Sonna and Ken Greer, the staff at their fitness and weight management business and the roughly 300 women who work out there are grinning from ear to ear.
“’Tis the Season!” by Lorna Landvik, c. 2008, Ballantine Books, $22, 226 pages.
During the second week of December we continue with some dirt-cheap ideas for holiday decorating gone green.
Martin Soltero may have left his hometown of Cuautla, Jalisco, Mexico, nearly 20 years ago, but he’s still surrounded by a taste of home cooking from his native land – especially in the kitchen of Mr. Jalapeno, his newest restaurant, located in the heart of Midtown Bonney Lake.
We are very fortunate to have so many great places to find unique holiday gifts while supporting our local economy. Bonney Lake is full of hidden little gems, and I don’t mean the precious stones , although it might be a good place to start.
No two snowflakes are the same. And Linda Studebaker knows it.
Need dirt-cheap decorating ideas? Early December is the perfect time to prune and trim and harvest a wheelbarrow full of free garden greens for decorating inside and out.
We are pleased to present readers’ favorite holiday recipes throughout the holiday season. Readers are welcome to submit their favorite recipe, along with a brief accompanying memory, to jhalone@courierherald.com.
