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Did You Put Your Holiday Decorations Up Early This Year?
Design ➤ December 11, 2020

Did You Put Your Holiday Decorations Up Early This Year?

In a typical year, we would cut down a tree from Dan’s family’s Christmas tree farm during the weekend after Thanksgiving, and put up a few decorations in our apartment that weekend too. But…

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Budget-Friendly Stockings: A Holiday Tradition To Try
Culture ➤ December 7, 2020

Budget-Friendly Stockings: A Holiday Tradition To Try

A few years ago, I wrote an article for The Billfold (RIP) about a tradition my family adopted to help take some of the financial stress out of the holidays and to cutdown on buying/receiving...

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Maine’s “Magical Creatures” are Essential Workers
Culture ➤ April 14, 2020

Maine’s “Magical Creatures” are Essential Workers

Guys, I’m late to the game on this but did you see the cute directive by Maine Governor Janet Mills? Last Saturday, she announced that Maine’s “friendly magical creatures,” including the Easter Bunny and the...

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Lifestyle ➤ December 24, 2014

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas from Vermont! Hope you’re having a great week. Thank you so much for reading The City and Us over the past several months. It means a lot to me that you take the...

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Lifestyle ➤ December 2, 2014

A Note on Holiday Gift Guides

It’s the time of year when every other email in my inbox is a holiday gift guide. Gifts Under $25, Gifts for the Gal on the Go, Holiday Gift Guide for Dads, The Best Christmas...

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