Looking for gift ideas in the Berkshires
I like to wait until after Thanksgiving to think about the winter holidays, because Thanksgiving is its own holiday, and I like its peace. At Thanksgiving, my family talks quietly together and takes...
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My friend the Velveteen Rabbi asks, at the end of a quietly glimmering holiday post: How do you make December work for you — whether you are Christian or Jewish or something else entirely? What are...
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Continuine my friend the Velveteen Rabbi’s challenge to assemble a toolkit, an amulet, a heart box filled with things which will help all of us through — through the darkening days … here are a handful...
View ArticleWanting a map for Berkshire shops
How about a mulling spice ball? Or a pine sachet? I have a thought — a small, simple gift for someone. I am assembling flavors and scents and touches, trying to put the holidays themselves in a box:...
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