Tag: Christmas
From Santa to shopping: The origins of Christmas traditions
The first traces of wrapping paper and decorations arrive in stores as early as September, transforming the holiday into a much more secular celebration than its modest Christian beginnings.
Christmas tradition: The Morning of Christmas
Every December I get requests to reprint my take-off of ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas, first published in 1988. Read it aloud to the...
The season to embrace the imperfect
We are in the thick of the wonderful season that is Christmas at our home. The cookies, the caroling, the snow and the glow....
Merry Christmas to all
On December 30, 1982, I began writing the weekly column, Think About It in the Farm and Dairy newspaper. My first article was titled,...
Imagination made Christmas magical
“Hurry up! Grab the crayons and I’ll get the scissors!” This was my “order from headquarters” from an older sister when we were kids...
State and federal laws protect consumers who use gift cards
DAYTON, Ohio -- Virtually everyone gets or gives a gift card for a holiday or a birthday. On average, eight of every 10 consumers...
‘Twas the Night Before Christmas
We wanted your versions of "A Visit From St. Nicholas" and you didn't disappoint! Here's your poems.
Bad Friday
We had a particularly bad Friday morning here. A book bag was dropped, lunch was forgot, and by the time we reached the school...
The best gift can’t be unwrapped
"It is a miracle if you can find true friends, and it is a miracle if you have enough food to eat, and it...
Santa, if you can’t bring a combine or a farm bill,...
You, my friend, are one tough customer for Santa. I mean, like many, the Fat Man knows food, but he doesn't know farming.
As such,...
