The children were nestled all snug in their beds, While visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads. And mamma in her ‘kerchief, and I in my cap, Had just settled our brains for a long winter’s nap.
Category Archives: Christmas
Sometimes it takes the cutting away of excess to reveal true beauty. Such is the Christmas tree. I recently had the opportunity to spend a day trimming a hillside of shaggy, future, Christmas trees. A sharp machete, a quick wrist, and an eye for symmetry are all that is required. You become butcher, artist, and...
Cue the Burl Ives and step into a North Carolina Christmas tradition. We are fortunate to live in the “Christmas tree capital of the world.” Our farmers don’t grow corn. They grow Fraser Fir Christmas trees and export them all over the country. Boone is bustling with vacationers who have come to cut their own...
