Column by Michael Riley: Christmas ornament memorializing Mom arrives unbidden - Asbury Park Press

Column by Michael Riley: Christmas ornament memorializing Mom arrives unbidden
Asbury Park Press
a Christmas tree ornament. “Man, those funeral home guys are really big on the follow-through, aren't they?” Susan said. “Well, yeah,” I said, “but don't you think this is a little … odd?” “Maybe,” she said, “but it is a nice gesture nonetheless.

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After-Christmas Inventory - New York Magazine


New York Magazine
After-Christmas Inventory
New York Magazine
Ghosts of this Christmas past appeared as noticed bits of tinsel, parts of ornaments, discarded strands of stuff. I thought of lives lived around these trees, desires met and not met, parents, children, being good or bad, arguments, gifts.

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China's Lowest Lunar Sales Since 2009 Seen Dimming Asian Outlook: Retail - Bloomberg


Bloomberg
China's Lowest Lunar Sales Since 2009 Seen Dimming Asian Outlook: Retail
Bloomberg
Enlarge image Shoppers Look At Gold Jewelry And Ornaments Shoppers Look At Gold Jewelry And Ornaments Qilai Shen/Bloomberg Shoppers look at gold jewelry and ornaments at a gold and silver shop in Shanghai during the Lunar New Year holiday period.

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Repurpose holiday decorations for Mardi Gras - Natchez Democrat

Repurpose holiday decorations for Mardi Gras
Natchez Democrat
Instead of spending a whole day ripping up, taking down and bubble wrapping the decorations that lit up the house in more way than one, a few local residents simply spiced up their garlands with a little purple and gold to transition from Christmas to ...

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"Super"stitions: Fans engage in odd rituals - Ct Post

"Super"stitions: Fans engage in odd rituals
Ct Post
Photo: Christian Abraham / Connecticut Post | Buy This Photo One of a bunch of Giants ornaments decorating fan Lynn Ramos' Christmas tree at her home in Bridgeport, Conn. on Wednesday February 1, 2012. She and her son Bobby decided to leave the tree up ...

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Christmas decorations slow to return to storage - Jackson Sun

Christmas decorations slow to return to storage
Jackson Sun
So the past eight nights after work, we have attacked the other Christmas decorations, if time allowed. I had mercy on the neighbors and removed the outdoor decorations on Jan. 7, before wet weather arrived. But the indoor trappings have been a slow go ...

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Dorothy Margaret Boettjer - Pittsburg Morning Sun

Dorothy Margaret Boettjer
Pittsburg Morning Sun
The group made Christmas ornaments and quilts and donated them to various charities. She enjoyed working outside, gardening, flowers, crocheting, knitting, and tatting. Survivors are a sister, Mildred K. Boettjer of Girard; cousins Eldor and Mary ...

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A different kind of hero mission: helping grieving military families - Sacramento Bee

A different kind of hero mission: helping grieving military families
Sacramento Bee
Days before that Christmas, a rainstorm blew into Southern California. She was running a fever and coughing. Yet all she could think of was that Swanson's family needed a Christmas tree. So she strapped one onto her SUV, bought red and gold ornaments, ...

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Davidson County Briefs: Christmas tree recycling continues - The Tennessean

Davidson County Briefs: Christmas tree recycling continues
The Tennessean
Metro residents can recycle their live Christmas trees at 11 sites in Davidson County through Feb. 17. To be mulched at the city's Bordeaux Mulch Facility, trees must be free of all lights, ornaments, garland and tinsel. For a full list of drop off ...

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