(We’re doing 50 Days & 50 Ways to have a merry recycled holiday. More about this….)

This great recipe is infinitely variable.* Try one version for Thanksgiving, then make a batch for holiday gifting. Find the perfect presentation plate or tin at a thrift store, resale shop, or consignment boutique!

Rum, Bourbon, or (if you must) Teetotaler’s Balls

The basic recipe from allrecipes.com

* 3 1/4 cups crushed vanilla wafers
* 3/4 cup confectioners’ sugar
* 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder Continue reading →

(We’re doing 50 Days & 50 Ways to have a merry recycled holiday. More about this….)

It’s now 40 Days to December 25, and you’re probably thinking about how you can clear out your home for the coming festivities, and how you can help other families enjoy their holidays as much as you will yours. Well, it’s simple.

It’s a proud sign of American Continue reading →

(We’re doing 50 Days & 50 Ways to have a merry recycled holiday. More about this….)

A fan of this blog emailed me about my suggestion about using consignment or resale of “extra things”, as she put it, as a budget-enhancer for a Merry Recycled Holiday.

That’s all very fine for most people, she wrote, but Continue reading →

Isn’t that just the reaction you want

from a girlfriend or a sister or a mom or daughter when Continue reading →

One of the tips often offered for those who want to make their holiday gifts more meaningful and less materialistic is

“Donate to a charity instead of buying something”

as a family activity or as a gift in the name of a relative, friend or neighbor.

But Continue reading →