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Friday, November 30, 2012
Weekend Spotlight: Holiday Homes Tour
Get ideas on holiday decorating by taking the Smyrna-Vinings Holiday Homes Tour or 26th annual Marietta Pilgrimage Christmas Home Tour this weekend.
This week's Cobb, Douglas and Paulding Weekend & Community Spotlight features the Homes for the Holidays Tour presented by The Foundation of Emory-Adventist Hospital at Smyrna. The event will be held noon-6 p.m. on Sunday. Tickets are $20 and all proceeds will benefit The Foundation of Emory-Adventist Hospital at Smyrna to raise funds for new patient beds. Purchase tickets at www.SmyrnaCares.org or by calling 770-438-5233. Visit Patch's Event Calendar for more details. The 26th annual Marietta Pilgrimage Christmas Home Tour will also feature historic homes this weekend. The Pilgrimage will take place in the Church-Cherokee Street National Register Historic District. The tour will give visitors a peek at Marietta history and some ideas for…
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Friday, November 18, 2011
A Green Thanksgiving
Simple ideas for an eco-friendly holiday for which everyone will be thankful.
Here are a handful of green Thanksgiving ideas that will save you money, reduce waste, and provide a warm family holiday for everyone. Greening up the holidays can be creative, fun, and easy—if you know how. Let there be light. You can save energy and create a festive mood by illuminating your home and holiday table with candles. I recommend beeswax or soy candles. Try candles of varying heights and sizes. If you don’t have a lot of candle holders around the house, you can set votive or pillar candles on small dishes or saucers, or place candlesticks into a slightly hollowed out pumpkin or gourd—making a beautiful holiday decoration as well. Never leave burning candles unattended, especially with pets or small children at home. While you'…
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Merging the Holidays: Decorating Ideas
Northeast Cobb retail stores are already blending Thanksgiving decor with Christmas. To some, it's too much to soon. To decorators, it's a feast for the eyes.
As the last piece of Halloween candy dropped into a child's plastic candy collector, Thanksgiving and Christmas decorations magically appeared, simultaneously, in department stores. Between Halloween and Christmas, Thanksgiving is treated like a middle child...given a nod of acknowledgement, and then quickly passed by to shower the favorite, Christmas, with attention. I admit to not decorating for Thanksgiving. I don't have a good eye for decorating. My friend Sharon does; she can take pine cones, wreaths, candles, a tasteful turkey statue, and plaid, solid, and paisley fabrics, and somehow make a Thanksgiving-themed room suitable for Better Homes and Gardens. When the dust settles, I'm wide-eyed in amazement. I work long hours. I don't …
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New Generation Energy
10:35 am on Friday, November 18, 2011
All of these are great ideas to make your Thanksgiving celebrations greener! Another way to reduce your holiday gathering's environmental impact is to offset the carbon emissions it produces. This year, New Generation Energy is offering the chance to offset your Thanksgiving's carbon "wing"print by donating to a variety of green projects at non-profits across the country. These projects include … more ›