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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