I Flunked the Holiday House Tour (Westport News, December 2009)
I've always had a dicey relationship with Christmas. In terms of life's pleasures, its somewhere between magical fantasy and a triathalon. Dragging a full-grown tree in and out of my home each year, schlepping through endless stores, and hearing loops of Madonna's 'Santa Baby' are slightly more fun than drinking old eggnog. So last year when asked to have my home included in our town's annual Holiday Open House, I was torn.
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Hi Laurie. Found you today by way of your comment on Kreider's "A Man with a Cat." You have great ones, too. If interested, follow link for guidelines and send me something appropriate. (sorry couldn't find your email here) I'm always looking for good ones. http://www.charlestonstyleanddesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/EssayGuidelines_2014.pdf Thx, Mary, Editor, CSD
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