Category: holidays

• Cheesy Christmas Movie Update

  

  12/23/22 I wrote about cheesy Christmas movies on December 2nd and challenged myself to watch 25 cheesy movies by December 25th. When I started the challenge, I was going only to watch 2022 movies. I had enough to choose from; according to Vulture, 153 new holiday movies were released this year from October to December. There…

  Susan Marchese

  December 23, 2022

  holidays, movies

  Cheesy Christmas Movies, Hallmark, Hulu, Lifetime, movies, Netflix

• Notes of a Fashionista

  12/16/22: Volume 1 Issue 33 Five on Friday December 16, 2022 “This is the season when people of all faiths and cultures are pushing back against the planetary darkness. We string bulbs, ignite bonfires, and light candles. And we sing.” —Anita Diamant One: Holiday Traditions Last week I wrote about the December holidays; this week,…

  Susan Marchese

  December 16, 2022

  food and drinks, holidays, lifestyle, Newsletter, Shopping, trends

  Casserole, Christmas, Christmas sweater, Christmas traditions, mens fashion, Shopping, Strata, streaming, trends, what to watch, women’s fashion

• Holiday Traditions

  

  12/16/22 Last week I wrote about the December holidays; this week, I will write about traditions that go with some of these holidays. Festive Food and Drinks Hot chocolate: There are many fun ways to make a cup of hot cocoa. Stock up on the ingredients and share this festive beverage with friends and family. Boozy…

  Susan Marchese

  December 16, 2022

  family fun, holidays, traditions

  Christmas cookies, Christmas traditions, holiday traditions

• Notes of a Fashionista

  12/9/22: Volume 1 Issue 32 Five on Friday December 9, 2022 “Of all the months of the year there is not a month one half so welcome to the young, or so full of happy associations, as the last month of the year.” – Charles Dickens One: December Holidays Can you name all the major holidays…

  Susan Marchese

  December 9, 2022

  food and drinks, holidays, lifestyle, Newsletter, Shopping

  December holidays, flannel shirts, mens fashion, Shopping, streaming, trends, what to watch, women’s fashion

• December Holidays

  12/9/22 Can you name all the major holidays that occur in December with the dates? Of course, everyone knows when Christmas happens, but what about Hanukkah, Kwanza, and Boxing Day? Here’s an article from Worldstrides with more information on December Holidays around the World. December Holidays to Celebrate: Hanukkah: December 18 – 26th December 18th is…

  Susan Marchese

  December 9, 2022

  dining, family fun, food and drinks, holidays, Shopping

  Boxing Day, Christmas, December holidays, Dongzi, Festivus, Hannukkah, Kwanzaa, Saint Lucia Day, Winter Solstice, Yule, Ōmisoka