Make Believe Midnight: Ringing in the New Year with Children
Tomorrow night is the night when almost everyone stays up and greets a new day/month/year. Possibly parties featuring champagne and dancing and lots of people [...]
Julotta and Candlelight: Celebrating Christmas Day and Night Across Nebraska
Recalling the brisk "take-your-breath-away" cold, those dozens of steps to the car felt like a mile on those dark Christmas mornings. Growing up, we were [...]
A Guide to Gift Cards: Last Minute Shopping Across Nebraska
Like everyone, I have family members that are a bit challenging to shop for. (For some odd reason, my teenage nephew just does not seem [...]
Window Gawking: “Miracle on Farnam Street” in Omaha
For lunch when we were in Omaha last week, we headed to Mid-town Crossing. One definite reason that we went there was to see "Miracle [...]
Celebrate “National Poinsettia Day” at Lauritzen Gardens in Omaha
I have a feeling that for most of you, "National Poinsettia Day" is not on your radar today. This is not the case for Lauritzen Gardens [...]
Home for the Holidays: When to Go (and when to stay) for families
While my "H Street Treasures" contribution to the Lincoln Kids Newspaper about yesterday's downtown Lincoln Christmas open houses came out in November, I actually wrote [...]
Christmas Tree Farms in Nebraska
Chopping down a Christmas treeIt's a Christmas party shopMistletoe grown fresh where you can seeEverybody wants to stop ...So my attempts at rewriting a holiday [...]
Singing Christmas Tree in Grand Island
I was a bit rushed the other day and missed mentioning what is the longest running annual Christmas concert in Nebraska. The "Singing Christmas Tree" [...]
Christmas Celebrations Across Nebraska
With Thanksgiving happening the 28th, the latest possible date for that holiday, Christmas is going to sneak upon us rather quickly this year! One of [...]