A gunman killed 3 and injured around a dozen at a Christmas market in the Strasbourg on Tuesday. (File) STRASBOURG/Paris: The suspected gunman who killed three people at a Christmas market in the French city of Strasbourg was shot dead on Thursday in a brief gunbattle with police after being on the run for 48 hours, … Read more
Wigilia celebration and dinner The Polish-American Community of Toledo and the Toledo Poznan Alliance are issuing an invitation to their annual wigilia, a beautiful and traditional Polish pre-Christmas celebration. It will be held at 5:30 p.m. Dec. 16 at the Olivet Lutheran Church Christian Life Center, 5840 Monroe St., Sylvania. (The doors open at 5 p.m.) This … Read more
Festive fashions decked the hall of DeSana Center Dec. 9 as designer Cheryl Zemke presented her seventh annual holiday fashion fundraiser, this year benefiting the Downriver Council for the Arts. The event, held at the James R. DeSana Center for Arts and Culture, 81 Chestnut, Wyandotte, featured music, raffles, finger food and creative clothes based … Read more
Gardens play such an important part in our lives throughout the year, so nothing could be more rewarding than bringing a tiny part of them indoors for Christmas. You can enjoy this as part of your feast or a table decoration. Get a buzz by nipping out to the garden on Monday morning for a … Read more
It seems as though every year since I graduated from Texas A&M, I have been asked how to get poinsettias to rebloom. It doesn’t take long into the discussion before the gardener knows the task is more than formidable. On the other hand, the Christmas cactus, so rare in beauty, is actually easy to grow … Read more
Gardeners are loyal to their favorite “florescent, lavender-scented whatcha-call” it used for planting the “dumafitchit” In other words, if you have a gardener on your Christmas buying list you have it made. Gardeners usually discover what works best, or their favorite product, or will go to the ends of the earth to find the whatcha-call-it … Read more
WASHINGTON — The hosts have been named for the 2017 National Christmas Tree Lighting, which will be held near the White House later this month. Kathie Lee Gifford and Dean Cain will host the National Christmas Tree Lighting, the National Park Service announced Tuesday. The ceremony will by held Nov. 30 on the Ellipse at … Read more
Most people have guests stopping over for a few nights around the festive period. Whether you have an en-suite or a main bathroom, if you have been thinking of updating it for a while now, it is probably overdue an update before your guests arrive. Sometimes a good clean, a lick of paint and colour … Read more
You may be surprised to hear that around 75% of our customers during their kitchen design process will specifically mention Christmas as a reason for a certain feature, be it a bigger oven, more worktop space, or room for a large dining room table. It is only one day a year, but it is so … Read more
This is the perfect time to plant indoor bulbs to ensure they provide a fabulous display on the big day. The golden rule is to make sure you get hold of ‘prepared’ or ‘treated’ bulbs which have been primed to flower quickly once you bring them inside and pot them up. You can force them … Read more