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There is something about autumn that gets people in the mood to be outdoors. The weather seems to be just the right temperature, and a sense of togetherness is in the air.
If you have loved ones who are seniors, now is a great time of year to get them out and exploring their local communities before the cold winter season comes about.
With all the parades and festivities going on throughout the season, knowing where to take your loved one could be a pain. Below are some ideas on the types of festivals your loved ones might enjoy going to.
Harvest Festivals
As autumn is known to be the harvest season, many communities celebrate their great harvest with food and festivities. Seniors particularly like harvest festivals because of all the fresh produce around. Continue reading
When most of us think of Thanksgiving, we think of a big dinner with the family. Some of us cook that all day, create beautiful centerpieces for the table and deck our homes out in fall colors. Others bring a drink or a dish and join someone else in the family for dinner. Either way, we enjoy one another’s company and take advantage of the long weekend.
Family and food are certainly important parts of the Thanksgiving holiday. But there is more to Thanksgiving than that. The first Thanksgiving was all about giving thanks for the bountiful harvest, as well as for the other good things that we often take for granted. But that part is often forgotten in the hustle and bustle of putting together an event for the family. Continue reading
Black Friday is one of the most popular days of the year for bargain hunters. It’s a day when stores offer great deals on some of the hottest items for the upcoming holiday season. It’s also a day when the stores are extremely crowded. Continue reading
Look in any home and garden publication a month or two before Thanksgiving, and you’ll see all sorts of elaborate table arrangements. Professional decorators go all out to create a veritable masterpiece. And if you check the prices on the items they use, you’ll often find that they spend several hundred (and often several thousand) dollars to get the table to look so nice.
How can the average person compete with that? Usually, we can’t. But we can make our Thanksgiving tables look great without paying an arm and a leg. Inexpensive items from the local discount store and things found in nature can be combined to create an elegant yet inexpensive Thanksgiving table. Here are some pointers. Continue reading
