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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, serif;">We’ve spent a lot of our year peering from the inside out. Why not cheer up your windows this holiday season with some simple decorating ideas that will delight you and anyone passing by.</span></p>
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<p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 115%;"><font face="Arial, serif"><font style="font-size: 12pt"><font style="font-size: 14pt">Go Natural</font></font></font></p>
<p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 115%;"><font face="Arial, serif"><font style="font-size: 12pt"><font style="font-size: 12pt">Gather some sprigs of holly, evergreens, birch branches and pine cones. Place in vases of varying height and width. Tie a ribbon around each vessel and display on a window sill.</font></font></font></p>
<p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 115%;"><font face="Arial, serif"><font style="font-size: 12pt"><font style="font-size: 12pt">A simple wreath hanging in every window never fails to delight. A larger window would look stunning with 3 smaller wreathes, hung at various lengths. </font></font></font></p>
<p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 115%;"><font face="Arial, serif"><font style="font-size: 12pt"><font style="font-size: 12pt">A wire hoop with evergreens and holly covering just the bottom portion, makes a clean, modern expression. </font></font></font></p>
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<p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 115%;"><font face="Arial, serif"><font style="font-size: 12pt"><font style="font-size: 14pt">Gorgeous Garland</font></font></font></p>
<p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 115%;"><font face="Arial, serif"><font style="font-size: 12pt"><font style="font-size: 12pt">Think outside the box and wrap your windows with these cheery suggestions.</font></font></font></p>
<p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 115%;"><font face="Arial, serif"><font style="font-size: 12pt"><font style="font-size: 12pt">-Cranberries and popcorn</font></font></font></p>
<p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 115%;"><font face="Arial, serif"><font style="font-size: 12pt"><font style="font-size: 12pt">-Tie together various strips of burlap, red & green ribbon or fabric swatches</font></font></font></p>
<p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 115%;"><font face="Arial, serif"><font style="font-size: 12pt"><font style="font-size: 12pt">-Dried citrus and cinnamon sticks (the smell is amazing!)</font></font></font></p>
<p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 115%;"><font face="Arial, serif"><font style="font-size: 12pt"><font style="font-size: 12pt">-Various sizes of Christmas balls</font></font></font></p>
<p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 115%;"><font face="Arial, serif"><font style="font-size: 12pt"><font style="font-size: 12pt">-Peppermint candies and candy canes</font></font></font></p>
<p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 115%;"><font face="Arial, serif"><font style="font-size: 12pt"><font style="font-size: 12pt">-Have the kids help in making a classic paper chain link garland</font></font></font></p>
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<p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 115%;"><font face="Arial, serif"><font style="font-size: 12pt"><font style="font-size: 14pt">Let It Snow</font></font></font></p>
<p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 115%;"><font face="Arial, serif"><font style="font-size: 12pt"><font style="font-size: 12pt">Grab a scissors and some white paper and make an assortment of cut out snowflakes. </font></font></font></p>
<p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 115%;"><font face="Arial, serif"><font style="font-size: 12pt"><font style="font-size: 12pt">Check the internet for some easy printable templates. Scatter them on your windows with a string of white lights for a charming look. For a more modern approach experiment with colored or patterned papers.</font></font></font></p>
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<p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 115%;"><font face="Arial, serif"><font style="font-size: 12pt"><font style="font-size: 14pt">Show off a Collection</font></font></font></p>
<p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 115%;"><font face="Arial, serif"><font style="font-size: 12pt"><font style="font-size: 12pt">Group all your snowmen, woodland creatures or all your green ornaments and hang from pretty ribbon across your curtain rod. </font></font></font></p>
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<p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 115%;"><font face="Arial, serif"><font style="font-size: 12pt"><font style="font-size: 14pt">Say Something</font></font></font></p>
<p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 115%;"><font face="Arial, serif"><font style="font-size: 12pt"><font style="font-size: 12pt">Gather construction paper, markers and holiday stickers and let the kids help in making a special greeting. Face it towards the outside, so onlookers can see your message.</font></font></font></p>
<p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 115%;"><font face="Arial, serif"><font style="font-size: 12pt"><font style="font-size: 12pt">Some ideas:</font></font></font></p>
<p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 115%;"><font face="Arial, serif"><font style="font-size: 12pt"><font style="font-size: 12pt">-Be Merry</font></font></font></p>
<p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 115%;"><font face="Arial, serif"><font style="font-size: 12pt"><font style="font-size: 12pt">-Ho Ho Ho</font></font></font></p>
<p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 115%;"><font face="Arial, serif"><font style="font-size: 12pt"><font style="font-size: 12pt">-Peace on Earth</font></font></font></p>
<p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 115%;"><font face="Arial, serif"><font style="font-size: 12pt"><font style="font-size: 12pt">-Better Not Pout</font></font></font></p>
<p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 115%;"><font face="Arial, serif"><font style="font-size: 12pt"><font style="font-size: 12pt">-Good Tidings</font></font></font></p>
<p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 115%;"><font face="Arial, serif"><font style="font-size: 12pt"><font style="font-size: 12pt">-Jingle All The Way</font></font></font></p>
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<p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 115%;"><font face="Arial, serif"><font style="font-size: 12pt"><font style="font-size: 12pt">Have fun decorating and enjoy this holiday season!</font></font></font></p>
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https://www.abedoors.com/blog/1/2020/12/Festive-Window-Decorating-.cfm
2020-12-06T00:00:00-04:00ChristmasOrigins of Jack Frost<p style="text-align: center;"> <img src="/uploads/image/12-1,%20Jack.jpg" width="450" height="683" alt="" /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: smaller;"><big><span style="line-height: 107%; color: black;">No matter where you hail from, there is a legend about the origins of winter weather. In Russia, it is represented in Father Frost, a blacksmith who binds water to earth with heavy chains. In Germany, she is an old woman who causes snow by shaking white feathers from her bed. In the United States and Britain, Old Man Winter is responsible for nipping the noses of lovers and the toes of young children. In Norse mythology, he is a minor demi-god called Jokul Frosti meaning “icicle frost.”</span></big></span></span><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 107%; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: smaller;"><big><span style="line-height: 107%; color: black;">Jack Frost is traditionally held responsible for the frosty fern-like patterns found on windows on cold winter mornings. However, window frost has become much less prevalent since the modern introduction of double-glazed and insulated glass in windows and doors. </span></big></span></span><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 107%; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: smaller;"><big><span style="line-height: 107%; color: black;">The first illustration of Jack Frost is largely thought to be, of all things, a political cartoon published in 1861 in <u>Harper’s Weekly</u>. Drawn by Thomas Nast, it depicted Jack Frost as a general freezing out the malaria that spread during the American Civil War. It was captioned—Our New Major-General! </span><span style="line-height: 107%; color: rgb(29, 29, 29); background: white;">At the time, there had been outbreaks of Cholera hindering the war efforts and people were looking forward to the cold weather with the hopes that it would kill the infection. I knew there had to be some time in history that people wanted the cold!</span></big></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#1D1D1D;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: smaller;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><big><span style="line-height: 107%; color: rgb(29, 29, 29); background: white;">With no real origin to speak of, it’s thought that Jack Frost doesn’t have any roots in mythology or marketing. His beginnings might actually come from something far more simple—spoken language. In England, from the 1500s onward, ‘Jack’ was a common slang for a man, usually a funny or clever fellow. Astute readers will recognize phrases such as ‘jackanape’ as a chap who is a cheeky monkey, ‘jack-o-lantern’ as a man with a light, or ‘jack tar’ as sailors. There are also countless ‘Jacks’ in fairy tales, nursery rhymes, and folk tales. </span></big></span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1D1D1D;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: smaller;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><big><span style="line-height: 107%; color: rgb(29, 29, 29); background: white;">While Jack Frost’s beginnings will most likely always be an enigma, an amalgamation of mythologies and folklores, a cheerful and mischievous presence in an otherwise bereft season, I’m pleased to have him with us.</span></big></span></span></p>
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https://www.abedoors.com/blog/1/2019/12/Origins-of-Jack-Frost.cfm
2019-12-16T10:52:37-04:00Christmas,Christmas