What are you doing this weekend? It’s getting cold in New York! Last night, the kids and I went to see the Christmas lights in Dyker Heights, drank hot chocolate and listened to holiday songs. It has become an annual tradition and we love it. I hope you find something good. Here are some links from around the web.
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Invisible apple cake, hmm.
Stick library for dogs.
J.Crew is having a huge sale. I mean, this beanie! This barn jacket! — Order by Sunday and your package will arrive by Christmas Eve.
What a simple and beautiful way to decorate the Christmas tree.
Why everyone should join a board game club. “People are so anxious to meet other people. There’s something so wonderful about a chessboard. You’re so focused that you can sit in complete silence, even though there’s a stranger across from you.” It can be quite a chatty game.” (NYTimes gift link)
Oh, that’s a very dramatic camembert salad. (NYTimes gift link)
rules of modern life. “If you’re in an empty restaurant, you can ask them to turn down the music. If it’s full, you can be alone and remember it for next time.”
The producer tried to promote “The Nutcracker” (lol).
A final gift that everyone will love.
Plus 3 comments from readers:
Sarah says of the one rule game for the holidays: I play this game at home while I wait for my train for the day. Sometimes even strangers participate. A few weeks ago, when I started playing across the platform, four people said “NINETEEN!” and at the same time everyone on the platform started screaming and laughing along with my kids. It warms my heart to see how friendly so many strangers are to my eccentric sons. ”
Here’s what Lauren O has to say about proposing with fruit jam: “If the couple didn’t come to their wedding reception to hear Technotronic’s ‘Pump Up the Jam,’ everyone in this anecdote would be fired.”
Summer says of what she is grateful for: “This comment section feels like when Elmo asked everyone how they were doing on Twitter, when everyone was vulnerable and honest. We needed this outpouring. We needed this outpouring. It’s amazing how the glimpses remind me of how diverse and complex life is. Today my burden is a little lighter.”
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