A Holiday Tree Devoted to the Faeries

A Holiday Tree Devoted to the Faeries

Once upon a time, I used to have a Faerie tree.

Every Christmas at my first apartment, I would decorate my tree with cut out paper ornaments of Brian Froud faeries that I meticulously cut from an extra, paperback, falling apart version of Faeries that I rescued from a yard sale. The tree had dried mushroom ornaments and white lights. And then I lost the faerie ornaments, life moved on, and every now and then I would remember that tree and think “I need to make a Faerie tree again.”

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Be a Santa to a Senior - Help Me

Be a Santa to a Senior - Help Me

I don’t think it’s a revolutionary statement to say that the year 2020 has been pretty terrible so far, and this is true for virtually everyone. It has been a year of death, extreme illness, not seeing family, missed vacations, canceled weddings…I could continue the list on and on. We all can relate to stories of insomnia woes, mental health struggles, and grief. But among the most affected and hurt by the current global pandemic and the resulting quarantine have been senior citizens.

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