Christmas in Washington: HYGGE at the Danish Embassy

During our hotel stay for two days in the Washington are to view The White House Christmas decorations and Ballet West’s production of The Nutcracker at the Kennedy Center, we happened to hear about one more Washingtonian-style holiday celebration . . . HYGGE (pronounced HOO-gah), 

Christmas in Washington: Ballet West’s Nutcracker at The Kennedy Center

We were treated to a double-dose of Nutcracker magic this year. I wrote before about viewing Washington Ballet’s Nutcracker and for our encore, we viewed Ballet West’s version that was brought for a special tour to the Kennedy Center. Born and raised in Utah, I 

Christmas in Washington: The White House Christmas Decorations

This year, we were privileged to have the ultimate Washingtonian Christmas experience . . . viewing in person the White House Christmas decorations! No, we are not good friends with President Obama, or have any other political connections. Anyone can request these tickets through their 

Holiday Feasting

While I am not a great cook, I have been improving in recent years and I have come to appreciate how wonderful a feeling it is to eat a delicious home-cooked meal for the holidays in your own home. Even though I am the one 

In Christmas Recovery!

This picture of my son expresses our household at the moment. We have had a wonderful, jam-packed, fun-filled December but now we need some time to recover and process all of it. As for me, I am hoping to use this “down time” to catch