Sharing a fine meal with family and friends during the holidays has a real celebratory feel. It can have its challenges, though. Like spending so much time in the kitchen cooking the meal, running back and forth setting the table and playing bartender serving drinks that you miss your own party. No one wants to miss …
Category Archives: Holidays + Occasions
Flowers for the Holidays
In the winter months, after all the autumn leaves have fallen, things tend to look a bit bleak. But that’s okay, because we get to bring bright Christmas flowers and plants like amaryllises and paperwhites into the house to liven things up. Especially for the holidays. As a host or hostess at the holidays, you …
How to make Halloween equal parts boo and yay
Halloween has a way of creeping up on us. One day you’re dreaming of winning “best costume” at the annual monster bash. Next thing you know it’s the night of the haunt, and you’re lurching down the aisles of your local five and dime, picking through the remains of superhero masks, adult sized ballerina costumes and …
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Now That’s Fresh!
You already got Uncle Bob a gift card to the local bowling alley. Sent him fuzzy slippers for the third time. Even tried to help him hit it big with a 12-pack of scratch tickets. It’s time to step up your gift giving game. Uncle Bob deserves some fresh thinking. Let us help. Our Fruit-of-the-Month …
Business Basics: Giving a Meaningful Thank You
Savvy business people know that an appropriate business gift provides both a personal touch and a tangible symbol of meaningful thanks. Our Royal Riviera® Pears, gourmet chocolate truffles and baskets of savory snacks are wildly popular gifts. That’s because when you get a gift that’s so fancy and delicious and beautifully wrapped, it makes you …
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Top Secret Fruitcake
Connie Dalton’s mom baked just about everything. So, when Connie was growing up she skipped the Easy-Bake Oven and went straight for the real thing, making cookies and bread. She doesn’t often make more than pies during the holidays because baking is now her full-time job. She spends her days as a development technician in …