Jessie Raymond
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Jessie Raymond: Lifestyles of the rich and foolish
In the winter, when I have a lot of time on my hands, I like to snoop in strangers’ homes. Vicariously, I mean.
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Jessie Raymond: It’s good to be back on a schedule
At the end of “A Christmas Carol,” Ebenezer Scrooge wakes up, runs to the window and shouts to a boy below, “What’s to-day?”
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Jessie Raymond: Conquering the cookie challenge
You know those annoying people who manage to bake thousands of cookies over the holidays with seemingly little effort? This year, a dream came true for me: I…
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Jessie Raymond: O Christmas tree — are you OK?
Every year I take a photo of our decorated Christmas tree. I’m convinced the image will someday spark fond memories of that holiday season. I now have decades’…
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Jessie Raymond: One simple trick for holiday decor
I had a revelation this week: I’ve been doing Christmas decorating all wrong.
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Jessie Raymond: This weather really ticks me off
I’ve enjoyed the spells of pleasant, warm weather we’ve been having lately. But you know who’s enjoyed them more? The ticks.
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Jessie Raymond: Are you smarter than your spouse?
Mark, bless his heart, can’t even diagram a sentence. (I know, how embarrassing.) So it’s not easy to admit that, in spite of all my acquired knowledge, he’s…
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Jessie Raymond: Stuck with budget coffeemaking
I need to accept reality: I am never going to own a fancy coffeemaker. We all have our struggles.
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Jessie Raymond: Food fad fits my lifestyle
Since the advent of pease porridge cold, people have been mixing their legumes with whatever they had on hand and eating the resulting dish for — if the…
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Jessie Raymond: True love is never out of season
I’m not ashamed to admit that Hallmark movies have become the background entertainment to my yuletide activities. I do my best baking and gift wrapping when I hear…