When should you take down your Christmas Decorations? Every year my Christmas decorations are still out and shining brightly until mid-January. Yes, I said that right in mid-January. Most of my family and friends take down their trees and lights on December 26th. Right after breakfast and coffee, the boxes are pulled out and everything is carefully packed up and…
Top 10 Not Animated Christmas Movies Christmas Movie Definition Everyone has their favorite Christmas movie watch list. When it comes to non-animated Christmas movies there is a lot of debate. The debate centers around one question: What makes a movie a Christmas movie vs a movie set during the Christmas season. This may seem like the same thing but for…
Ferguson Minnesota Harvest Apple Orchard in Jordan, MN may have a new name but Minnesota Harvest apple orchard has been around for a LOOOONG time. Ok, so it’s been around since 1971. For many of us (me included), this was before we were even born. In 2022, the Ferguson family took over and made some significant changes. I will not…
My quest to do more activities in October recently took me to Anoka, the Halloween Capital of the World, specifically the Anoka Halloween house decorating contest. The Anoka Halloween is a month-long celebration full of parades, costume contests, pumpkin carving, haunted houses, and more. Like the Twin Cities Oktoberfest, the Anoka Halloween is something I’ve heard of before but never…
Need some not-so-scary Halloween Movies…. you are not alone! I am a self-proclaimed chicken; I admit it; I own it!! I love Halloween movies but hate to be scared. This seems weird to many people but Halloween does not always need to be scary. The hard part about all of this is the definition of “scary” is relative. What one…
For several years I heard about the Twin Cities Oktoberfest and wanted to go but it never worked into my schedule. This year however was different. As I mentioned in my post about the MinnesoThai Street Food Festival, I am on a mission to attend more festivals and events this fall. The Twins Cities Oktoberfest was one of the top…