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BETWEEN FRIENDS
G
very year, as
we put the
finishing
touches on
our December
issue, I know that my in-box
will soon be overflowing
with messages letting me
know what you think about
it. BHG readers are holiday
people. We love baking,
decorating, and gathering.
We embrace old traditions
and mint new ones. And for
many,
one
loved tradition is
culling through this issue for
ideas and recipes to try.
So along with kudos, your
messages often include
ideas and critiques to make
next year’s issue even better.
(Thank you.) Some letters
suggest we’re too secular;
others find the issue too
much about Christmas.
Some ask me to encourage
Holiday Ideas Daily
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tips, ideas, and recipes to
make your season bright.
How do you
keep your
holidays fresh?
Is it food, a change-up to the
family gift exchange, or a new
tradition or decorating theme?
Share with us (address below).
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simplicity; others want
full-out festive. Despite the
differences, a common
thread pulls through: You
want to make the holidays a
meaningful celebration that
draws your family closer.
This issue, as always,
surrounds you with
refreshing ideas for a
festive, beautiful, delicious
holiday. But we also
celebrate
living
the season.
After all, it’s often the small
moments that are most
memorable: an outdoor
marshmallow roast on a
snowy day; frosting cookie
houses around the kitchen
table; stringing an Advent
garland. And see “Return to
Meaning,”
page
231
,
for a
remarkable collection of
simple ways to create
purposeful new traditions.
We wish you and your
family the happiest of
holiday seasons.
Gayle Goodson Butler,
Editor in Chief
14 DECEMBER 2009 BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS
