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Tag Archives: Christmas

Yikes! Wrapping Paper, Too?
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Yikes! Wrapping Paper, Too?

Posted on December 31, 2018 by CaroleJean'sCapers@wordpress.com • 13 Comments

Save the funny papers! Save the newspapers. Hell, save the butcher papers. I wonder if there is plastic in the pages of the New Yorker? I can’t keep up with my subscription to New Yorker magazine. I might as well use those unread copies for wrapping.  I was horrified to learn some facts about the … Continue reading →

The Austerity Program
Christmas

The Austerity Program

Posted on December 22, 2018 by CaroleJean'sCapers@wordpress.com • 16 Comments

      Alert! Your credit on flowers.com is about to expire! Oh, no. I can’t let that happen. I hafta send flowers to someone. Anyone. Wait a minute! How did I earn credit when I haven’t used flowers.com in well over a year? Delete! And then there’s an email from Amazon: Last-minute gifts still available! … Continue reading →

Frugal Gifting
Christmas

Frugal Gifting

Posted on December 12, 2017 by CaroleJean'sCapers@wordpress.com • 7 Comments

‘Tis the season! Every year I say I’m NOT going to get caught up in the commercialism of Christmas. When the kids were little and I overindulged them, as most of America does every year – and then we pay off the credit cards all year long and start over next Christmas. One year I said, … Continue reading →

Feliz Navidad – then and now!
Boomer Memoir / Costa Rica

Feliz Navidad – then and now!

Posted on December 8, 2013 by CaroleJean'sCapers@wordpress.com • 20 Comments

Christmas is a big deal to expats. It’s also a big deal to Costa Ricans … but there are huge differences … at least there used to be. I was a single parent for most of my kids’ lives. Although I had a teaching degree, I worked as a real estate agent in Santa Cruz, California.  … Continue reading →

Be an Angel!
Costa Rica

Be an Angel!

Posted on November 17, 2013 by CaroleJean'sCapers@wordpress.com • 3 Comments

Grab an angel from Tina’s tree and be an angel for a child at Christmas time! Eight years ago Tina Newton started a tradition of the Angel Tree, which is set up at Su Espacio, her community center in Atenas. I’ve been attending Dance-Fit classes regularly, which are led by Tina on Tuesdays and Thursdays. On a Tuesday in early … Continue reading →

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