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EDITOR at large
To photograph their big seasonal story in this issue, "Homespun Christmas Treasures," which opens on page 13, our crafts editors returned once again to Kentucky-- the third or fourth time they've done a photo shoot there recently. Their fondness for Kentucky has three explanations.
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HOMESPUN CHRISTMAS TREASURES to craft to share to enjoy
Gifts from our hands and hospitality from our hearts are the American holiday tradition. In that spirit, we've assembled beautiful things for you to make-- and some choice crafts to buy. The loving hands of dedicated crafts-people, like the Barber family of Springfield, Kentucky (below, right), have joined ours to bring you ideas to enrich your Christmas.
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Decorating for a COUNTRY CHRISTMAS
Homes with old-fashioned country warmth-- blazing fires, heirloom toys, and the scents of freshly cut greenery and just-baked gingerbread-- are especially welcoming during the holidays. Come with us as we visit several such homes, each filled with easy-to-do decorating ideas that can help you create your own country-style Christmas.
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Ronald McDonald Houses: THE SPIRIT OF CARING
It was late afternoon three days before Christmas last year, and 2½-year-old Michael Brown of Des Moines at last was being released temporarily from a local hospital after three weeks of intensive treatment for leukemia.
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How to Order Material From the Magazine
FESTIVE 'N FRESH HOLIDAY GREENERY! Fresh Greens Package. 'Tis the season to decorate your home with holiday greenery right from Oregon! Imagine the fun of creating an Old-World Christmas-- just like the editors have throughout this magazine-- complete with the exhilarating, refreshing scents of fresh boughs from the Pacific Northwest! Your Exclusive gift package contains approximately 5 pounds of assorted freshly cut greens for holiday decorating: cedar, juniper, pine, holly, fir.
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Shopping editor's choice
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The Man Next Door
I'm always enchanted by the seasonal smells of freshly mowed grass in summer and woodsmoke from the fireplace in winter-- especially if someone else cut the grass and chopped the wood.
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