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    Winter Garden Aglow In Boise, Idaho

      “Christmas is a togethery sort of holiday” – Winnie the Pooh   One of my favorite togethery things to do at Christmas, is to drive around and look at all of the Christmas lights.  This year, I got to experience the Winter Garden Aglow in downtown Boise!  What an incredible display of lights! Situated on over 50 acres in downtown Boise, the Winter Garden Aglow is on display at the Idaho Botanical Garden (IBG).   The IBG is actually located on what used to be the farm and nursery land for the Old Idaho State Penitentiary.  In 1973, the penitentiary closed, and this land was unoccupied for more than 10 years. …

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    Festive Fruitcake

    It is that time of year!  The weeks and days leading up to Christmas are one of my favorite times of the year.  For as long as I can remember, I have always baked goodies to share with family and friends.  As a little girl, I would spend hours in the kitchen with my mother and grandmother, and they would always let me bake my own batch of cookies – all by myself!  I would then wrap the cookies up, and give them to my mom and grandma, like they had no idea what they were getting! 🙂 As years went by, and I grew older, I continued to bake…