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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR

In Editor's Desk on December 15, 2009 at 11:06 pm

PEACE ON EARTH, GOOD WILL TOWARD MEN. So says the carol. These thoughts are much on our mind this Holiday season. As we speak, our President & charming First Lady went to Oslo to accept the Nobel Peace Prize. Even he, the recipient, demurred a bit & spoke of “the world that ought to be.” He addressed the paradox of accepting the award for PEACE while escalating a war & acknowledging the acceptance of an award he did not yet deserve. From there he’s off to Copenhagen to talk of climate change-hopefully not the impossible dream. Speaking of possibility, just because we have frugal fatigue doesn’t mean we aren’t going to celebrate the holiday season. Here are some charming ideas:

To remember the world-Mini globes from Crate & Barrel ($6-7)
To remember the planet- Let’s get rid of plastic water bottles and buy this wonderful red flask from kioskkiosk.com ($15) Tie on a green ribbon & you can even save gift wrapping.
To hope for peace-A silvery peace-sign ornament ($11.99 for six)
To remember others in need-At skip1.org, choose one thing to “skip” a day and donate that money (like for a Starbucks latte) to provide food and water worldwide through the Children’s Health Fund.
To remember that a homemade gift sometimes has the most meaning- bake up some cookies, put them in a box or tin and wrap it with a bow. Check out my recipe here.