About 15 years ago my Mom gave me an old ceramic Christmas tree she had made in 1979. At the time, it was the only tree I had ...

The centuries-old tradition of wassailing is making a comeback in rural England, with rituals and revelry meant to chase away evil spirits and the winter blues.

The "True Love" one hears in the song is not a smitten boy or girlfriend but Jesus Christ, because truly Love was born on Christmas Day. The partridge in the pear tree also represents Him because ...

The English We Speak is your chance to catch up on the very latest English words and phrases. In under 3 minutes, we help you stay ahead of the pack by giving you 'must have' phrases that you can ...

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Most hardwood trees have rounded crowns that lack a strong leader and may have many lateral branches. Cut on a small branch or twig about 1/4 inch above the bud. To shorten a branch or twig, cut it ...

As a maintainer it is dismaying to receive a patch that is obviously in a different coding style to the surrounding code. This is disrespectful, like someone tromping into a spotlessly-clean house ...

It is set to be mainly cloudy today, according to Environment Canada. Flurries are expected to begin early this morning and end this afternoon. We will see about two centimetres of snow. The wind will ...