Count on holly to brighten winter months
Holly branches decked with glossy green leaves and bright red berries brighten up the winter landscape and also homes during the holidays. There are a lot of different holly from around the world that thrive in our Eastern Shore landscapes including our own Native...
Here’s wishing you happy, simple holidays
’Tis the season to be, well, hopefully festive and jolly fits in here but for many of us, it also means the season to be stressed, maxed out financially and depressed. While it is my favorite time of year to be sure, I am also filled with a ton of stress, my blood...
The Amber Room
The Amber Room was a room in the Catherine Palace, constructed in the 18th century in Prussia, located near present day Saint Petersburg, Russia. It showcased over 13,000 pounds of amber and covered more than 590 square feet. The original Amber Room was dismantled by...
Train garden on track for 85th year
Last summer I spotted an elf at work in downtown Cambridge. Wearing offseason attire — shorts and t-shirt — he hunkered amidst a gaggle of model train equipment inside the “old” firehouse, the door ajar to let in some air. Waving me inside, it seemed like Christmas in...
Ginger snaps can be a snap, if you want a ‘snap’
For many, Christmas just isn’t the same without the smell of ginger wafting through the kitchen as cookies rest on the counter. Ginger snap lovers often fall into one of two categories, however; those who like a true “snap” when a bite is broken off and those who...
Holly Shimizu’s garden offers new life at historic Lewes property
On a busy corner of that two-lane highway in Lewes, Del., sits an nearly 300-year-old home with a new garden surrounding it. The front is a mosaic of textures, colors, and patterns — around the back, even more garden beds are stuffed full of treasures waiting to be...
Rhodes’ annual train set with lighted houses always draws anticipation from visitors
Charlene Rhodes almost didn’t put up her display of lighted houses and model trains this year but once word got out, family and friends that enjoy it each year had other ideas. “One of my nieces said, ‘Well, what are we going to look at?” Rhodes said, gazing over the...
Mid-Shore Holiday Events
