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Stone Zoo's festival
is fun for the family
The living-and-breathing residents of the Stone Zoo take a back seat to the mechanical animals and lighted trees.
- Paperfest at Children's Museum
- Massachusetts Largest Production of A Christmas Carol
- Holiday Market Place in Lowell
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A Grand sale
If you're looking for last-minute gifts, you might want to hold out until tomorrow and head to Grand, which will be taking at least 20...

I like the bartender
Thank you to all of you who came out to visit me at Globe Santa at the Pru over the weekend. I'm sorry I wasn't...

Climate talks end with no formal agreement
By Beth Daley, Globe Staff COPENHAGEN -- After debate extended through the night and into the afternoon, the international climate talks finally ended just before...

Pony up for Gaga
Oh, the places you'll go . . . on the interwebs. Don't ask me how I stumbled upon this amazing work of kitsch and art:[Photo...

Recommended Garden Gift Books
Here are some of the best 2009 garden books that I would recommend for holiday giving:"Oh Garden of Fresh Possibilities! Notes from a Gloucester Garden,"...

Real Italian biscotti
Americans have turned biscotti into a softer, richer, cakier cookie than it's supposed to be. Real biscotti (and all of the twice-baked cookies) contain...

How to Calculate Your Target Heart Rate
One of the best tools for improving your results from an exercise program is by identifying your target heart rate and measuring and maintaining...

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If Christmas morning will be different this year
Hey Barbara -- I'm dreading Christmas morning.In the past, Christmas morning has been everything our kids imagined and then some. We realize now that...

On a personal note & open thread
Since I started my other blog, I've been using this one more-or-less exclusively for the "Miss Conduct" stuff. I must say, it's been a lot...

Gisele's message to fans
(Screenshot from giselebundchen.com) The Brady baby finally has a name: Benjamin.Gisele Bundchen, the wife of Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, posted the name of the...


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He gets the (celeb) picture
Mike Giannattasio, 19, has been finding his way into photos with celebrities for only a year but already has an album stuffed with more than 100 Kodak moments with Hollywood stars and professional athletes. Not bad.


Serve up five holiday cocktails
Skip the carton of eggnog this year. Instead, try these five creative holiday drinks from some star bartenders and local enthusiasts.

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House & Home


Make it an old-fashioned Christmas
Karen Bartolomei will be the first to tell you that shes mad for holiday decorating. But the citys stationery guru - known best for the lavish wedding invitations she creates for celebs and other jet setters - is really just a bit obsessive. In a good way.
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Food


Luxury on the cheap
Overwhelmed and afraid of warehouse clubs? Don't be. They offer beautiful buys for assembling a dinner party for 10. Here's how you can throw a luxurious get-together with surprising finds from warehouse shelves.


Sunday supper and more
Simple fare makes multiple meals
Beef and carrots is what the French call bourgeois cooking: simple, honest food served with rice or potatoes. The next day, you can chop some of the meat, add cooked brown rice and grated hard cheese and stuff it into acorn squash shells.

Health


Fishing for facts
Good for your health, or toxic to you and the environment: Its hard to know what fish to eat.

Fashion/Style


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Remembrance of (cool) things past
Everything about the holidays exudes nostalgia - and this season those warm memories extend to the gifts. Nearly every decade, from 1960s Beatles Trivial Pursuit to 1990s hip-hop ice cube trays, is represented in stores to remind us of our halcyon childhoods. Here are a few flashback suggestions.


Get crafty with it
Were all watching our wallets this holiday season, but being thrifty doesnt have to come at the expense of a great gift. This year, hit up Mass Market, where more than 60 vendors can be found proffering their handmade goods.

Green Living


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Second time's a charm
Seven imaginative accessories born out of recycled metal, glass, chopsticks, and more.


Changes that pay
Take advantage of rebates and free audits to make your home eco-friendly (and cut utility bills).

Weddings


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Our favorite reader weddings
View more photos of our favorite reader weddings and submit your own to get featured on our site.

Relationships


Workplace affairs can lead to trouble
Two coworkers begin a sexually charged fling that turns into something more complicated. Feelings get hurt, threats get made. In the long run, the only winners are the lawyers. Sound familiar?


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Theme song contest
We asked readers to write an official theme song for the Love Letters blog ... and we have a winner! Take a listen here and check out the runner-up.

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