Season's Greetings . . .

Well, the weather folks threatened a huge snowfall for us last
weekend, and we never saw a flurry. Now, I am truly convinced that
when they say alot of snow will fall, we probably won't get much - if
any at all. Remember in January, when very little snow was forecast,
and we got 24 inches . . . .
I would have liked to get snow, but perhaps there is still time to
have a white Christmas, Chanukah, Kwanzaa and/or Winter Solstice.
(Did I leave anyone out? Hope not!)

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Gigs in December. . .

We really booked light this month so I could stay close to the kids,
and enjoy the holidays, BUT we do have a couple of dates . . .

Friday, December 8th
BORDER'S BOOKS & MUSIC
Winston Salem, NC
8 - 10 pm

Friday, December 29th
BORDER'S BOOKS & MUSIC
North Raleigh, NC
8 - 10 pm

ALSO Jubal's Jubilee will be performing much of the day for FIRST
NIGHT in Raleigh. I will be joining him as well as many other special
guests through out the day. If I have more details I will send them
closer to the date. It's a great way to spend some time with kids of
all ages!

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I have to do some promotion for my husband's site as well. (For those
of you who haven't met my husband - George "Bucky" Buchanan, he is a
wonderful visual artist) Check out his paintings at
www.georgebuchanan.com . On his site you can purchase art
reproductions, notecards, and his instructional video on watercolors
called The Portable Artist. If you are interested in original
paintings, please contact us via email or phone.

I feel that looking at his paintings is very soothing , so if you get
overloaded shopping and celebrating, take some time and relax. Look
at some wonderful art, and escape.
www.georgebuchanan.com

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I have a friend who has sent me lots of info on Holiday sites on the
web. Here are a few of them:

An Online Christmas Songbook - it plays the music on the site, has
the words, and you can print out the music and play at home!
http://rememberjosie.org/carols/

Christmas Around the World
http://dir.yahoo.com/Society_and_Culture/Holidays_and_Observances/Chri
stmas/Christmas_Around_the_World/

Crafts
http://www.creighton.edu/~bsteph/pack114/library/craft-christmas2.html
http://www.benjerry.com/fun/ne-village.html
http://www.kidsdomain.com/
http://craftcentralstation.com/
http://craftcentralstation.com/
http://craftcentralstation.com/
http://www.benjerry.com/yule/crafts.html
http://www.teelfamily.com/activities/christmas/
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/7134/Christmas/chrcrafts.htm
http://www.crafts-america.com/
http://familypc.zdnet.com/
http://asp.myfree.com/displayoffers/offers.asp?offercat=4
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/7997/Hanukkah.htm
http://www.isd.net/stobin/document/cubcraft.html
http://women.com/holiday/index.htm
http://craftcentralstation.com/
http://www.linit.com/
http://www.marthastewart.com/
http://www.creighton.edu/~bsteph/pack114/library/hol-crafts.html
http://craftsforkids.tqn.com/msub2.htm
http://www.santaland.com/arts.html

Recipes

http://www.santa-at-home.com/pages/cooking.shtml
http://www.virtual.co.il./city_services/holidays/chanukah/recipes.htm
http://www.merry-christmas.com/recipes.htm
http://www.merry-christmas.com/recipes.htm
http://christmas.com/html/recipes.html
http://healthyideas.com/holiday/recipes/
http://www.epicurious.com/e_eating/e06_jewish_cooking/recipes/recipes.
html
http://members.tripod.com/~Nancy_J/kwanzaa.htm
http://www.cyber-kitchen.com/holidays/xmas/
http://www.cyber-kitchen.com/holidays/hanukkah/
http://www.cyber-kitchen.com/holidays/kwanzaa/
http://www.northpole.com/kitchen.html
http://www.santas.net/recipes.
http://www.ebicom.net/~howle/page/seasondx.htm
http://www.iarelative.com/xmas/bc_food.htm
http://southernfood.miningco.com/library/holiday/blxmas.htm
http://www.vegsoc.org/info/xmas.html
http://www.vegsource.com/christmas.htm
http://www.kitchenlink.com/cgi/public_frames
http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/1721/Christmas_Cookies.html
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~mjw/recipes/cookies/
http://www.cookierecipe.com/
http://www.rahul.net/fatfree/recipes/cookies/http://homearts.com/gh/fo
od/12cookf2.htm
http://food4.epicurious.com/HyperNews/get/cookie.html
http://www.joyofbaking.com/cookies.html
http://www.christmas-cookies.com/">Christmas-Cookies.com
http://www.onenorthpole.com/MrsClaus/Cookies.html

Free Christmas Screen Savers
http://www.kate.net/holidays/christmas/screensavers.html

Free Christmas Wallpaper
http://www.kate.net/holidays/christmas/wallpaper.html

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Also, at this time of year it is great to remember those around us
who are not as fortunate as ourselves. Here are a few sites to click
on that allows you to help others without actually spending your own
money:
www.thehungersite.com - Donate Food, paid for by sponsors, not
you . . .How easy can it get!
www.therainforestsite.com - Almost 2 acres of Rain Forest disappear
every second!
www.thekidsaidssite.com - 1,800 Children worldwide are infected with
HIV each day!
and more links on these sites. . . .

Don't you feel better now for helping . . .
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I hope you each have a wonderful season. Stay safe, sound, and carry
music with you in your heart where ever your day takes you.

Peace to all!

Kim

kimbuck2@...
www.kimbuchanan.com
www.mp3.com/kimbuchanan

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