I get the jitters before hosting almost any gathering, but with all the build-up to Thanksgiving, it feels like the stakes are even higher than usual. To keep it in perspective, I try to remember what’s most important – being with family and friends and appreciating our blessings. But no matter what, when it comes to the biggest feast of the year, there’s a lot of work to be done! In order to ease the
As the final piece in my series on how to have a safe and meaningful holiday season this year, I asked my good friend Debbie Brodsky, to share her expertise with us on how to use Zoom to capture family history interviews. Debbie is an amazing, Emmy award winning filmmaker and producer who has a passion for working with families to capture the stories of loved ones, which she does through her company, DMB Pictures.
As with so many things this year, the holiday season is going to be unlike any we have had before. For many of us, the question of how to celebrate with family, while still keeping everyone healthy and safe is a complicated and difficult one. In order to help you through these difficult times, I have put together ideas of fun and meaningful ways to celebrate the holidays safely this year, both in person and
As with so many things this year, the holiday season is going to be unlike any we have had before. For many of us, because of the virus, we will not be gathering with our loved ones in the same ways. We do this out of love and care for one another, but there is no denying that the loss is real and painful. In order to help you through these difficult times, over the
When I recently surveyed Scramblers about what holiday content would be most helpful to them, a number of people shared that one of their favorite holiday traditions was the sharing of various appetizers that could be enjoyed over the course of a number of hours. As one Scrambler put it, “For Christmas Day ‘lunch,’ we usually do an appetizer buffet that we leave out throughout the afternoon for everyone to nosh on as they’re enjoying
