The Gift Exchange

Blog by Robin Crocker When I think of Thanksgiving I think of pilgrims, cornucopia, and, most importantly, FOOD AND FAMILY! Banquet tables full of yummy food and happy people I love all squeezed together. One of my oldest and best memories is of my grandmother’s country home at Thanksgiving – sweet potatoes, apple crisp, cranberry sauce, [...]

Blog by Linda Wallace Honestly, it seems like summer just suddenly ended here in the Pacific Northwest. Seems like one week we were all out on our patios enjoying the sunshine, and the following week the leaves turned, the rains came, along with the winds, and suddenly it is autumn everywhere you look! We all miss summer [...]

Just like Will Ferrell’s iconic character Ron Burgundy in the movie “Anchorman”, I too love scotch. It is smooth, and it does go down nicely while listening to Barry White or reading from some leather bound books by a roaring fire. Scotch is a sophisticated alcohol that intimidates some people who aren’t sure what foods [...]

Blog by Linda Wallace One of my favorite things about working at GiftTree is the chance to get the first peek at our ever-changing array of amazing gifts. This one hits near the top of the list for sheer elegance and style. This gift is new this season, and is so incredibly beautiful! It has been featured [...]

As the 11th of November approaches, the thoughts of most Americans turn toward the three-day weekend and the excitements and stresses of the holiday season to come. We are fortunate to live in such a society, where the worry about armed conflict is completely eclipsed the comforts of pumpkin spice lattes and an anxiety about [...]

I feel very lucky to have a November birthday. It’s perfectly nestled between Halloween and Thanksgiving, so I always have something festive to look forward to during this time of year. But it’s not just those of us who were born this month who are lucky! Our friends are also very fortunate because the November [...]

Blog by Kirian McClure Election Day is almost upon us! I’m surely not the first to tell you that this is an important election, one that folks on both sides of the ticket are fired up about.  You probably didn’t come to this blog to read about politics, but regardless of whether your chosen candidate wins [...]

Blog by Linda Wallace We all know Thanksgiving is coming up, and it is certainly November’s most well-known holiday, but I found a whole lot of other (and sometimes downright bizarre) reasons to celebrate in November! Nov. 1st: All Saints’ Day (formerly All Hallows Day) Nov. 2nd: All Souls Day.. It is known in Mexico as el Día [...]

Blog by Kirian McClure Halloween has come and gone. Despite the cries of candy-induced belly ache’s that may claim otherwise, the season rolls onward.  While Thanksgiving is still several weeks away there remains one important holiday worthy of consideration in between, that being All Saints Day. Originally referred to as “All Hallows Day,” the first of November [...]

Blog by Stacey Keller Growing up, there was one family tradition which meant the world to me: Our annual trip to the Sauvie’s Island Pumpkin Patch. The annual Pumpkin Patch trip was not just a blip on the annual radar, but instead the grand highlight of the autumn. All year long I would look forward to [...]