I had a blog post ready to go today, a modern rendition of the Good Samaritan parable, but while flipping through the Chicago Tribune this morning and waiting for my coffee to reheat, I stumbled upon this article and found it too good to pass up.
If you're within easy access of West Chicago this Christmas season, check out Kline Creek Farm and step back into Christmas as Bryony herself might have experienced it. From the traditional cookies baked there (you can take the recipe home with you) to the trees' decor (authentic, except for the candles), along with a few surprises (such as table tree fabricated from goose feathers), the tour seems to live up to its promise. I'm seriously considering tightening my already screaming tight wallet and schedule to indulge in nostaligic revelry, if only for an afternoon.
One point the article made I found interesting was the notion that people in the late 1890's were moaning over Christmas' commercialism. I wonder what Victorians would think if they popped into December 2011? Read the full story below.
If you're within easy access of West Chicago this Christmas season, check out Kline Creek Farm and step back into Christmas as Bryony herself might have experienced it. From the traditional cookies baked there (you can take the recipe home with you) to the trees' decor (authentic, except for the candles), along with a few surprises (such as table tree fabricated from goose feathers), the tour seems to live up to its promise. I'm seriously considering tightening my already screaming tight wallet and schedule to indulge in nostaligic revelry, if only for an afternoon.
One point the article made I found interesting was the notion that people in the late 1890's were moaning over Christmas' commercialism. I wonder what Victorians would think if they popped into December 2011? Read the full story below.
Kline Creek Farm: Enjoy Christmases past — without Scrooge's guilt
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-ent-1215-museums-kline-creek-20111215,0,6393796.story
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