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For many of us, the holidays can be kind of rough. If you're searching for a network of understanding friends, this ultra-nurturing community encourages you to express your heartfelt wishes and offer other members encouragement and acceptance. Not for the terminally snarky or emotionally-challenged, this is a good-spirited place to lend comfort and support.

diygifts
Feeling crafty? If you've got a few last folks on your holiday gift list, this is a great place to seed your creativity and generosity. You'll also discover wonderful DIY tips to decorate your home and entertain guests. Offering a no-frills-no-skills attitude that welcomes the cash-challenged and arts-phobic, you're sure to get ideas and make friends in the process.

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A fun and friendly community dedicated to those who love to cook, whether you're a meat-and-potatoes type, an aspiring gourmand, and/or a vegan. In search of a brilliant dish to use up those weekly leftovers? Post your ingredients and you'll be whipping up a feast by dinner. You can also share favorite recipes. For Type A chefs, you can spice up your culinary repertoire with exciting cooking challenges.

stepstomarrow
When granddaughter, Jada, was born with leukemia, a donor-match was located and Jada made a miraculous recovery. In honor of her grandaughter's health, Jeanna has decided to walk across the country (in the dead of winter) to raise awareness and build support for the bone marrow registry (all that's required is a cheek swab). Follow Jeanna's remarkable journey as she travels the United States by foot.

Urgent note from the Bree town council weather department:
All of Bree’s business was stopped last night as masses of snow seemingly out of nowhere fell in one afternoon. For the moment, the weather situation remains critical and more snow is forecast during the next days. We urge all citizens to remain inside and not panic. The city has plenty of stores for the winter, and this weather is believed to be a freak early winter storm, not a forecast for the whole season.



The clearing of the roads has already started, and the main routes are accessible again.
Still, the town council recommends staying inside and snuggling up with a book, especially if you’re of the Hobbit type!
Note for the Hobbit-citizen: For the moment, it is not recommended to go out in the snow tunnels, as they could collapse without warning. If you absolutely must go out for business, please put on some boots and gloves – the fur on your toes will NOT help you against the wet coldness of the snow!

Have a safe and happy Yule,
-The town council

PS: Any rumours of brigand activity in connection with the snow curfew are completely made up and not in any way based on reality. The streets of Bree are safe. Rest assured in the knowledge that the City Watch is protecting you!


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Holidays provide a built-in excuse for indulgent entertaining. This all-purpose foodie community covers everything from homemade hangover cures to dinner party menus. Need quick advice? Get five-minute snack suggestions, low-fat ingredient substitutes, and even measurement conversions. Delicious recipes garnished with humorous advice. Yum.

naturesbeauty
Always on the lookout for compelling images, we were delighted to discover this flourishing community of artists who share a love of nature. Honoring the subject with photographs, paintings, sketches, prose, poetry, and other creative works, you'll be simultaneously riveted to your monitor and inspired to run helter skelter towards the nearest wooded dale.