Spotlight

Christmas in Innisfail was a bit different in the 1980s and 1990s. Video tapes were a big Boxing Day purchase, and Boxing Week saw discounted Christmas wrapping paper on the front page of Home Hardware’s year-end blowout.

Our family loves Christmas movies. Fridays in December are family movie night and each member of the family takes a turn choosing a Christmas movie. Mom, Dad and both of our boys choose their favorites.

The Elf on the Shelf is a fun tradition for our family. Our elf, Timmy, arrives on Dec. 1 every year. His job is to report back to Santa about the behaviour of our two boys—Ricky, 4, and Lucien, 8. Timmy has created a lot of fun for the whole family.

Revisit the delicious combination of lemon and cranberry with these delicious muffins — this time, with a spicy twist!

I am going to write a very true line about Christmas music that my wife vehemently disagrees with. Are you ready for it? Most Christmas music is just terrible. It’s annoying, overplayed and uninspiring.