Great Hill UMC in Seymour to host Christmas on the Hill event

SEYMOUR - Join us Saturday from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at Great Hill United Methodist Church for our annual Christmas on the Hill event. 

Complete your last-minute Christmas shopping while enjoying complimentary refreshments, Christmas music, and our seasonally decorated hall.

Also enter in for your chance to win one of two $50 AMEX gift cards, just in time for a little extra Christmas spending.

The church is at 225 Great Hill Road. 

The event will be held in Fellowship Hall which is handicap accessible.

This is shared from a Facebook event page.

Great Hill United Methodist Church in Seymour slates Christmas on the Hill

SEYMOUR - Join us at Great Hill United Methodist Church for your Christmas shopping from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Dec. 9!

Complete your last-minute Christmas shopping while enjoying complimentary refreshments, Christmas music, and our seasonally decorated hall. 

Also enter in for your chance to win one of two $50 AMEX gift cards, just in time for a little extra Christmas spending.

The church is at 225 Great Hill Road.

Limited vendor applications are available; so if you are a local crafter or small business, get your application in today! https://www.greathillumc.org/christmas-on-the-hill

This is shared from the church's Facebook page.

Recuperation journey: Time to shop a tiny bit more

Hi -
It's me. 
Patti Procastinator waiting for the temperature to rise so I can safely drive to a store or two or three.

The same thing happens every year. A holiday tradition, I suppose you could say.
I'm probably done buying whatever I was going to buy for whomever but there must be something I need.  
So leave the house I must.

Happy Christmas Eve Eve!

Recuperation journey: Beware of false advertising

Last week I used something I'd bought for a grab bag but ended up not needing: a ceramic container labeled chocolate chip cookie mix. 

It was a chilly afternoon and I felt like having something chocolate-y, so I opened it. 
To my dismay I found a sugar cookie mix inside. 
I baked the cookies and we consumed them anyway, but it was not what I'd expected. 
Big problem? No, of course not!

But I thought it exemplified the old saying, "let the buyer beware." 
And that advice could be timely, as many of us last-minute shoppers are in the midst of a December buying frenzy! 

Recuperation journey: 'Tis better to give ...

than to receive.

That's code for I actually got some Christmas shopping done this morning. 
It's a start.

I wish my local friends a Happy Snow Day! Stay safe.

Seymour groups to sponsor Yuletide events Saturday

SEYMOUR - On Saturday the town of Seymour will celebrate the holidays with an array of festive events sponsored by many town organizations, including the Seymour Culture and Arts Commission, American Legion, American Legion Band, Metro North, local Boy and Girl Scout troops, and Santa Claus himself! 

The evening will begin with the arrival of Santa Claus at the Seymour train station on Main Street at 6:15 p.m., followed by a tree lighting by members of the American Legion on the corner of Bank and Wakeley Streets at 6:45 p.m. 

The downtown merchants will be open and celebrating the holidays as well with individual festivities in their shops as part of First Saturday. 

The Connecticut Yuletide Carolers will also be strolling through the historic downtown in full Dickens’ costume singing the songs of the season from 6-8 p.m. 
Bank, First and Columbus Streets will be closed to traffic beginning at 5:30, please park on the surrounding streets. Please do not park in the First Street plaza as store owners will tow your car. 

For more information call Kim, 203-888-7880.


This is a press release from the Seymour Culture and Arts Commission.

Seymour Pink shop to hold open house this weekend

Today and tomorrow!