Most and Least Ticketed Types, Makes and Colors of Cars 🚗

 

Royce Cameron parked his Jeep behind a spiffy little classic Spitfire convertible in flaming red.

The kind of car and color, he mused, that screamed out: “Officer, another speeding ticket here, please!”

Laura @ The MacGregor Brides

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Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

It’s time to put some of the more persistent myths about car colors and models to the test.

CJ Pony Parts

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"And watch your speed. The traffic cops just love to nail pretty boys like you in their hot cars."

Night Shield

Vintage Ceramic Christmas 🎄

 

"You bought me that ugly little ceramic one."

"It's not ugly, it's tacky. That's entirely different."

Laura @ The MacGregor Brides

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skysail, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

These Nostalgic Vintage Ceramic Christmas Trees Just Came Back In Stock

 

Here's where you can find ceramic Christmas trees in different colors, sizes, styles, and price points.

Better Homes & Gardens

Is Your Snowblower Ready for the First Big Dump?

Snow buried the East Coast and caused school-age children to dance with joy. 

Hard winds blew down from Canada and brought bitter cold. 

Pipes burst, cars stalled, and streets turned to ice rings.

The brave or the determined crowded the shopping centers and malls to 

hunt for Christmas presents, to ponder bright wrappings and ribbons. 

Holiday cards arrived in the mail, and kitchens smelled of baking.

Boston shivered, shoveled out, and watched another six inches of snow fall.

Bundled in layers against the cold and armed with a snow shovel, Laura 

trooped out to clear the driveway. The sunlight bounced off the white ground 

and stung the eyes, so she tumbled a pair of sunglasses out of her pocket. 

The chill air bit her cheeks, burned her throat.

She couldn't have been happier.

Laura @ MacGregor Brides

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It could happen in October or it may happen in January. Depending on where you live, the season’s first big snowstorm could be just days or weeks away. But no matter where you live, now is the best time to get your snowblower ready for the season’s first blast of snow.

It takes about an hour to get your gas-powered snowblower ready for winter. 

Family Handyman

This Drone Video of Autumn in New England Will Lift Your Soul

Autumn had taken over New England,
with its exceptional style. Trees roared with color, 
and as they passed their peak, the air took on a snap
 that hinted slyly of winter.


Julia @ The MacGregor Brides 

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Everyone has heard about the incredible leaf colors that blanket parts of New England and the Midwest during autumn. But to actually see the red, yellow and orange leaves glowing like embers along hilly landscapes, around glassy lakes and dappled among harbor towns is another thing entirely. 

HOUZZ

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It was balmy early autumn, perfect New England weather, 
with the trees just beginning to hint at the wild color to come 
in the evening
light of a slowly deepening sky. 
When he got home, he promised himself, he was going to 
take a glass of wine, sit on his back porch
and survey his kingdom.

Ian @ The MacGregor Grooms

Best Fall Foliage

The first thing Serena noticed during the drive from the airport were the trees. It had been

some time since she’d seen oak and maple and pine touched with fall. It was barely

September, but the feel of autumn was in the air, with all its strength and colour.

Playing The Odds

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By muffinn from Worcester, UK - Chattahoochee Nature Center - 

fall light through the trees, CC BY 2.0, 

https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=32292280

Leaf peeping season is finally here! 

And there are plenty of postcard-worthy destinations to see the most colorful and scenic vistas across the country, from New England to the Oregon coast. 

Here are 7 of the best from sea to shining sea. 

PEOPLE

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Autumn had taken over New England,

with its exceptional style. Trees roared with color, and as they passed their peak, the air took on a snap that hinted slyly of winter.

Julia @ The MacGregor Brides

Theft-Proof Your Home

Most people had no idea how vulnerable they were while they dreamed in their beds.

Laura @ TheMacGregorBrides

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By Jjw [CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], from Wikimedia Commons

Tips to make your home more burglar resistant without spending a fortune.

The Family Handyman

It’s time to unwrap the Christmas image

She would go away, she decided, and forced herself to move. She would pack a bag, toss it in the car and drive until she felt like stopping. She’d take a couple of days. Hell, she’d take a week. She couldn’t bear to stay here alone through the holidays. For the next ten minutes, she tossed things into a suitcase without any plan or sense of order. Now that the decision was made, she only wanted to move quickly. She closed the lid on the suitcase, carried it into the living room and started for her coat.

The knock on her door had her clenching her teeth. If one more well-meaning neighbor stopped by to wish her Merry Christmas and invite her to dinner, she was going to scream.

All I Want for Christmas

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Y

ou may not notice it, but at this time of year there is a question that runs around like a headless turkey: “How many people are you having over for Christmas lunch?” Those of us who do not want to be judged for the lack of dinner plates around the festive table, usually answer: “Oh, we’re having a quiet one.”

GUARDIAN

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"I'm just on my way home to pick up my bags. I wish you'd change your mind and come with me. You know you're welcome." She lifted a brow. "And I know Grandpa has been nagging you for weeks to come up for the holidays."

"I appreciate it, but I can't. Besides, I'm not a family-gathering type. Christmas is for kids and families."

She shook her head. "You didn't even put up a tree."

"You bought me that ugly little ceramic one."

"It's not ugly, it's tacky. That's entirely different." She wanted so much to ask him again, to find the right words to persuade him to spend Christmas with her, to be part of her life. But she'd resolved to make do and accept what she had. "I'll miss you."

"You'll be surrounded by people." He smiled a little as he stood up. "Hordes of MacGregors, even the thought of which unnerves me. You won't have time to miss me."

"I'll miss you anyway." She kissed him lightly. She pulled a brightly wrapped box out of her pocket, handed it to him.

"What's this?"

"A present. It's traditional. I want you to open it Christmas morning."

"Look, I don't have—"

"Royce, say thank-you."

Though he was as miserable as he'd been in his life, he made his lips curve. "Thank you."

"Now say Merry Christmas."

"Merry Christmas, Slim."

"I'll see you in a few days." She hurried out, telling herself it was the sentiment of the season that misted her eyes.

Laura

@The MacGregor Brides

Creative Christmas Tree Themes

There, before the wide windows that opened onto a view of the cliffs, the Christmas tree soared, fifteen feet of glossy pine, every bough and branch heavy with ornaments and twinkling with lights.

It would stay lit, day and night, until Epiphany.

Beneath it were mountains of gifts. At midnight, following family tradition, there would be a minor riot of ripping and laughing and love.

Most of all love, she thought. No matter how they fought, no matter how much noise and confusion there was, this house was always filled with love.

And how she hated to think of Royce alone on Christmas Eve.

"I don't know how they do it," Caine said from behind her. He stepped up, laying his hands on her shoulders to rub. "Every year they manage to find the perfect tree. Ever since I was a boy, there's been a tree right there at Christmas. And it's always been the perfect tree."

The MacGregor Brides - Laura 

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Whether coastal, snow-covered, or Charlie Brown-approved, 

these Christmas tree theme ideas are sure

to make your home all the more merry.

BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS

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As he crept downstairs, Seth saw they'd left the tree on. He'd never seen anything like it. Anna had wanted a real one, and in Seth's opinion, Anna ruled.

So they'd hauled in this big pine, and the guys had grumbled about stringing lights. But Seth knew they'd liked it. Now it was loaded with what seemed like a thousand ornaments, and presents with big bows and miles of ribbon were stacked under it.

Some of them had his name on them.

Probably dopey stuff like underwear and socks, he told himself, struggling against the sheer thrill of seeing those brightly wrapped boxes sparkle under the lights. Like they belonged there.

Like he belonged there.

The Quinn's Christmas

"12 Days of Christmas"

She was almost at the door before she saw the little potted tree sitting on the stoop in the porch light. Baffled, she crouched down, stared at the little stuffed bird attached to a branch from which golden silk pears dripped.

Since the attached card carried her name, she tugged it free and ripped it open.

Consider this the first day of Christmas.

Bran

He'd sent her a partridge in a pear tree, Gwen thought, and, pressing the card to her breast, sighed hugely. How incredibly sweet. She skimmed her finger over one of the glossy pears and set it swinging, smiled foolishly at the colorful, plump bird.

- The MacGregor Brides -

Gwendolyn

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Celebrate "12 Days of Christmas" With These Merry Crafts

Inspired by the classic song, these fun DIYs will have you humming all season long. 

 

GOOD HOUSEKEEPING

 

 

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"It's Bran." 

Stunned, Julia stared outside. There on the wide slope of lawn were ten burly men in kilts, leaping in a Scottish reel. 

"Ten lords a-leaping," she managed.

"Lairds," Julia corrected, grinning like an idiot. 

"Even better, there are eleven pipers piping, and twelve drummers drumming. I'd say that wraps it up, honey. Your true love didn't miss a trick."

 

- The MacGregor Brides -

Gwendolyn