Black Friday is an informal name for the day following Thanksgiving Day in the United States (the fourth Thursday of November), which has been regarded as the beginning of the country's Christmas shopping season since 1952. The earliest evidence of the phrase "Black Friday" used in a shopping context suggests that the term originated in Philadelphia, where it was used to describe the heavy and disruptive pedestrian and vehicle traffic that would occur on the day after Thanksg

Before the doors opened at the Calico Christmas Fair yesterday, I strolled through the aisles to check out the other vendors’ fares. I always like finding unique and original items, or an old idea with a twist to make new again. I found such a vendor. Rosemarie of Life Unfolds Photo Cards and Gifts creates beautiful cards in a theme of coffee, tea and chocolate, all the photos taken herself. Not your average picture card, the twist is that the cards contain a small pocket to