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Our Holiday Traditions, Vol. 2 – My Grandmothers' Pecan Rolls

As we delve into the personal traditions that make our holidays, Attic writer M.A. McCuen shares a prized family recipe that is loaded with history.

Food & Drink, LifestyleM. A. McCuenDecember 16, 2019family traditions, holiday traditions, holiday meals, pecan rolls, brown sugar pecan rolls, pecan brown sugar rolls, M.A. McCuen, contributor posts, contributor post, Our Holiday Traditions

Cooking to Cook, Vol. 5: Panettone

In the latest Cooking to Cook, frequent Attic contributor Milena Le Fouillé bakes to celebrate the end of exams and delves into the history of panettone.

Food & Drink, Lifestyle, HolidayMilena Le FouilléDecember 12, 2019cooking to cook, holiday meals, holiday cooking, Milena Le Fouillé, panettone, Italian Christmas traditionsComment

How To Write A Holiday Card

As part of our official How To series, Editor-in-Chief Olivia Gündüz-Willemin tackles all things holiday cards.

LifestyleOlivia Gündüz-WilleminDecember 8, 2019How To, How To Write A Holiday Card, How to Write a Christmas Card, cards, correspondence, letter writing, card writing, Lifestyle, Olivia Gündüz-Willemin Comment

Our Holiday Traditions, Vol. 1 – Saint Nicolas

Launching a new series on creating your own holiday traditions, Editor-in-Chief Olivia Gündüz-Willemin delves into all things Saint Nicolas, concentrating on her chosen family’s Swiss traditions.

Lifestyle, CultureOlivia Gündüz-WilleminDecember 7, 2019St Nicolas, Saint Nicolas, Fribourg, Suisse, Switzerland, Olivia Gündüz-Willemin, holidays, holiday traditions, Saint Nicholas traditions, Saint Nicholas Day, popular, Our Holiday TraditionsComment

Five Things to Do This December

Welcoming the final month of the year (and decade!!), Creative Director Raquel Reyes shares an easy to-do list for kicking off the most festive time of the year.

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How To Burn A Candle

For the first in our official How To series, Editor-in-Chief Olivia Gündüz-Willemin talks candles and how to burn them.

LifestyleOlivia Gündüz-WilleminNovember 27, 2019candles, how to, how to burn a candle, candle safety, fire safety, Olivia Gündüz-Willemin, Raquel Reyes, How To

Cooking to Cook, Vol. 4: Hosting A Meal

In a new entry to our cooking column, Attic contributor Annie Jo Baker looks to the upcoming festive season and talks gatherings, family of all kinds, and a favorite bread recipe.

Lifestyle, Food & DrinkAnnie Jo BakerNovember 26, 2019Annie Jo Baker, thanksgiving, cooking to cook, cooking, food, holiday meals, holidays, holiday cooking, food and drink, recipes, bread recipes, basic bread, easy bread, quick bread

Autumn at The Attic with Eliza Campbell

Next up in our Autumn series, Culture Editor Eliza Campbell takes us home and embraces an autumn free of university, though no less educational.

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What Not to Wear to the Mountains

Falling in love with mountains and the countryside, lifelong city girl Olivia Gündüz-Willemin takes on an education in practical fashion, and learns to reconcile it with her own personal style.

Lifestyle, FashionOlivia Gündüz-WilleminNovember 14, 2019mountains, rustic, fashion, autumn fashion, Geneva expats, mountainwear, autumnComment

Autumn at The Attic with M. A. McCuen

Continuing our series of Autumn with beloved Attic members, M. A. McCuen shares seasonal traditions in her corner of the world, taking us through Midwestern hikes, pumpkin patches, and more.

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Five Things to Do This November

As November arrives, Editors Olivia Gündüz-Willemin and Raquel Reyes share five things they’re doing this month to embrace autumn’s quietest and coziest month.

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Autumn at The Attic with Zoë G. Burnett

Celebrating the foggy, spooky days of New England autumn, writer Zoë G. Burnett shares her favorite habits for the season – from corduroy caps to Log Lady Lattes and favorite audiobooks of Jane Eyre.

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Booked to Perfection: On Pairing Your Favorite Books and Foods

In her first piece for The Attic, writer and recent college graduate Olivia Kingree shares an inside look on food themed book clubs, and offers up ideas for immersing yourself into a good read with thoughtfully paired foods.

Lifestyle, Food & DrinkOlivia KingreeOctober 28, 2019food and drink, food in literature, Olivia Kingree, book pairings, literary dinner parties, book clubs, reading lists, halloween reads

Autumn at The Attic with Grusha Singh

Balancing life and autumn reveries while at university, Attic contributor Grusha Singh shares her favorite colors, drinks, and reads for embracing the season.

LifestyleGrusha SinghOctober 27, 2019Grusha Singh, autumn, autumn activities, autumn at the attic with, autumn at the attic, autumn 2019, university style, university, student life

Autumn at The Attic with Mary Hitchman

Coinciding with the embrace of a new home, Attic writer Mary Hitchman finds new ways to embrace the autumn season in our latest series.

LifestyleMary HitchmanOctober 20, 2019autumn activities, autumn, autumn 2019, autumn at the attic, Autumn at the Attic, Mary Hitchman, Bristol, autumn at the attic with, popular