From the editor: Holiday traditions

Holiday traditions

These things I know are true, because they are some of my favorite holiday traditions. By the time you’re reading this …

  • My living room will have been temporarily rearranged to accommodate a Christmas tree that takes center stage with the rest of my home.
  • The scent of Christmas candles, cranberry, evergreen, pine and sugar cookie to name a few, will fill the nostrils of everyone who walks through my doorway.
  • Every room, including the lanai, will be decorated with sparkly lights or glitter-covered holiday decorations.
  • I will have bought a set of festive Christmas cards, fully intending to address and mail them, but not one will be completed and likely will never be sent.
  • Most of my shopping, but none of the wrapping, will be done.

Many like me can’t wait for the holidays to get here. For some they start planning their party list months ago, or they’ve been keeping an eye out for the perfect gift for their favorite people throughout the year.

And that’s the tricky part — finding those ideal gifts. What do you buy the longtime family friend who’s also a coffee connoisseur? What about the adventurous relative who seems to have done it all? Well we’re here to help. Check out our gift guides for some of the people in your life who love fashion, or sports, food and wine or just plain having fun.

Missing snow? Spend Christmas in Austria. From the splendor of Vienna to quaint villages, wintertime is magical throughout this country steeped in tradition.

This season, and always, I’m grateful to all of those past, present and future traditions that carry me through my life, and I’m also grateful for the individuals who stand beside me each and every day. Whether it’s my beloved family and friends or my dedicated magazine staff, I sincerely hope you get what you want this holiday season. I already have.

 I wish you the happiest of holidays and a wonderful New Year, too.

— Kathryn Robinson Kinsey, Editor & General Manager