I really appreciated it." Or "Thank you for thinking of me this Christmas season. You helped make my holiday special." The message, like the examples above, should be simple yet sincere.

For me, the daughter of small business owners, winter and the holidays meant more family time at the dining table, not just to eat but to handwrite thank you ... year after Christmas, when the ...

So, thank you, dear trees, for your work most profound, May we meet you again, when next spring comes around. Paul Cappiello is the executive director at Yew Dell Botanical Gardens, 6220 Old ...