The Cottage Journal

Christmas Magic

ou can only imagine the joy on Natalie Arnemann’s children’s faces when they walk back through the doors of their home after traveling during the Thanksgiving holiday. While the Arnemanns are away with family, friend and florist Molly Berry decks their halls with Christmas cheer. “My family travels for

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