Today, being the first day of Kwanzaa (a week-long holiday celebrated primarily in the United States, designed to celebrate African heritage), seemed a good day to point out these Made-in-the-USA Kwanzaa greeting cards.

-Karen

Today I was more than tickled when I received a Christmas gift from my brother- and sister-in-law that was made by a Locallectual company. The gift was two Christmas tree ornaments by Gloria Duchin Keepsakes, which are made in the USA. Each adorable ornament had a photo of one of my kids in it. How exciting to receive an adorable, personal gift, and then find that it is also American-made! Check out their website for a wide variety of holiday ornaments, many of which you can have personalized, as well as other special occasion keepsakes.

-Karen

Food and Agriculture activist Michael Pollan is scheduled to be on NPR's Talk of the Nation this afternoon to discuss In Defense of Food. If you miss it, the audio will be available online after 6pm ET.

-Karen

And continuing where my last post left off... a little elf also let me know that my son will be finding the following made-in-the-USA toys under the tree:

Wood log building set from Roy Toy

Block-n-Roll block and marble set from Taurus Toys

Keva Planks building set

And both kids will find some Wikki Stix in their stockings!

-Karen