April 22nd, 2011

Origin of the Honeymoon?

In ancient Babylon, the bride’s father would supply his son-in-law with all the mead (fermented honey beverage) he could drink for a month after the wedding. Because their calendar was lunar -based, this period of free mead was called the "honey month," or what we now call the "honeymoon."

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Gorgeous Helen – Wine Glass Lampshades

I stumbled across these cool lampshades for your wine glass! The Gorgeous Helen lampshade pack comes with three parchment shades that each fit neatly over the top of a wine glass. Drop a tea light into the glass, spark it up and – voila! – you’ve got a totally hip wine-themed light for your next dinner party.  I checked out a few different sites and the cheapest that I could find a pack for is…

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