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The Kennedy Center Honors

Posted on December 15, 2019

Tonight the forty-second annual Kennedy Center Honors bestowed recognition on five people or groups for dedication to their particular artistic endeavors and their commitment to enhancing the cultural world around them. (Note: The event was on December 8, but was

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Sounds Good

Posted on December 14, 2019

Earl joined a community choir early this past fall, and he’s been practicing for a holiday concert ever since.

The criteria for membership were few. Singers had to be at least fifty years old and available for rehearsal on Tuesday

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Cookies

Posted on December 13, 2019

Today I held a luncheon/cookie exchange at my home. The guests were to make a cookie recipe of their choice and bring the results to share with others. I didn’t count, but I believe about ten kinds of cookies showed

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Holiday Greetings

Posted on December 10, 2019

I gave up sending Christmas cards almost fifty years ago. I felt obligated to include a note, handwritten with the particular recipient in mind, in each one. It took forever. So the December my ex-husband and I separated, I decided

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December 7

Posted on December 7, 2019

My stepfather, Ollie, died on this day twenty-five years ago. I checked the fifteen years that I’ve been writing this blog to see how often I’ve mentioned his passing. If you’re interested, go to my website and type “Ollie” into

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Aaarrgghh!

Posted on December 1, 2019

I believe the above guttural sound is attributed to pirates as they charge forth in battle. My take is that it is a cry of panic acknowledging that Christmas is twenty-four days away. That’s less than four weeks.

I wrote

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Giving Thanks

Posted on November 28, 2019

What hasn’t been said about this national holiday?

There’s the story of the first Thanksgiving, most likely much of it apocryphal. There’s the planning that goes into the special dinner, often centered around turkey, stuffing, and mashed potatoes. Pumpkin pie

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Rushing By

Posted on November 20, 2019

Five weeks from today is Christmas . . . and we haven’t even celebrated Thanksgiving yet.

Thanksgiving is the latest this year that it can ever be, which means the Lenten season and the retail season are both truncated. Merchants,

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Veterans Day

Posted on November 11, 2019

Today is Monday, November 11. It is also Veterans Day; but unlike other national holidays that have been moved arbitrarily to Monday for a long weekend’s sake, this holiday falls on November 11 no matter what day of the week

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Anomaly

Posted on November 9, 2019

I have an acute case of gypsy feet right now. This isn’t a new malady; in fact, I’ve used the term for years to describe what others see as a dreaded experience.

I love to move. Really.

And

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