Category Archives: holiday

Zooming In!

Posted on May 24, 2013 by

Well folks, I’ve finally done it. I’ve gotten a new camera. It was my Mother’s Day gift from my husband.  I think he grew tired of me looking at them incessantly which I’ve been doing for about two years.  There … Continue reading →

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The Groundhog is 90

Posted on February 3, 2013 by

 So many of you have sent such good thoughts and wishes concerning my mother that I thought you would like to know that she is up and celebrating her 90th birthday. This is her with her cake and first ever … Continue reading →

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Turning a Corner

Posted on January 7, 2013 by

I hesitated calling this post ‘Turning a Corner’, as every time we thought that we were doing just that, something slammed us back to square one.  As most you know from reading the previous post, I am referring to my … Continue reading →

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A Grateful Nation

Posted on November 20, 2012 by

When most of us think of Thanksgiving tradition we go all the way back to 1621 and the first Thanksgiving feast attended by fifty-three Pilgrims and ninety Native Americans.  It isn’t hard to imagine that they had much to be … Continue reading →

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Touchdown! It’s November!

Posted on November 1, 2012 by

Wow.  October went by really fast, didn’t it? So the uber-busy month of November has witnessed its kick-off and the mad rush toward everything has begun.  By everything I mean – football games, birthday events (at least in my family), … Continue reading →

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Happy Halloween

Posted on October 27, 2012 by

I love Halloween.  It is such a fun holiday that requires so little and gives back so much.  The only gifts to purchase being fun-sized candy and colorful pencils.  Halloweens of years past include haunted hayrides, bonfires, haunted houses, roasting … Continue reading →

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Atalaya Castle and Arts and Crafts Festival

Posted on May 23, 2012 by

Enter here, my friends, right through the door of the imaginations of a pair of artists and art historians, Archer and Anna Huntington.  Located inside of Huntington Beach State Park, in South Carolina, it is a great place to spend … Continue reading →

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What are you doing Memorial Day?

Posted on May 20, 2012 by

Memorial Day in the United States is held on the last Monday of May to honor the men and women who have died in service to our country.  We traditionally place American flags on the graves of the deceased and … Continue reading →

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Mother’s Day or Un-Mother’s Day?

Posted on May 12, 2012 by

For me, Mother’s Day is a sweet holiday that links me to generations of mothers who came before me and who will no doubt follow.  And it always looks like flowers in my mind. I come from a long line … Continue reading →

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Yellowstone’s Amazing Sites and History

Posted on April 28, 2012 by

A pair of moose were our official greeters to Yellowstone National Park upon our arrival.  I thought it fitting that they should be yours as well. What followed though, seemed to be as far from this green and serene landscape … Continue reading →

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