Category Archives: holiday

Easter Eggs and the Equinox

Posted on April 5, 2012 by

Easter, the equinox and colored eggs – what do they all have in common?  One glorious Christian holiday that celebrates the resurrection of Christ with the traditions of the era.  The date of Easter isn’t a fixed day like other holidays.  … Continue reading →

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Ides and Shamrocks

Posted on March 15, 2012 by

“Beware the ides of March.” – Soothsayer from Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar I have heard this quote – if only in my own head – every year on the fifteenth day of March. My family would say it with a shaky … Continue reading →

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It’s Leap Year Ladies!

Posted on February 28, 2012 by

Ladies, it’s your year!  I guess you realize by now that this is leap year, which of course means we get an extra day.  I can remember this by the old nursery school poem:           Thirty days hath September            April, June … Continue reading →

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Why I love Venice, Italy

Posted on February 16, 2012 by

Several of you who have found me on Facebook or were already FB friends have asked about the picture of me there.  It is one of my favorites – not because of me, but because of the place it was … Continue reading →

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Welcome The New Year

Posted on January 1, 2012 by

The first golden thread of sunrise greeted me early this morning as I stood in front of the kitchen window facing east at our cabin in Virginia. It grew and spread and suddenly pulled the sun upward with it – … Continue reading →

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Christmas Presence

Posted on December 20, 2011 by

Last Christmas Did you hear the giant exhalation of breath?  If you did and wondered where it came from, it was from me.  You see, last Wednesday I panicked.  Suddenly realizing that Christmas was only days away and very little … Continue reading →

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Civility During the Holidays

Posted on December 12, 2011 by

I’ve been planning on writing about the importance of civility through the holidays since Thanksgiving. It’s the main reason I do not participate in the Friday sales events that have gradually crept into Thursday and now compete with the turkey … Continue reading →

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Weekend for Awards and the Versatile Blogger

Posted on December 5, 2011 by

This has been a great weekend for catching up with not only my blog, but those of others whose writing style and/or photography I admire.  If you have been following then you know that I participated in the novel writing … Continue reading →

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7 x 7 Awards Go To…

Posted on December 3, 2011 by

On November the 20th, I received a very thoughtful nomination for the 7×7 Link Award by one very talented young man whose blog many of you may have had the pleasure of reading.  So I thank you Arindam Mohapatra most … Continue reading →

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Persimmons and a Traditional Recipe

Posted on November 20, 2011 by

Picture courtesy of free school photo projects Are you familiar with persimmons – that tart edible orange walnut-sized fruit of the American Persimmon Tree in the genus Diospyros? According to Wikipedia the word Diospyros is Greek and means ‘the fire … Continue reading →

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