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It seems the  gods are not on the same page as I am / we are. I’ve been cooking and preparing for a week for tonight’s traditional Christmas Eve feast. It’s not because I’m the first born that I’ve tried to squeeze in as much of the past into our new present. I like to [...]

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My whole life Christmas Eve has been spent at the family home even as all of my siblings and I married, had children and then grandchildren. Even when the weather wasn’t friendly.  We all headed to Babcia’s house. It was always a magical and festive time, rushing to dress up, fussing with wrapping gifts prettily in ribbons, [...]

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1. I love that horse paste the stores use to make sure no-one ever removes the price stickers off their merchandise before wrapping. Even though my nails are all wrecked now, I must be persnickety, I know. The unsightly, half-removed stickers give my gifts a new and unused appearance. I can’t WAIT to impress all [...]

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At our house, she was Mother Christmas. Even at 82, mom insisted on doing everything: the cooking, decorating and setting up for 20 people. She still got her own tree, decorated it and put up the outside lights—on a ladder. Each year she outdid herself cooking and baking. Everything was made from scratch. The dinner [...]

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