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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A Different Kind of Christmas 2011
Posted in Christmas, Comfort and Joy, family, grandkids, holidays, humor, lifestyle, musings, seasons, thoughts, women, tagged alone, Christmas, love, survive on December 24, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Christmas Past, Present and Future
Posted in Christmas, family, grandkids, holidays, lifestyle, musings, seasons, thoughts, women, tagged Christmas, magical, necessities, pierniki, pierogies, St. Nicholas, turkey on December 20, 2011 | 3 Comments »
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, [...]
The Twelve Joys of Christmas
Posted in Christmas, discounts, family, grandkids, holidays, humor, money, musings, rants, thoughts, women, tagged Christmas, gifts, goodwill, heat, parties, shop, spirit on December 14, 2011 | 5 Comments »
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 [...]
