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WE’RE ALL IN THE SAME BOAT

Are you with me? After all the planning, shopping, decorating, caroling, worship services, and entertaining, we are numb - or at least I am. But I did manage to put away the decorations before collapsing into the doldrums. “The what?” you ask. In this case (according to Webster) a state ...

01.02.25 01:39 PM - Comment(s)

NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS

While the partridge still roosts in the pear tree and the Yule log continues to glow,

Our thoughts turn to the new year and our plans begin to grow.

Always proceed with caution and heed wise words you have heard.

Don’t be lulled by the warmth of the Yule log fire or the cooing of the bird.

H...

02.01.25 12:27 PM - Comment(s)

TRIMMING THE TREE

TRIMMING THE TREE

Where, but on a Christmas tree, could there be such an array? ...

14.12.24 02:38 PM - Comment(s)

Holiday Greetings to One and All! This time of year, most of us are busy preparing for the holidays. Below is a “verbal” snapshot of our tree in years past. This year we’re putting our tree in the flowerbed just outside the front room window. We’ll be decorating it with popcorn, cranberries, and other treats. Our inside kitties George and Gracie can sit at the window and watch the birds and squirrels – and maybe a raccoon or two – who come to visit.

Where, but on a Christmas tree, could there be such an array? ...

14.12.24 02:38 PM - Comment(s)

The Fight for Equality: Then, Now, and Tomorrow

The election of 2024 is behind us. Whether your candidates won or not, the world

continues to turn and is forever changed. Or is it? I’m sure you’re heard the saying, “The more

things change, the more they stay the same.” Remember Delia Nolan? As a teenager, she

and her gr...

17.11.24 02:03 AM - Comment(s)

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