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Top of the Mornin’ to Ya!

February 23, 2014   Top of the Mornin’ to Ya! Enjoying the Irish countryside on our visit to “Quiet Man” country” in September 2013  PINCH! That was the penalty administered by fellow students, when I was a child at Abby … Continue reading

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If I Only had a Heart!

February 10, 2014 If I Only had a Heart!    Hearts!  When I see that sweet geometric shape, my heart (the anatomical variety) does a happy little leap.  Hearts have always held a fascination with me, stemming from (I think…) … Continue reading

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Football, the Super Bowl, and John Madden’s Super Bowl Stew

January 23, 2014   Football, the Super Bowl, and John Madden’s Super Bowl Stew   Me, enjoying Monday Night Football at a cold FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland The San Francisco 49ers vs. The Washington Redskins November 25, 2013   … Continue reading

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Baby It’s Cold Outside

January 6, 2014   Baby It’s Cold Outside   “Chillin’” in the igloo in my backyard, built by my son, Chandler and his buddy, Max.   With a cold snap sweeping the U.S. this week, winter weather is utmost on … Continue reading

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Counting the Days till Christmas

December 6, 2013 Counting the Days till Christmas Don’t you just love Christmas movies? Me, too! :o) Call me a Christmas traditionalist, but I wait to indulge in all that is Christmas, including holiday movie viewing, until that final float of the … Continue reading

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Free Thanksgiving Printable

“As God as my witness, I thought turkeys could fly.” Arthur Carlson WKRP in Cincinnati “Turkey’s Away”  

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Annette’s Thanksgiving

Annette’s Thanksgiving Doris Lee’s Thanksgiving (1935) The Art Institute of Chicago Photo courtesy of http://mommyofamonster.com/2012/11/thanksgiving-recipes.html  This painting is a favorite of mine! It is so homey, so cozy. It reminds me of dinners at my grandparent’s farmhouse when I was … Continue reading

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London!

November 8, 2013   London!    At the London Eye chatting with “David Beckham” January 2013   England swings like a pendulum do, Bobbies on bicycles, two by two, Westminster Abbey, the tower of Big Ben, The rosy red cheeks … Continue reading

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Jolly Old England

November 4, 2013 Jolly Old England   Enjoying a visit to York on a Sunny, Breezy, Sunday September Day, 2013 As I stood groggily in line at the early morning hotel breakfast buffet, the gentleman ahead of me smiled and … Continue reading

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Happy Not -So- Very- Scary Halloween

October 25, 2013 Happy Not -So- Very- Scary Halloween Not actually a Halloween costume, but dressed up for a sorority look-alike contest with my daughter in 2011.  Autumn is my favorite season, and all that goes along with it: The … Continue reading

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