The other night at dinner I was reminded of a conversation that I had with my niece during our family reunion last summer. She reminded me of a comment I had made that went something like: ”Wouldn’t it be fun to onetime spend Christmas together as a family?” Because all of my siblings, including her father are scattered far and wide [...]
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Day Two: Sandwiches made with leftover rolls, butter and previously carved pieces of turkey make their ways into our menu. Apple pie has always been better on the following days, and the ice cream only gets bigger with each scoop as does our waistlines.
Day three: Mashed potatoes, thin tasteless gravy, and stuffing are not enhanced by [...]
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Isn’t it odd that a day can start and end with the same pie? Oh my this was a yummy pie. My last attempts at baking a pie weren’t met with very successful results. Unless you like a sticky messy pile of goo on your plate topped with ice cream, then I can fix you up most of the [...]
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We are having an extended summer with temperatures higher than usual, which I find quite nice. It won’t be too long before I’m bitchin about the rain and cold, so I’ll take as much sun and warm as they want to send me.
With this nice weather we continue having as many meals as possible outside. [...]
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As I was reading the newspapers online yesterday I saw a poll on CNN. The poll question was: “Do you remember the original meaning of Memorial Day?” 79% of the people who answered said no. I was surprised at that response. But then again I’m 50 years old with a father who was a Veteran [...]
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It’s Friday the 13th, it should start out scary eh? And just for the record those are NOT my feet. I am however fascinated. So many thoughts come to mind when I look at this picture. First of all just how weird do you have to be to have fake nails put on your toes? [...]
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One of my sisters wanted us to take photos of the snow for comparison from 2006. I can safely say there is NO comparison. It snowed another 4 inches overnight and it continues to snow right now. For the first time ever, in the year of ‘firsts’ we will be home for Christmas Eve. We [...]
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It seems like yesterday that I wrote about Thanksgiving and now today is Christmas tree day. Who would think, that 3 people would have schedules like an executioner during the Spanish Inquisition, except without all the death and torture. We are busy folks! Sweet Husband has adorned the house and outside tree with lights and we are all [...]
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Happy Holidays! I’ll catch up with you later this week. Be safe!
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This blog was started so I could practice writing. As you see, I'm still practicing. I write, when I have time about stuff I see, hear or think about. Contact me at carlaecland at comcast dot net if you have to.
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