Monthly Archives: December 2009

Year-End Thoughts

Posted on December 31, 2009 by

Today is New Year’s Eve. Some people really celebrate the arrival of the new year. They party either at friends’ houses or maybe they go to a hotel for a fancy dinner and a dance. Others attend alcohol-free First Night events … Continue reading →

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Christmas Food Quiz Answers

Posted on December 29, 2009 by

As promised, here are the answers to the Christmas Food quiz: 1. According to legend, this red and white confection was bent into the shape of a shepherd’s crook. a. Candy cane 2. Norwegian-Americans commonly serve this lye-soaked fish at … Continue reading →

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Christmas Food Quiz

Posted on December 26, 2009 by

I trust everyone had a good holiday with family or whoever you chose to celebrate with yesterday. I have one final Christmas quiz for you. This one came from the About.com’s Guide Site to Nutrition. I’ll post the answers on … Continue reading →

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Christmas Cards

Posted on December 24, 2009 by

Most of my mail these days are Christmas cards from scattered friends. I enjoy getting these cards. I like it even more when they include a letter catching me up on what’s been going on in their lives this year … Continue reading →

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I’ve Succumbed

Posted on December 22, 2009 by

After seeing lots … almost seems like hundreds … of photos of Jared Flood’s Noro striped scraf on various blogs, I’ve succumbed and started one. My winter coat is an electric or royal blue. The scarf I’ve been wearing was … Continue reading →

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Christmas Quiz Answers

Posted on December 19, 2009 by

Here are the answers to the Christmas music quiz I posted: 1. The apartment of two psychiatrists The Nutcracker Suite 2. The lad is a diminutive percussionist Little Drummer Boy 3. Sir Lancelot with laryngitis Silent Night 4. The smog-less … Continue reading →

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A Heavy Heart

Posted on December 17, 2009 by

About 25 years ago I visited a friend in a distant state. During my visit she introduced me to a number of her friends. Two were twins, Share and Maine. They were such nice women and even though we only … Continue reading →

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A Christmas Quiz

Posted on December 15, 2009 by

Are you ready for another Christmas quiz? This one has to do with Christmas music. (I hope you have a radio station which is playing Christmas music all the time.) I’ll give you a phrase which describes a Christmas song. … Continue reading →

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Christmas Trivia Answers

Posted on December 12, 2009 by

As promised, here are the answers to the Christmas trivia quiz I posted last week: 1. Which of these companies was the first to use Santa Claus in an advertisement? b.  Coco-Cola 2. Which president was the first to decorate … Continue reading →

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Oh How The Winds Did Blow!

Posted on December 10, 2009 by

I know that we have been spared the winter storms other areas have experienced. We’ve only had snow flurries, not any accumulation. What we have had is wind … winds of up to 60 mph … which is more wind … Continue reading →

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