Monthly Archives: December 2012

Never the Same Way Twice Mac n Cheese

Posted on December 31, 2012 by theonceandfutureemptynest

It’s New Year’s Eve.  This time last year (and the nineteen years before that), I was putting the finishing touches on a casserole for a neighborhood New Year’s Eve party.  Today I am chilling champagne for a small family gathering.  … Continue reading →

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And May All Your Christmases be . . .Sunny!

Posted on December 27, 2012 by theonceandfutureemptynest

Our first Christmas in Connecticut was white.  Christmas morning a light snow was falling as we opened gifts.  It was just like being in a Christmas movie, cheerful adults opening gifts, happy baby ripping up wrapping paper, snow falling so … Continue reading →

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O’Christmas Tree, O’Christmas Tree

Posted on December 24, 2012 by theonceandfutureemptynest

I love Christmas trees.  Christmas trees not only symbolize all the beauty and hope of the season but are reminders of Christmases past.  I have three trees this year.  Maybe more if I have to count the tiny tabletop trees.  … Continue reading →

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In my town

Posted on December 21, 2012 by theonceandfutureemptynest

In my town, school buses pick up the elementary school children at the end of the driveway.  Middle school and high school students walk to major intersections, on roads without street lights, early in the morning, to catch their buses.  … Continue reading →

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