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Monthly Archives: December 2012
Never the Same Way Twice Mac n Cheese
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
Posted in Aging, childhood memories, community, Family, friends, life, relationships, transitions
Tagged celebration, family, friends, happiness, New Year
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And May All Your Christmases be . . .Sunny!
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
Posted in backyards, everyday life, Life in Connecticut, New England, snow, transitions, Uncategorized
Tagged life in Connecticut, snow, snow blowers, snow removal, winter
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O’Christmas Tree, O’Christmas Tree
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
Posted in Aging, childhood memories, everyday life, life, relationships, transitions
Tagged Christmas, life, love, memories, ornaments
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In my town
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
Posted in everyday life, Life in Connecticut
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