Category Archives: childhood memories

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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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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Eye of Newt and Toe of Frog

Posted on October 4, 2012 by theonceandfutureemptynest

Ah cooking!  A science not unlike alchemy.  One takes the ingredients, blends them together and hopes for a dish that the family will like.  Moms feeding children have an easier time than I do.  They can set rules: “No veggies; … Continue reading →

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A Stranger in a Strange Land

Posted on June 14, 2012 by theonceandfutureemptynest

Sometimes I think I have moved to a foreign country, one where everyone speaks English but I don’t recognize the words.   The rules are similar; the customs are familiar, but I’m missing some crucial piece of information that everyone else … Continue reading →

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Part 9: Road Trip!

Posted on May 10, 2012 by theonceandfutureemptynest

After the movers came and went, after we said our good byes to neighbors and friends, after we spent one last night in the house where we had lived for twenty-one years,  we put the dogs in the truck, secured … Continue reading →

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