I’m not sure what it says about my family that the majority of our traditions revolve around food. An aunt once said that we are the only family in the world that begins discussing what we will be eating for the next meal [or even the one after that] before we start eating the one in front of us. My…
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As you are reading this today, I hope that you are enjoying memories of a wonderful Christmas. We spent it up north, as we usually do, and this year Larry’s Mom went with us, as it less than a month since we lost his Dad. It has been awhile since she could travel anywhere, because Larry’s Dad was ill for…
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In a few days’ time, we will be loading up the car and heading to our older daughter and son in law’s for Christmas. I may have possibly mentioned how much we look forward to this every year in the Anadama Cinnamon Roll post earlier this week. But, this has not been an easy month for us. Larry’s Dad passed…
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Because we don’t usually host Christmas at our own house anymore, I try to be a good guest by supplying a few treats when we show up for a week of festivities. Our older daughter and her family have a little less flexibility than we do, so we generally head up to the northern part of the state to spend…
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I have a terrible weakness for the rich, buttery taste of good shortbread, most recently, for Almond Shortbread. I taught Sunday School for years and each Christmas, the Mom of one of the families in the church made each teacher a lovely little shortbread cake. They were about 6 inches across with golden edges and little holes all over the…
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