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Category Archives: Christmas
These Are A Few Of My Favorite Things… 2nd Annual
Note: Some knee surgery and plenty of November/December distractions have made writing a bit more challenging than usual. I’ve fallen behind. This week, I’m combining my Monday post and The Middle into one post. Also, for several hours I’ve been … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Christmas, Hanukkah, Holidays, Honest observations on many things, Musings, My world, Tales From the Motherland, Wonderful Things, Writing
Tagged Books, Christmas, Favorite foods, Favorite things, Gift giving, Hanukkah, Holidays, Tales from the Motherland, Townsend Bay Soap, Trader Joe's
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Tis The Season… Give.
In high school, I read the quote “To those whom much is given, much is expected.” It is most often ascribed to John F. Kennedy, but is borrowed from Luke 12:48 (“For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall … Continue reading
Lost in My Grief… Oh, Wait! That’s Bed, Bath and Beyond…
Spoiler: Sarcastic, passive-aggressive bitch is back… temporarily. My mother died one week ago. Frankly, the way my household runs and ignores my state of grieving* smothers me in arguing and * compassion, it has felt more like weekS. Emotions seem to … Continue reading
Posted in Awareness, Blog, Christmas, Daily Observations, Death, Death of parent, Honest observations on many things, Humor, Life, Mothers, Musings, My world, Parenting, Personal change, Sarcasm, Women's issues, Writing
Tagged Bed Bath & Beyond, consumerism, Costco, crazy woman, emotions, grieving, healing, Humor, loss, loss of a parent, shopping, Tales from the Motherland
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The Middle… The U.N. Full Assembly
For new readers: This year we took in two foreign exchange students, known here as China (16, boy) and Denmark (16, girl), making our home the U.N. for ten months. Our youngest son, Little Man (15), represents the U.S. Our … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Christmas, Daily Observations, Hanukkah, High School, Holidays, Honest observations on many things, Humor, Life, Mothers, Musings, My world, Parenting, Sarcasm, Teens, The U.N., Women's issues
Tagged Canada, Chile, Christmas, Christmas/Hanukkah, college students, Denmark, Hanukkah, Holidays, Humor, Israel, Musings, parenting humor, school break, Teens, U.N., United Nations
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TALES FROM THE MOTHERLAND 