The one holiday tradition that has kept pace with my family, no matter how much change during the year, is Wreath Cookies. The recipe, now a worn, taped, yellowed piece of paper, was cut out of a magazine by my mother over 50 years ago (that couldn't sound and look more strange--50 years!!) Every year on a … Continue reading Wreath Cookies, Holiday Recipe #3
Holiday Recipes, #2 (Before Pinterest)
One of the first Christmases that my brother-in-law Jon spent with us, I remember giving only baked goods as gifts. Knowing Jonathan was allergic to nuts I remembered that I'd cut this recipe out of a magazine. I pasted it into a spiral notebook that I'd been keeping to organize my recipes--this was long before … Continue reading Holiday Recipes, #2 (Before Pinterest)
Holiday Recipes, #1
I've decided that for the next few posts I will share some of my favorite baked holiday treats. The first is a recipe I can thank my mother for sharing! Do you remember as a kid, getting that big hunk of banana bread with butter in your lunch? For some of us it was the best thing … Continue reading Holiday Recipes, #1
It’s All About the Hair
For some girls it certainly is about "the hair". Excessive amounts of time and money spent on cuts, color, perms, straightening, weaves, extensions...you name it! I've never been one to spend much time or money on my hair. I go to a local Supercuts or Hair Cuttery about 7 or 8 times a year. I … Continue reading It’s All About the Hair
Make it a Clam Alley Christmas
Hello readers and fans! I'm sharing this post with you from my brother-in-law's blog. I've written about him before. He's a talented artist and you might enjoy his work! Check it out!
Weekly Photo Challenge: Thankful
I love these Weekly Photo Challenges, it gives me an easy way to "show" you what I'm thankful for. I think I may have missed the deadline for the one about Thanksgiving, of course. As described in the DPChallenge, we're to show something that is about the holiday, the time spent with family and friends, … Continue reading Weekly Photo Challenge: Thankful
Gravy and the Wooden Spoon
Tonight my twenty-something niece is hosting her first holiday party, from the looks of what's posted on Facebook it might just be her first "grown-up" hosting. It reminds me of the time I first hosted a holiday event. I was living in Vermont in the early 90's and there were quite a few of us … Continue reading Gravy and the Wooden Spoon
Touching Thankful
You may see this as a way of abdicating my daily post responsibilities. However, I’ve been reading this blog for quite some time; I share some of the same trials and tribulations, and I find reading today’s post, I share similarities in gratitude. Please read her blog!
Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough ― Oprah Winfrey
With the passing of another New England Thanksgiving, I am looking back on a year of firsts and pleasures. I am looking back on a year of endings and tragic occurrences. I am looking back and I’m finding that I am appreciative this year.
I am thankful for my life, as it is and how it has been.
I am thankful for a husband who gives more than he could ever promise, for a warm puppy to cuddle with, and a brother who creates laughter in the darkest times. I am thankful for friends who push me to be silly, nephews who say all the right things, and nieces that appreciate dancing. I am thankful for a father who taught me to…
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No Need for Black Friday!
I love living, literally, down the street from Benny's Store. For those of you who don't live in Rhode Island, or nearby Connecticut and Massachusetts border towns, you will not recognize the name. Rhode Islanders know the store, which opened here in Providence in 1924, as a neighborhood fixture in many towns. According to the … Continue reading No Need for Black Friday!
Thanksgiving, Briefly
The same for a quarter century, We gather at Sue and Paul's. We eat, we talk, the boys go for a walk, And a grand time is had by all! Related articles Happy Thanksgiving! (cassidyalyse.wordpress.com) Thanksgiving's 150th Birthday, Thanks to Abraham Lincoln (usnews.com)
365 Days of Thank You 