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New Year Celebrations: History, Traditions, and Fun Facts
Hope smiles from the threshold of the year to come, whispering, “It will be happier”.~ Alfred Lord Tennyson 2025 is gone. 2026 is here – a fresh start full of possibilities. An opportunity to start new, dream big and hope… Continue reading
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The Magic of a Snowfall…
I know a little more how much a simple thing like a snowfall can mean to a person.~ Sylvia Plath I have a love/hate relationship with winter – the darkness, the bleak pallor it casts over the landscape, the cold… Continue reading
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December 24
A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though he knows that you are slightly cracked.~ Bernard Meltzer Throughout the course of our lives, people come and go. Some stay for a season, and… Continue reading
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Christmas Traditions, History & Fun Facts
Christmas is a season for kindling the fire for hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart.~ Washington Irving Christmas BellsI heard the bells on Christmas DayTheir old, familiar carols play,And wild and sweetThe words repeatOf… Continue reading
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December Snow
Dust of Snow The way a crowShook down on meThe dust of snowFrom a hemlock tree Has given my heartA change of moodAnd saved some partOf a day I had rued.~ Robert Frost It finally snowed here in my little… Continue reading
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Christmas in Manhattan
I’m fortunate enough to live in the lower Hudson Valley, where my home is in a rural-leaning suburban area that also gives me easy access to Grand Central via a quick train ride. Luke and I go down to Manhattan… Continue reading
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Why We Hang Christmas Lights…
“May your days be merry and bright…”~ White Christmas – Irving Berlin, 1941 Christmas lights are one of my favorite part of the holiday season. I love driving home from work on dark roads and seeing beautiful displays of Christmas… Continue reading
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December Musings…
December, being the last month of the year, cannot help but make us think of what is to come.~Fennel Hudson There’s so much seasonal change at the end of the year. From September to December we move from the last… Continue reading
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The Snow That Wasn’t & Off-Beat December Celebration Days.
Our first measurable snowfall of the season was heavily hyped up over the last several days. Luke and I were excited – he because it might mean a day off from school and me because…I like snow! My ancestry is… Continue reading
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Thanksgiving Traditions, History & Quirky Facts
“Thanksgiving Day. Let us all give humble, hearty, and sincere thanks now…but the turkeys”~Mark Twain Happy Thanksgiving! How did we get here already? Wasn’t it just summer a minute ago? As holidays go, I’ve always loved Thanksgiving. The last bits… Continue reading
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