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A View From the Road
The Peppermint Pig Candy Store My introduction to the Peppermint Pig came from a catalogue, a good thirty years ago. This past summer, on a trip to Saratoga Springs, New York, I went searching for the Peppermint Pigs home; and found it. I have to say the store was very unassuming, and though I went…
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The Dialogue
Merry Christmas to Kate, from Mother Mother sent this note to Kate in a Christmas card: “Maybe one of these will be valuable. Merry Christmas, Love, Stella “This one came from your grandmother. I found it when I was sweeping where her sewing machine was sitting.” It is no secret that my Mother lived her…
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Food
Eggnog Cake with a Twist This is the time of year when the kitchen is humming with activity, much of the baking being done is to be sent to others; nevertheless, we cannot ignore nurturing the home front! I wanted to make us a treat, plus use some extra eggnog, that was not drunk at…
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Art
To love a painting is to feel that this presence is… not an object but a voice. ~ Andre Malraux ~ Flight into Egypt byHenry Ossawa Tanner This painting captures the isolation and sorrow, I would imagine Mary and Joseph must have felt, as they fled their home, escaping Herod’s decree, which sought to kill…
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Public Square
Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Baily Circus The Great Britain Bandwagon Circa 1902 I loved the circus, I love trains, and am mad about creating tiny worlds; thus, when I happened upon this display, at the Portland, Maine, mall, I of course fell madly in love! It was an unexpected find, and thus without my…
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Reflections
Remembering the Attack on Pearl Harbor Day of Infamy SpeechDeliveredByPresident Franklyn Delano Roosevelt “Mr. Vice President, Mr. Speaker, Members of the Senate, and of the House of Representatives:Yesterday, December 7th, 1941 — a date which will live in infamy — the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces…
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In Nature
First Snow The first snow announces that winter has begun, regardless of what the calendar may say. There have been a few days of flurries this autumn, but this is our first snow of the season; and it has been a multiple day event. My forest is covered in white fluffy snow, perfect for sledding,…
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From the Editor
Paula The snow storm, already impacting a large portion of the United States, will arrive on my doorstep tomorrow evening. It will be our first snow of the season; we have had a few flurries, but not enough to be inconvenienced by, or to color our world bright and pristine. Today we ran around and…
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Ephemera
Place Cards“Jilly” I did not grow up with place cards. I think, as my sister, Joy, has said about me, my proclivity toward them may be due to me using old movies, as my guide to how life should be. Nevertheless, when serving a sit down dinner, of a more formal nature, place…
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Food
Biscuits and Gravy Rightly so, you might be expecting a recipe, for a dish to add to your Thanksgiving feast; instead I am offering you comfort food, in the best possible way! Whether you are looking for a special Thanksgiving breakfast or a dish to use the left over Thanksgiving biscuits, if there are any,…
