Category Archives: Christmas

Honor Thy Mother

Posted on December 21, 2011 by

When I completed my most recent Christmas “Manchester Memories” (interviewing senior citizens about their memories) column for our local paper, I found myself wishing my mother was around to interview. She would have been a font of memories for the … Continue reading →

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Perfect Gifts, a Year Later

Posted on December 16, 2010 by

It was about this time last year that I was commenting on the perfect gift, http://tinyurl.com/2uu3sl9 and how rare it is.  There are good gifts, nice gifts, and perfectly fine gifts. Those are the standard, but occasionally we hit upon the … Continue reading →

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Bear With Me

Posted on December 8, 2010 by

“I don’t know how to sew,” I warned my siblings when they arranged to meet at my mother’s to make teddy bears out of the sweater my father used to wear. “I feel like I am snuggling up with a … Continue reading →

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Perfect Gifts

Posted on December 19, 2009 by

Can you say “EEEEIIEEEEIIIEEE?” First of all, I am not sure how to spell it, and if you’ve never heard this particular expression squealed in delight in a certain tone, then you didn’t grow up female in my family. We … Continue reading →

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Christmas letters and stationery

Posted on December 16, 2009 by

Anyone who knows me knows that I love pretty paper and stationery and not just to look at; I love writing letters on it as well.  Several years ago my sister Pat stocked this wonderful Christmas stationery in her store … Continue reading →

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11 days, 16 hours, 25 minutes…

Posted on December 13, 2009 by

…That is this hour’s official countdown to Christmas.  And tomorrow is the busiest mailing day of the year. That means my procrastination at getting those last two packages mailed might involve a wait in line at the Post Office.  It … Continue reading →

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It’s Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas

Posted on November 30, 2009 by

Yesterday we pulled out all the Christmas decorations and started decorating for the holiday.  Emily and I brought the big box up from the basement that held a surprise tree for us. Surprise, because I bought it from my sister’s … Continue reading →

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