Simple Smile 38
I’ve created a few pinnables for Snowflake Tiara! Want to share?
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Jolly Daze: A Christmas Program
Thinking back to Christmas programs takes me clear back to my grandparents’ home when I was a child. My mom was the oldest of ten, and all the families got together at Grandma and Grandpa’s house every year on December 26 (Boxing Day in Canada). Lest you imagine a huge house with plenty of room…
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Jolly Daze Kitchen Christmas Memories
Food is a powerful emotional trigger. Whether it’s the aroma or the vision, nothing pops memories to the surface like food. And when the memory is of Christmas baking? Ooooh. That kicks it up a notch! I’ve blogged three of my family’s favorite Christmas recipes recently: Old-Fashioned Sugar Cookies, Mocha Peppermint Pretzels, and Granola Crisps….
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A Homespun Christmas
Hallmark doesn’t hang on our tree. Besides the lights (hubby loves multi-colored!) and a bead garland, nearly everything is handmade, either by a family member or an artisan one of us found at a craft faire or artist cooperative. Choirs of angels hang from the tree, walls, and window frames. These have been made from…
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Christmas Traditions
“How many days in a row do we need to eat turkey, anyway?” my sister and I asked each other about twenty years ago. With both sides of the family living in the area, we’d gotten turkeyed out. It was time to birth a new tradition. Not that we went cold turkey on turkey! Just…
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Attitude of Gratitude
My American friends are celebrating Thanksgiving this week. In Canada, the day set aside for that is the second Monday of October. But really, I’m thinking it’s a good idea to have an ‘attitude of gratitude’ every day of the year. What if we’d woken up today with only what we’d been thankful for yesterday?…