Spring is Here!
Spring Has Sprung My favorite time of the year has finally arrived, and I’m already thinking of new crafts and activities to do with my grandchildren. When I took Kismet out for her first walk of the day this morning, it was barely 6:00 a.m. and barely light,...Baking at Christmas – A Family Tradition
Mom’s Christmas Pudding My favorite holiday tradition would have to be baking for Christmas. My mother would come home from church one Sunday and announce – “Right! it’s time to make Christmas Pudding.” I didn’t know for many years how my mother received...
Pumpkin Patches, Pumpkin Pie and Pumpkin Seeds
Pumpkin Patch Traditions Long-time readers know that when I lived in Santa Cruz my oldest granddaughter and I enjoyed visiting a pumpkin patch each October. As the years passed, I watched little Bean progress in her relationship with the pumpkins. At first, she just...
Tribute to a Queen
God Save the Queen Standing by the railway tracks in 1954, waving an Australian flag, I began a fascination with the Queen that would last my entire life. My schoolmates and I had been let off school to greet Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip as they embarked on a...
3 Reasons to Read Classic Books
Why Should We Read Classic Books? I have recently learned why I love great literature, and why we should read more classic books. Classics are timeless. Classic fiction contains thought-provoking situations that present its characters with sociological and...
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