Category Archives: Family

Gift Week, Day Five – Your Fondest Wish

Posted on December 9, 2016 by Stella

Today, I want to know what you would like to have this year for Christmas. I want to know what material gift(s) you want. Is it a particular kind of clothing – perhaps a cashmere coat? Maybe a beautiful ring … Continue reading →

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Gift Week, Day Four – Gifts We Remember

Posted on December 8, 2016 by Stella

What is the best Christmas gift you ever received? Which is the most nostalgic? Which ones do you remember from your childhood? This is one of the first gifts that I remember receiving – a marionette of Princess Summer-Fall-Winter-Spring, from … Continue reading →

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Gift Week, Day Three – Weird Gifts

Posted on December 7, 2016 by Stella

Remember Ralphie’s bunny suit? A well-intentioned gift from a doting aunt, in whose memory Ralph lives forever as a toddler.

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Gift Week, Day Two – Stockings and Stocking Stuffers

Posted on December 6, 2016 by Stella
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Gift Week, Day One – Homemade

Posted on December 5, 2016 by Stella

So many times over the years I’ve wanted to give gifts to people I associate with regularly, but who don’t fall into the usual categories of family and friends – coworkers, my kid’s teachers, friends from church – but couldn’t … Continue reading →

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Countdown to Christmas – Lights, Music, and Poetry

Posted on December 4, 2016 by Stella

This is the place to share your Christmas cheer! Here is my first entry: Enjoy!

Posted in Family, Holidays, Nostalgia, Poetry, Uncategorized | 87 Comments

Is it Christmas yet?

Posted on December 3, 2016 by Stella

Now that we’ve all enjoyed our Thanksgiving celebrations, it’s time to start – or at least plan – the Christmas decorations.  As the years pass, I spend less time and effort decorating my house, but I still do the basics … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving Dinner Favorites!

Posted on November 21, 2016 by Stella

As we approach the holiday season, food takes center stage at gatherings of friends and families. Other than a stuffed turkey, and a fresh cranberry sauce, I’m not much of one to repeat the same dishes every year.  I like … Continue reading →

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What is REALLY in the Chicken You are Eating?

Posted on September 1, 2016 by Stella

Yesterday I was reading on the OT at CTH, where I joined in a discussion about Chinese processing of USA-raised chickens to be shipped back to the USA. I mentioned that I  have just started buying eggs, chicken, and other … Continue reading →

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Watch their minds change on abortion

Posted on May 25, 2016 by Stella

Here are the videos about abortion procedures that these people watched:

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