Category Archives: Holidays

Music of the day – Over the river and through the woods …

Posted on November 29, 2024 by Stella

While setting up my “Music of the day” posts for the Christmas season I thought I would also include the days between Thanksgiving and the first Sunday in Advent. By the way, if  you have a favorite seasonal song that … Continue reading →

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More J6 Injustice!

Posted on November 27, 2024 by Stella
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Desserts for the 2024 Thanksgiving holiday!

Posted on November 24, 2024 by Stella

I have always believed that Thanksgiving dessert is pie, including pumpkin, but it doesn’t have to be. My daughter and grandson (the culinary school student) bake pies for dinner at my house, but sometimes I make something too. When my … Continue reading →

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Planning for Thanksgiving 2024

Posted on November 18, 2024 by Stella

Less than two weeks away! I’m including links to various methods for handling your turkey. I pick and choose parts of each for mine. I received my free range turkey on Saturday from Butcher Box. As I have done for … Continue reading →

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Honoring our Veterans

Posted on November 11, 2024 by Stella

On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, an armistice, or temporary cessation of hostilities, was declared between the Allied nations and Germany in the First World War, then known as “the Great War.” … Continue reading →

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Constitution Day 2024

Posted on September 17, 2024 by Stella

Although we celebrate July 4, 1776, as the birth of our nation, I think it is more properly  the day of conception. Today, September 17, celebrates the true birth of the United States of America, the day our Constitution was … Continue reading →

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Reminder of what we lost: President Trump’s message on Labor Day, 2019

Posted on September 2, 2024 by Stella

The White House On Labor Day, we recognize the remarkable American workers who comprise the greatest labor force in the world.  American workers are the heart and soul of our Nation’s economic resurgence.  Since my first day in office, I … Continue reading →

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Labor Day Music

Posted on September 2, 2024 by Stella

To honor all of those who work hard every day, and for those who did so for many years and are honorably retired! There are many great songs celebrating workers – the good bits and the bad bits. What’s your … Continue reading →

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Labor Day Meme

Posted on September 2, 2024 by Stella

Longer quote: [Labor Day is] a peculiarly American holiday. It is a most characteristic representation of our ideals. . . . To my mind America has but one main problem, the character of the men and women it shall produce. … Continue reading →

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Memorial Day – Remembering Those Who Gave All

Posted on May 27, 2024 by Stella

Memorial Day originated as Decoration Day after the Civil War, established as a time for the nation to decorate the graves of the war dead with flowers and flags.

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