Category Archives: Holidays

Mother’s Day Meme

Posted on May 12, 2024 by Stella

A friend once told me that she knew her marriage was over when her husband gave her a vacuum cleaner for her birthday.

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Happy Mother’s Day!

Posted on May 12, 2024 by Stella

To all our mothers and grandmothers and great-grandmothers too – I hope you have a happy and relaxing day! A recycled post – I hope you don’t mind. King James Version (KJV) Ps-16-6 The lines are fallen unto me in … Continue reading →

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History of May Day – pagan Spring rituals and Communist Workers Unite!

Posted on May 1, 2024 by Stella

May 1 is a very popular day! When I hear the words “May Day”, I think of May poles, flowers and little girls in white dresses with crowns of flowers on their heads. Someone else I know says it reminds … Continue reading →

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Treats for your Easter baskets

Posted on March 27, 2024 by Stella

Maybe you want to make your own treats, or maybe you aren’t able to buy treats for the kiddies (and big kids). What to do? Well, depending on what you have in your pantry, these are treats you can make. … Continue reading →

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Easter Recipe Post

Posted on March 26, 2024 by Stella

Okay, all of you readers with “stellar” talents, now is the time to share your favorite recipes – especially those you would make for Easter celebrations, but any others that you would like to share. Menagerie once said: I’m on … Continue reading →

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What to eat on St. Patrick’s Day?

Posted on March 15, 2024 by Stella

This ^^^ is what I am eating on St. Patrick’s Day! The traditional favorite is accompanied by root veggies and cabbage. My mother called that a “boiled dinner”, and she also made it with ham, as well as corned beef. … Continue reading →

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Happy Pi Day!

Posted on March 14, 2024 by Stella

Reference.com The history of pi dates back to the ancient Babylonians and Egyptians. Babylonians estimated pi as 3.125, and the Egyptians approximated pi to be 3.1605. However, it was the Greek mathematician Archimedes that calculated pi to be between 223/71 … Continue reading →

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Spring Forward!

Posted on March 10, 2024 by Stella
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The Secrets to Perfect Corned Beef & Cabbage

Posted on March 7, 2024 by Stella

St. Patrick’s Day is only ten days away. If you plan to cook corned beef, either purchased ready-to-cook from the supermarket or a brisket that you “corn” yourself, this is the video to watch. Originally, the English word corn meant any … Continue reading →

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Happy Leap Year!

Posted on February 29, 2024 by Stella

Our calendar has 365 days in a year, because that’s pretty much how long it takes the Earth to orbit the Sun. The problem is that in reality it takes the Earth around 365 ¼ days (actually 365.24219 days) to … Continue reading →

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