Category Archives: Holidays

The first Advent Sunday

Posted on December 3, 2023 by Stella

Advent is a season of awe and wonder. It is a time of waiting, not just for Jesus’ birth, but for the transformation of our lives and the world. Something is being born in us and we are waiting for … Continue reading →

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Music of the day – Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat

Posted on December 3, 2023 by Stella
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Music of the day – White Christmas

Posted on December 2, 2023 by Stella

Written by Irving Berlin, and performed beautifully in the 1954 movie of the same name.

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Music of the day – The Little Drummer Boy

Posted on December 1, 2023 by Stella

Never MY favorite Christmas carol (probably because the year I learned it, our children’s church choir seemed to always sing slightly flat) it is nevertheless a favorite of many. This is, in my opinion, one of the best versions.

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Music of the day – Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

Posted on November 30, 2023 by Stella

“Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” is a song introduced by Judy Garland in the 1944 MGM musical Meet Me in St. Louis. Frank Sinatra later recorded a version with modified lyrics, which has become more common than the original. … Continue reading →

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Music of the day: Children, go where I send thee

Posted on November 29, 2023 by Stella

It will be our fourth Christmas without Kenny Rogers here on earth, but his music will always be with us!

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Music of the day: Do You Hear What I Hear?

Posted on November 28, 2023 by Stella

It’s time to enjoy Christmas holiday music! If you have any favorites, let me know, and I may include it in the daily music postings. At least one every day until Epiphany.

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

Posted on November 25, 2023 by Stella

Today I will be setting up my “Music of the day” posts for the Christmas season, and so I thought I would also include the days between Thanksgiving and the first Sunday in Advent. By the way, if  you have … Continue reading →

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The final marathon push to Thanksgiving Day

Posted on November 21, 2023 by Stella

If you are like me, you try to do as much as possible before Thanksgiving Day. In my case, I spent more than an hour yesterday peeling and chopping vegetables. There were several vegetables for my roasted vegetable dish; gold … Continue reading →

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Answers to all your Thanksgiving questions

Posted on November 16, 2023 by Stella

If you have never heard of J. Kenji López-Alt, he is, according to Wikipedia: . . . an American chef and food writer. His first book, The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science, became a critical and commercial success, charting on … Continue reading →

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