Category Archives: Holidays

It’s Christmas cookie time!

Posted on December 3, 2021 by Stella

Do you have a favorite cookie? I tend to stick to bar cookies, like brownies or blondies (see killer recipe, below), but I also like peanut butter, spice, molasses, snickerdoodles … This year I will be making Scottish shortbread and … Continue reading →

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Music of the day – The Little Drummer Boy

Posted on December 3, 2021 by Stella

Never MY favorite Christmas carol (probably because the year I learned it, our children’s church choir seem 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 December 2, 2021 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 December 1, 2021 by Stella

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

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

Posted on November 30, 2021 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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Rich & Rowe – Santa’s Gotta Dirty Job (Official Music Video)

Posted on November 30, 2021 by Stella

John Rich of the Country Duo Big & Rich and Mike Rowe, the creator and host of the hit TV series “Dirty Jobs” bring some Christmas cheer to America! Mike and John were talking and decided “Ya know, Santa Claus … Continue reading →

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The first Advent Sunday

Posted on November 28, 2021 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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Thanksgiving Preparations at my house …

Posted on November 21, 2021 by Stella

It is four days until Thanksgiving! What am I doing now to prepare for the big day? TODAY (or tomorrow): Make gravy. Because I am roasting my turkey in parts, unstuffed, I tried making this gravy last year, and it … Continue reading →

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Holiday breads (and other treats) – what’s your favorite?

Posted on November 14, 2021 by Stella

I’ll start out by saying that Panettone is my favorite, and I know how to make it – both the traditional method, and in a bread machine. The machine recipe is a bit dense, but delicious anyway. I like this … Continue reading →

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Honoring our Veterans

Posted on November 11, 2021 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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