Category Archives: Holidays

Countdown to Christmas – Lights, Music, and Poetry

Posted on December 1, 2025 by Stella

This is the place to share your 2024 Christmas cheer! Here is my first entry: An oldie, but a goodie. Enjoy!

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President Trump and The First Lady Participate in the Thanksgiving Turkey Pardoning

Posted on November 25, 2025 by Stella
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1, 1, 2, 3 …; It’s Fibonacci day.

Posted on November 23, 2025 by Stella

WeeWeed just reminded me that this is one of Menagerie’s favorite days, so . . .   The Fibonacci sequence. Named for Leonardo of Pisa, popularly known as Leonardo Fibonacci. As Wikipedia explains it, in mathematics, the Fibonacci numbers, commonly … Continue reading →

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Desserts for the 2025 Thanksgiving holiday!

Posted on November 18, 2025 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 2025

Posted on November 13, 2025 by Stella

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 “humanely raised” turkey yesterday from Butcher Box. This is the description: Turkeys are raised in … Continue reading →

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Honoring our Veterans

Posted on November 11, 2025 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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Celebrating Columbus!

Posted on October 12, 2025 by Stella

Christopher Columbus, the most famous explorer in history, was once a celebrated hero. Now, many consider him a villain, a despoiler of paradise. So which version of Columbus is true? Michael Knowles tells the true story of Columbus, in five … Continue reading →

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Constitution Day!

Posted on September 17, 2025 by Stella

Constitution Day is observed in the United States on September 17, 2025, commemorating the signing of the U.S. Constitution by delegates to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia on September 17, 1787. “We the People of the United States, in Order … Continue reading →

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Labor Day Music

Posted on September 1, 2025 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

Posted on September 1, 2025 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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