Category Archives: Holidays

Gift Week, Day Five – Your Fondest Wish

Posted on December 20, 2019 by Stella

Today, I want to know what you would like to have this year for Christmas. I want to know what material gift(s) you want. Is it a particular kind of clothing – perhaps a cashmere coat? Maybe a beautiful ring … Continue reading →

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Music of the Day – Let It Snow!

Posted on December 20, 2019 by Stella
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Gift Week, Day Four – Gifts We Remember

Posted on December 19, 2019 by Stella

What is the best Christmas gift you ever received? Which is the most nostalgic? Which ones do you remember from your childhood? This is one of the first gifts that I remember receiving – a marionette of Princess Summer-Fall-Winter-Spring, from … Continue reading →

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Music of the day – The Christmas Song

Posted on December 19, 2019 by Stella

Mel Torme and Judy Garland.

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Gift Week, Day Three – Weird Gifts

Posted on December 18, 2019 by Stella

Remember Ralphie’s bunny suit? A well-intentioned gift from a doting aunt, in whose memory Ralph lives forever as a toddler.

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Music of the Day – USAF Band WWII Holiday Flashback

Posted on December 17, 2019 by Stella
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Gift Week, Day Two – Stockings and Stocking Stuffers

Posted on December 17, 2019 by Stella
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Music of the day – Carol of the Bells

Posted on December 16, 2019 by Stella
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Gift Week, Day One – Homemade

Posted on December 16, 2019 by Stella

A repeat post, updated – hope you don’t mind. If you’re like me, you may not even remember it from previous years.So many times over the years I’ve wanted to give gifts to people I associate with regularly, but who … Continue reading →

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Music of the day – Wexford Carol

Posted on December 15, 2019 by Stella

The Wexford Carol is a traditional Irish Christmas carol originating from County Wexford and, specifically, Enniscorthy. The subject of the song is the nativity of Jesus Christ.

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