Category Archives: Nostalgia

Yummy Summer Food to enjoy with family and friends

Posted on June 6, 2017 by Stella

A couple of days ago our friend Menagerie said this: We need a summer recipe post. I’m craving summer salads with chopped vegetables. Maybe fruit dishes as well. We get so many delicious fresh fruits and vegetables and I’m looking … Continue reading →

Posted in baking, cooking, Family, Nostalgia, Recipes, The Culture, Uncategorized | 60 Comments

Celebration of Summer in Verse

Posted on June 4, 2017 by Stella

I really love summer, especially the earliest part, and I know that I’m not alone. The grass is green, the trees and flowers are blooming, birds are singing, bugs are buzzing. And a favorite poem that reminds me of these … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Nostalgia, Poetry, Uncategorized | 17 Comments

Mother’s Day

Posted on May 14, 2017 by Stella

A slightly altered repeat from last year – I hope you don’t mind (too much!)   King James Version (KJV) Ps-16-6 The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage.   Like many of … Continue reading →

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Water’s Journey Home

Posted on April 18, 2017 by Stella

Michigan is defined by her bodies of water – not just the Great Lakes, but small lakes, ponds, rivers and streams. Of course, Michigan shares the Great Lakes with several other states, and Canada, although four of the five big … Continue reading →

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My Spring

Posted on March 26, 2017 by Stella

In the cold North, Spring comes in gradually.  Maybe it is because Winter is overstaying its time, and I watch more carefully to spot Spring’s coming, but every year I notice the small things that tell me that we are … Continue reading →

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What is Love?

Posted on February 14, 2017 by Stella

On this feast of St. Valentine, my thoughts are not quiet. It seems as if the evil that is manifest in the happenings of these days is pressing against the screen that guards my spirit. So. I will think about … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, History, Holidays, Nostalgia, Religion, The Culture, Uncategorized | 12 Comments

This Day in History, February 7, 1964

Posted on February 7, 2017 by Stella

A bit of fun, and a trip down memory lane. History.com Beatles arrive in New York On February 7, 1964, Pan Am Yankee Clipper flight 101 from London Heathrow lands at New York’s Kennedy Airport–and “Beatlemania” arrives. It was the … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Nostalgia, The Culture | 11 Comments

Gift Week, Day Five – Your Fondest Wish

Posted on December 9, 2016 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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Gift Week, Day Four – Gifts We Remember

Posted on December 8, 2016 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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Gift Week, Day Two – Stockings and Stocking Stuffers

Posted on December 6, 2016 by Stella
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