Tag: candy
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Who Is Beloved?
February has arrived. The focus of this month–Valentine’s Day–becomes a joy to the hearts of some who feel loved and a sorrowful reminder to others who don’t experience a connection of hearts with someone special. Hallmark calls this month “Loveuary”–cheesy. My girls, in high school, when they didn’t have boyfriends, didn’t see it as love…
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The Year The Bunny Went AWOL
As a child, Easter was a time of chocolate eggs (I couldn’t stand those with marshmallows in them), jelly beans, and a family gathering with my Mom’s relatives, all of whom lived in the Chicago area. The Easter Bunny was very real to me; it didn’t matter that I couldn’t understand how he acquired eggs…
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What Does Love Have To Do With Anything?
Valentine’s Day. It’s not all candy, flowers and sentimental doily-edged cards. It may sound cynical, but this is one of those holidays that has little lasting value. Flowers die. Candy gets eaten. Cards are thrown away. Yes, numerous engagements happen on Valentine’s Day. And let’s not forget the weddings that take place on February 14…
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Empty Wasn’t Eggs-actly Expected
Easter egg hunts are the stuff of dreams. Children’s dreams. filled with candy eggs, marshmallow peeps, chocolate bunny ears waiting to be bitten. The pursuit can be just as fun. Back-to-back egg hunts for the grands made for a sugar-filled weekend. The first with 1,200 of their closest friends, with eggs all over the lawn…
Tip of My Iceberg 