Tag: history
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It’s Beginning To Look Like…
photo courtesy of Aaron Burden on Unsplash Less than two weeks from now, Christmas will be upon us. Carols and songs celebrating the season have been playing for a month. Blow-up Santas, Rudolphs, Yetis, and Grinches are sprinkled around the streets surrounding our neighborhood. Living in Florida, we have fake snow at a variety of […]
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What Does It Feel Like To Be Safe?
They hadn’t been with us in almost two years. When you’re young, people are easily forgotten in that timeframe. Being a relative doesn’t matter if there’s no sense of trust and safety. When my son’s family came for the holidays, their three young boys took some time to warm up to us. We had only […]
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Trees, Traditions and Truth
I love Christmas trees. I love the way real ones make everything smell woodsy. I love how they add a seasonal bling with lights and baubles. Ornaments from the very elegant to the sweetly homemade. Glass and glitz to paper and glitter. A time-honored tradition from centuries past. As a symbol, they’ve evolved. Ancient European Gauls […]
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It Was Bound To Break
I should have been paying more attention. That’s pretty much my go-to excuse nowadays for my forgetfulness, missed appointments, unfinished projects or not following the procedure I should have known to follow. This, however, was pure unadulterated thoughtlessness. I have this habit of not closing cabinets. Because I’m slightly vertically challenged, many of the open […]
Tip of My Iceberg 