Category: Holiday
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Valentine Bears
Valentine’s Day is six days away, and our Valentine’s teddy bears have come downstairs to sit by the fireplace with hopes that we will share our chocolate candy with them. Valerie is the matriarch of The Bears and has been featured in several of my blogs. My late husband brought her home to me thirty-five Read more
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Christmas Poetry
Preparing for holidays can be hectic, but the flurry of activity leads to good times ahead. Decorating the Christmas tree with red beads and shiny ornaments, placing the lighted wreath on the front door, setting out holiday knick-knacks, and gathering the Christmas teddy bears to sit on the hearth bring back treasured memories of celebrations Read more
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Thanksgiving Friends
Perhaps you are at the store today to beat the rush buying Thanksgiving groceries. Each family has favorite foods they prepare for their holiday. My parents celebrated Thanksgiving with the traditional turkey dinner. Mom woke up before dawn to roast a turkey stuffed with dressing, make buttery baked potatoes for my sister and me, bake Read more
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Ruby the Poinsettia
It seems too early to think about Christmas and poinsettias, but October is the time to turn your poinsettia red for the holidays. Every year we buy a colorful poinsettia to add to our indoor holiday decorations. Two years ago, we decided to try our hand at keeping it alive for the next year. It Read more
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Memorial Day
Memorial Day in the United States is Monday, May 26th. This federal holiday is observed each year on the last Monday in May to commemorate military personnel who lost their lives defending our country. First known as Decoration Day, it was recognized as early as the 1860s on May 30th to honor the union soldiers Read more
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Easter Egg Hunt
This year, Easter occurs on April 20th. This day celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ in the Christian religion. It also brings us Easter bunnies and Easter eggs, symbolizing rebirth and the new life of springtime. I remember my folks hiding my Easter basket filled with jellybeans and a chocolate bunny somewhere in the house Read more
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Valentine Pandas
Giant pandas Bao Li [BOW-lee] and Qing Bao [ching-BOW] are at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, DC. They made their public debut on January 24, 2025, after a nineteen-hour flight to the United States from China in October of 2024. Admission to the Smithsonian National Zoo is free, but entry passes are required. It Read more
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Cashews
The holidays bring plenty of food to our house. We seem to buy too much to feed guests and must eat leftovers for a week. Gifts from friends include candies, fruitcake, and nuts. We do our best to eat most of it before the new year so we can begin our resolution to lose weight Read more
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After Thanksgiving
It’s the week after Thanksgiving, and everyone is still talking about the grand feast they devoured, their family gathering, and traveling to and from their holiday destination. It was different at our house. Walter and I had no company this year, no gathering to go to, and less than a grand feast for the big Read more
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Veteran’s Day
My dad served in the Army during World War II. He rarely talked about that life event, but when he did, his face showed the pain of war. If I remember correctly, he worked in the military offices in the Philippines and fortunately did not see combat. Nevertheless, my mom said he came home a Read more