Tag Archives: traditions

A Hop, Skip, and a Jump

Posted on December 6, 2016 by

Our traditions are pretty typical family get-togethers for Christmas and New Years. On New Year’s Eve 1999, we flew home to Seattle from Florida. According to our scheduled flight times, we would arrive in Seattle by 8 pm well ahead … Continue reading →

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Winter? Not Fun

Posted on January 18, 2016 by

Do you have any first day of winter/first snowfall traditions? One of our foxes asked that question for this week, and it definitely had me stumped. We get plenty of snow here in West Michigan, but I honestly can’t think … Continue reading →

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Guest Author: E. A. West

Posted on December 7, 2015 by

This is another guest author/review week and since it’s getting closer to Christmas I decided to read a holiday book by a fellow clean romance author, E. A. West. Her most recent release is Christmas Harmony, and the musician in … Continue reading →

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But We’ve Always Done it THIS Way…

Posted on November 23, 2015 by

This week’s topic is Thanksgiving traditions. I looked up the word tradition because I wasn’t sure exactly what length of time a particular way of doing things had to exist before it became a tradition. Of course, none of my … Continue reading →

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The Demise of 2 Great Traditions!

Posted on November 12, 2013 by

My question for today: What memories do you have about Drive-in theaters and how do you feel about their demise? I really miss drive-ins.  Those who were born into this digital age have absolutely no idea what fun they missed … Continue reading →

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The “Schultűte”

Posted on January 28, 2013 by

“That’s the thing about lessons, you always learn them when you don’t expect them or want them.”   ― Cecelia Ahern, If You Could See Me Now    Ever heard your parents saying, “When I was your age …” –Well,  I … Continue reading →

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