Archive | December, 2015

Happy Birthday MC

Happy Birthday MC

When the Christmas cactus blooms, I know my aunt’s birthday is near.   Blast back to 1970 and you see me with the birthday girl, my aunt Merry Carol.  We are enjoying a summer watermelon at our house in Atlanta. We used to drive down to the State Farmer’s Market and get large watermelons for […]

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Dearest Mel, Would You Care for Some Sugarized Popped Corn?

Dearest Mel, Would You Care for Some Sugarized Popped Corn?

We tend to run things in the ground around here. It’s all in fun, of course, but it happens frequently nonetheless.  Olivia and I have a running debate over the pronunciation of either and either.  Pronounced ee-ther or eye-ther.  I am in the ee-ther corner and she chooses the eye-ther corner.  We also have a […]

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Paper Bird Garland

Paper Bird Garland

I found a cute cardinal paper craft on the internet and now I have a radiance of cardinals on my mantel. The cleverness of the design was inspiring and yet so simple. You start with a red circle and cut it in half.  Cut one of the halves into thirds.  These become the head, tail, […]

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Gingerbread

Gingerbread

I have a cookbook from my great grandmother and this is one of the recipes in it.  I started making it when Olivia was little and as it happened it was also featured in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution cooking section when she was a baby.  Since it’s Christmas I thought I’d share it with you. In […]

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Mini Cheesecakes

Mini Cheesecakes

This recipe comes from a fellow teacher at my school.  It was printed and placed in one of our paper organizers in the office.  I saw that recipe in there for months and kept wondering how it got there.  I snagged a copy and tried it and it has been a favorite ever since. I […]

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Chips and Dip

Chips and Dip

I unpacked my basket from the concert and was thrilled with my chips and dip platter. I had to make a dip tonight, of course. I wanted to give it a test run. Are you a dip person or a flavored chip person? I am definitely a dip person.  I think it goes back to […]

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The Best Kind of Christmas Music

The Best Kind of Christmas Music

The best kind of Christmas music is the kind sung by your family and friends.  I got to go to  a wonderful afternoon of music presented by Davis’ high school chorus in conjunction with the Southern Crescent Chorale. I was actually able to spot Davis from my balcony seat.  It was a packed house. See my brown […]

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Christmas Ornament Exchange

Christmas Ornament Exchange

I met 7 of my dearest friends yesterday for lunch and an ornament exchange.  We went to the Cheesecake Factory. We had a great time eating…. And talking… And opening gifts… And stealing gifts after they have been opened… And opening a second and third round of gifts… And having them stolen, too. And finally […]

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I Know Him!

I Know Him!

As Buddy the Elf would say, “I know him. I know him!!!” I had a wonderful Friday night at the Douglasville Christmas Parade and Tree Lighting. Terri invited me to go along with her and her fab sister-in-laws to see Santa. I must admit I never pass up an opportunity to see Santa and make sure he knows […]

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Roasted Pecans

Roasted Pecans

An incredibly easy snack to make is salted, buttered, roasted pecans.  My friend Joanna makes these each year and my mom has been known to crank out a few herself.  I ran across this recipe tonight and thought I’d give it a try. On our way to Florida we stop in Vienna, GA at the […]

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