If you have yet to catch this season’s flu or one of the many colds going around, you know its coming. While we all just want to crawl into bed and cover up until it goes away, it’s seriously important to get your vitamins and keep up your strength when fighting off these nasty bugs. Unfortunately […]
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The passing of winter celebrations offers new opportunities
With the placing of Baby Jesus in the Crèche, the last few weeks have seen the climax of the Christmas season. Candles have been lit in the Menorah in observance of Hanukah. Winter Solstice celebrations have been observed as we bid adieu to long hours of darkness. The common thread throughout these winter celebrations, is […]
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Claire’s California Kitchen
Christmas cookies make their appearance every December. I wouldn’t be thinking about Christmas cookies in June but you never know. Since this style of cookie is so popular at this time of year I decided to research its origin so I could explain the importance of Christmas cookies to my grandson. The first cookie cutters […]
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Growing up Wilson/ Moving up the Road
During the summer of 1949 Dad and Uncle Woody worked on our new home. It was up the road about a half mile from gram and grandpa’s farm in what used to be known as the intervale post office. They worked all summer long turning one large room with a porch on three sides into […]
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Christmas Food Stories Honor Traditions
What I remember prominently about childhood Christmas’ is our traditional, German Christmas Eve. Mom would bundle up my older siblings and go to midnight mass. I was left sleeping at home while Dad watched for Santa, promising me that he would awaken me when the jolly visitor arrived! Sometime after midnight, I would awaken to […]
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Wandering: Resolution
Lax promises of “We should,” or “One day I am going to,” or “Let’s do this,” annoy me. Don’t just say it, follow through and do it. I am so guilty of uttering those words. My “someday” list is lengthy. I can’t tell you how many springtime evenings a friend and I spent planning a summer “survival” camping […]
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Claire’s California Kitchen
I know the problem, you want to bring a dessert to a Christmas event and you want something that looks gorgeous but took very little time to create. Here is the perfect recipe for you, who doesn’t like cheesecake with cherries? There is even a “Factory” named after the delectable dessert! A cheesecake is a […]
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Growing up Wilson
The Big Fluffy Pillows Author’s Note: Hello, I am Carole Richards from Livermore and I have been submitting stories of my childhood in Wilton called growing up Wilson. This story is just a story I have written about the here and now. I will continue with the Growing up Wilson series after Christmas. Merry Christmas […]
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Wandering: Gifts
As a family, we don’t particularly buy into traditional gift-giving. One year, instead of purchasing anything for each other, we purchased gifts for a family going through a rough patch. Another Christmas was all about experiences – dinner out for my folks, movie passes for the younger ones, whitewater rafting trips for the adventurous. Most […]
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Claire’s California Kitchen
Oh, what could be more heartwarming than hot biscuits for your holiday meal or breakfast, or…why not any time of the day? This recipe is a take on the delicious “Red Lobster” recipe that we all have tried to emulate.Chives are added to the mix and provide energy, something we all can use during the […]