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Where did Christmas Go?

I got up Saturday morning and walked all through the house.  Not a creature was stirring.  There was not a string of lights, a garland of tinsel, a jolly Santa, a cherished crèche….  It was all packed tightly in 37

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Tuesday – Mt. Vernon 2015

It was our last day of vacation – up early and a long walk through the historic section of Colonial Williamsburg.  The morning was cool and overcast but the rain was gone.  After a shower, breakfast, and packing up the Mazda, we

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Christmas Eve 2015

It has NOT been a quiet day, but it was fun and productive none the less.  After all the slow weeks that seemed to creep by, suddenly it’s Christmas Eve.  The gifts are bought and wrapped, food is prepared and

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A rainy Williamsburg Monday

In the early morning light of our daily walk, we watched the sleepy streets come awake.  A few of the lamp posts were still winking on, and the stores were closed up and quiet. The colonial gardens were wrapped in

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Sunday – Williamsburg Illumination!

To my delight, we started Sunday (and the next two days as well!) bundling up and walking the 3 blocks from the Governor’s Inn to the historic section downtown.  How fun it was to walk the nearly deserted streets just

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Williamsburg 2015 day 1

Last weekend I was so blessed to be able to travel with my sister (NOT pictured!  Ha!) to Williamsburg for their annual Grand Illumination.  Our stop in Breezewood before heading south provided the photo shoot with this friendly elfish Santa. 

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Sunday, December 13th, 2015

The Skunk Hollow Girls have been together since before they were born!  We are all 9 of us cousins, plus our ‘adopted’ cousin – still related but a distant bloodline. We make it a point to get together for outings

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Sunday November 22, 2015

What could be better than Snoopy in the fall?  Snoopy anytime!  But this fall table runner hand-made and delightful was a gift from my writer friend Nancy. We met years and years ago at the Greensburg Writer’s meetings, and immediately

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Tuesday November 17, 2015

No photo today.  I have had something on my mind for days, and tonight brought it home.  A few times when I was traveling Route 30 West in Greensburg, I noticed an older stalky gentleman along the side of the

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Monday November 2nd 2015

Another wonderful visit with my parents!  It’s always nice to spend time in Albion, although it never seems to be quite enough time.  We arrived about 9pm and chatted a bit before bed, but Kath and I started our Saturday

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