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  • What Things are on Your Holiday To Do List?

    There are always five things on my Holiday To Do list: getting the Christmas cards ready and mailed shopping; this is when it begins to feel like Christmas! baking the traditional family sweets decorating; I’m trying  something..


  • Have You Ever Played a Team Sport?

    I participated in only one team sport in High School; Cross Country running. At the end of the season I was awarded a trophy for being the most valuable player. That’s not the reason I remember my..


  • What’s your Favorite Comfort Food?

    When I crave comfort food, I create a concoction we always called “peanut butter and molasses in a dish”. I’m not sure why we added the “in a dish” part, particularly since we mixed it in and..


  • Would You Like to See the Future?

    Have you seen the TV show Flash Forward? In the show which aired for one season in 2009, the whole world blacks out for two minutes and seventeen seconds. During that time most people have a vision..




  • How Do You Celebrate?

    In our family when we have something to celebrate, our celebration dinner begins with a shrimp ring. Someone got a high grade on a report card… have a shrimp ring; someone’s High School GPA is amazing… have..



  • What do you Value Most in Life?

    My daughter and son are away in Ontario until Christmas. We have occasional “video visits” to stay connected which really help to alleviate the homesickness. I actually think they like them too! One Saturday afternoon my son..