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An Ode to Our Christmas Tree

Oh Christmas tree, oh Christmas tree, what a story you tell. Tall and green, glowing glory, crowned atop with an angel. Decked with ornaments, current and past. Oh Christmas tree, oh Christmas tree, what a story you tell.   One year I went out and bought giant department store style ornaments, ribbons and other trim […]

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Christmas, chocolate, mint, nuts, marshmallows, fudge, rocky road

5-Minute Fudge

Not a one, not a single Christmas treat have I posted.  This year my men are on these high protein low carb diets.  McGyver for health reasons and the Baby boy because of Rugby (strict orders from his coach).  I decided not to bake cookies or anything too tempting, gotta show my support (and I […]

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Miss Fogarty’s Cake

(Source) This last weekend McGyver was cleaning out the garage, strange but true.  As he dug through boxes, he pulled out mementos, memories, good stuff, old stuff and a lot of stuff we don’t need.  I wandered in, on  Sunday afternoon, to find things sorted and the beginnings of what could actually be a usable […]

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The Family Tree

Once upon a time, long, long ago, I dreamed of  of a tree where everything matched.  A tree that people would look at at and ooh and ahhh.  A tree that matched.  You know the kind of tree you see in the department store, so beautiful and magnificent, the kind that take your breath away.  […]

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Receiving Home Stockings

I work in a very special place, by virtue my job is all about giving.  I work in a plasma donation center.  People come in, donate plasma and we compensate them for their time. It’s a proverbial we benefit you benefit.  I work in a place where we save lives every day…not directly but we […]

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