In many parts of the world, especially Sweden, Norway and the Swedish-speaking parts of Finland, the Festival of Lights and Saint Lucia’s Feast Day mark the beginning of the Christmas Season. Saint Lucia is among the earliest Christian Martyrs. Her Feast Day honors her death at the hand of the Romans on December 13, 304.
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I'm a wife, mother, grandmother and avid home cook.I believe in eating healthy whenever possible, while still managing to indulge in life's pleasures.
Advent, Joy and Our Lady
On this the third Sunday of Advent, we are filled with Joy and the coming of the Lord. This is a turning point, as we light the Shepherd’s Candle and recall the great joy they must have felt when hearing the angels announce that the savior was born.
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Today is National Noodle Ring Day. It’s my first share for this particular day. And I gotta tell you, this is a stretch. The only thing “ring” about this dish is that Ring Pasta was used.
Continue reading “Pasta O’s and Noodle Ring Day”The Holidays are Coming
Getting ready for the Holidays in our house is a huge undertaking. There are gifts to buy, cards to mail and all that decorating. Decorating our home in holiday cheer takes days.
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Did you know that today is National Christmas Card Day? The 9th of December – seems a bit late in the Christmas Season to me. In any case, National Christmas Card Day is designed to give us all a gentle reminder to gather our stamps, envelopes and cards together, to write simple notes and send off our wishes of good cheer.
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Although not spelled out in scripture, today many Catholics will fulfill their Holy Obligation and attend Mass in Celebration of the Immaculate Conception. The Feast of the Immaculate Conception is probably one of the most confusing days, even for some Catholics.
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Today is National Illinois Day and Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. While Illinois and Pearl Harbor are thousands of miles apart, like all of America in 1941, the two are forever linked.
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Today is the Feast Day of Saint Nicholas. Nicholas of Myra was born in the 4th century in the fishing village of Patara, now modern day Turkey. Nicholas was Greek, born into a Christian family of wealth and means.
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Today posed a challenge. December 5th is National Repeal Prohibition Day. Prohibition went into effect with the passage of the 18th Amendment in 1920 and repealed on December 5, 1933 with the 21st Amendment. Celebrating the end of Prohibition is easy.
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Welcome to National Cookie Day. Today is the day when we roll up our sleeves, warm up our ovens and begin baking cookies to fill our Holiday Tins. Be it cookie exchanges or party favors or just the mood that Christmas seems to bring, everyone’s a baker this time of year.
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The holidays are nearly upon us. Do you have your tree trimmed? And the gifts – are they all wrapped? Then you are far ahead of me. A cold has me down for the count. Hubby and Kiddo have both promised to lend a hand to get our festivities back on track.
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Hello there! Welcome to National Peppermint Latte Day. Okay, so not every calendar site agrees, but some do. Even then, I almost went in another direction.
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Welcome to a typical Thursday in our home. One of the benefits of retirement is that we get to enjoy home cooked meals everyday, not just on the weekends.
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On December 1, 1955, during a typical evening rush hour in Montgomery, Alabama, a small, unassuming woman took a seat on a city bus. She was black, and as the law dictated, she walked toward the back of the bus, finding a seat in the 11th row. She could not sit in the first 10 rows. Those were reserved for white riders only.
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Often when we think South – as in Deep South, Mississippi is one of the first places that springs to mind. Mississippi was the 20th state to join the union, and the 2nd to secede. More than 80,000 Mississippians fought in the Civil War. They did not fight on the side of the Union. Yet the first Memorial Day took place in Mississippi to lay flowers on the graves of those who died on both sides.
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