Happy Birthday to me! It’s official, I am now older than the hills. That’s not quite as old as dirt, but getting there.
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My birthday is just around the corner. It’s a big one, I guess. The last birthday of my sixth decade. Man, when did that happen? Last year was my 50th Class Reunion. Again, where did the years go? All in all, there have been so many blessings along the way.
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Today, like so many days, is jammed packed with National Days. It’s National Rotisserie Chicken Day and National Bubba Day. Because today is the first Sunday of June, it’s also National Cancer Survivor’s Day. In my present state of mind, I have chose to go with National Rocky Road Day.
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Say something nice. If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all. Speak kindly. We all know the playground rules and how to play nice. Although as we get older, those rules seem a little harder to follow, don’t they?
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Of all the Marian Feasts throughout the year, this is by far the most personal to me if for no other reason than the connection of cousins. Elizabeth and Mary were cousins. John and Jesus were cousins. I grew up with cousins. They are as much my siblings as my brother and sisters are. It’s a connection I understand.
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Traditionally the Feast of Corpus Christi is held on the second Thrusday following Pentecost Sunday. However; many Bishops have elected to celebrate the Mass on the Second Saturday instead.
Continue reading “Corpus Christi Thursday”It’s Another Wild and Crazy Wednesday!
Welcome to another Wild and Crazy Wednesday in my house. Actually, on our meal planner (yeah, I think ahead) Wednesdays are Wildcard. That means anything goes. Wherever the wind blows me or my taste buds carry me, that’s what’s on the menu. Sometimes I feel like throwing a dart at a board filled with recipe cards just to see where it lands. That’s how wild and crazy I am.
Continue reading “It’s Another Wild and Crazy Wednesday!”It’s Hamburger Day!
I can remember a time when a slice of white bread was more than just a slice of bread. Flatten it with a rolling pin, use a cookie cutter to cut out different shapes, dip in melted butter and toast in the oven. What a fun treat for breakfast toast.
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This year Memorial Day Weekend is really different in so many ways. Not since returning to California in 2008 (as in Hubby, Kiddo and I) have we had an entire three-day weekend to ourselves. There has always been some sort of family gathering. But not this year.
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Today we celebrate Trinity Sunday within the Church. As is my custom, I’ve gone back over the last three years and re-read those posts dealing with Trinity Sunday. After all, I need to express its meaning without sounding like a broken record.
Continue reading “Blessed Be Trinity Sunday”I Love Jackson!
No, not the Texas born actor, Jackson Hurst (@jaxhurst), best know for his role as Grayson Kent in Drop Dead Diva. I will admit, at 45 he’s not a bad piece of eye candy. But he’s not the Jackson I’m in love with.
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Here we are at the last Saturday of May. For many of us this is a part of a long weekend. As often in the case of long weekends, our family gathers on Sunday to celebrate together. It’s a nice way to break up the long weekend. This year is a little different, but we’ll chat about that later.
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Today is both the second Ember Days of Pentecost and National Wyoming Day. As the second Ember Days of Pentecost, it naturally falls on a Friday. In our house, that means no meat.
Continue reading “Friday’s Ember Days of Pentecost”Hello World Turtle Day
World Turtle Day is celebrating its 4th birthday. Established in 2020 by the American Tortoise Rescue, a non-profit organization dedicated to protect our turtles while educating the public. Turtles belong in the wild, with the exception of a chosen few who act as ambassadors around the world.
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Coming up with recipes to share day after day ain’t easy. Thank God for my compulsive nature and that I have 196 cookbooks in my collection thus far. The oldest is from 1899; the most recent was a gift from Kiddo for Mother’s Day.
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