Do you anticipate April 1st each year and look forward to creating the perfect prank? Not being a practical jokester, today is not my kind of holiday. That is not to say I haven’t pulled some jokes over the years. Families tend to do that. The meanest one was years ago as a child when… Continue reading Vintage Friday: Why April Fool?
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Happy New Year 2015 by Flossie Benton Rogers
HAPPY NEW YEAR !
And for our loved ones who have gone ahead of us, from the mournful and meaningful old song Auld Lang Syne: “Should old acquaintance be forgot and never brought to mind.” We’ll love you forever. As for New Year’s resolutions, I think my friend Kay has it right this year in the simplicity of choosing one… Continue reading HAPPY NEW YEAR !
Vintage Friday: New Year’s Feast 1961
All her life my mother spent hours a day cooking for her family and friends, and of course holiday meals received extra time and attention. It’s amazing how generously giving she was and how talented at putting together a feast. Thank you, Mama, for all you did for us. At our southern home in 1961… Continue reading Vintage Friday: New Year’s Feast 1961
Happy New Year!
January 1st sets the tone for the upcoming year, and today it’s important to take actions that make us feel good about ourselves and our lives– actions that support goals we want to focus on in 2013. To that end, today I’m making sure to: write (I want to publish at least 3 books this… Continue reading Happy New Year!