Monthly Archives: December 2009

A New Year and A Blue Moon

    Sarah Doudney (1841-1926)   Good-bye, kind year, we walkno more together,But here in quiet happinesswe part.     Tonight, New Year’s Eve, there will be a full moon –  the second full moon for this December, 2009. Called a "Blue … Continue reading

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Candy or Fudge?

  From the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary:    CANDY, a confection made with sugar and often flavoring and filling FUDGE, a soft creamy candy made typically of sugar, milk, butter, and flavoring   Well, in my family, we didn’t call it fudge. … Continue reading

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High Kicking on the Kanawha

  When was I first aware of them? I don’t remember. Many, many years back. How did I become aware of them? I don’t know. It had to have come from television. Maybe The Ed Sullivan Show. Ummm… From whatever time and … Continue reading

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Driving Home For Christmas

  I remember, so many years ago, being far away from family and driving home for Christmas . I remember, too, when I was still a young girl, how wonderful it was when one or more of my brothers were able  to bring … Continue reading

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