Christmas is a time of tradition, and throughout my early childhood I recall a certain Christmas gift that kept on giving. A fruitcake similar to the one shown here survived being passed around to close family members for decades. This…
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Happy Halloween and Christmas
How times have changed! Who would have thought 50 years ago that one day we’d practically be saying “Happy Halloween and Christmas” in the same breath in October? The illustration here is the 2010 Toys-R-Us Great Big Christmas Book which…
Twas the Night Before Christmas Reading
At Christmas the memories of my childhood Growin’ Up in Maine come flooding back including the happiness being in a family of 8 children on this special day. The photograph is me at 2-1/2 years old shown sitting with my…
