Father’s Day can be such a fun day. I love how my husband embraces spending the whole day with the kids. However, as the other parent-partner, I do help the kids with general organizing of this day. They’re always excited… Read More
Archive for the ‘Holidays and Other Occasions’ Category
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Summer Potluck Picks
Yes, yes, yes! Next week is Memorial Day Weekend… for me, the official start of the summer entertaining season. The air is turning warm and sweet with the smell of flowers and freshly mowed grass. The sun is shining and… Read More
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Cinco de Mayo…It’s Fiesta Time!
Hola! Shake a maraca and samba your way over to join us for a fun El Cinco de Mayo fiesta. Dip into our Chipotle-Black Bean Salsa and sip on a margarita. It’s fiesta time and we’re ready to celebrate. I’m always up… Read More
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The Very Merry Month of May!
O the month of May, the merry month of May, So frolic, so gay, and so green, so green, so green! ~Thomas Decker, The Shoemaker’s Holiday I just love saying, the Merry Month of May! Maybe it’s the alliteration or… Read More
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Much Ado For Dinner
Hark thee! Heigh ho, come thee hither and celebrateth National Shakespeare Day! Wouldn’t it be fun to talk like Shakespeare and his pals back in Elizabethan times? T’will be a hilarious dinner conversation if everyone adopted “Shakespearian” language. Although “The… Read More
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Rah Rah Rah Today!
April is a betwixt and between month. It’s not really warm but it’s no longer winter. The weather can go from sunny and hot to wet and chilly, from one day to another. I love April because it feels like… Read More
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Food and Faith
When we sit down to share a meal with others, it feeds our soul as well as our bellies. Food is essential to life, and therefore the sharing of it is, by definition, a deeply spiritual act. Sacrificing self for… Read More
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Take a Walk!
Did you know that March 30th is Take a Walk in the Park Day? Sounds like a lovely idea, particularly if you live in an area where the flowers are beginning to bloom and the birds are chirping. Making the… Read More
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Spring Forward Without Losing Sleep
March 12, 2023 – Daylight Saving Time (DST) begins, and Americans SPRING FORWARD! Well, most of them will. Did you know that some states and American territories have opted out of DST? But, we are much more aligned today than we… Read More
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Kindness Is Contagious!
Despite February being the shortest month of the year, it’s filled with wonderful holidays. We celebrate Heart Healthy Month, Black History Month, Presidents’ Day, Groundhog Day, International Day of Women and Girls in Science, and of course, Valentine’s Day. There… Read More