“It would be so nice if something made sense for a change.” Alice…in Wonderland
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A Thanksgiving interlude
Some of you may think that this is the beginning of the Christmas season. Some of you are already a month into it. But before you start jingling your bells, hold up a hot minute. This is actually the Thanksgiving season. We have 3 weeks to prepare for — and celebrate — Thanksgiving. Christmas, […]
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The Melting Pot on the Thanksgiving Table
A few years ago, I wrote for an online newspaper for about a year. In the beginning, it was hosted by The Washington Times, but when they moved to their own platform, all those old stories were deleted. (When they say the internet is forever, that’s not exactly true. ) I’m not horribly torn up about […]
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Pie day!
Today, we bake the pies. I love pies so much. My own personal motto is, “You can never have too much pie.” My sister-in-law tried to tell me we don’t need that many pies, now she’s disinvited from Thanksgiving. More pie for me! (Kidding, Renee! I love you, but we always need more pie.) We’ll […]
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Thanksgiving preparation tips
Two things to remember: 1. Take your turkey out of the freezer in ample time to defrost. 2. Pull out or order your copy of Cranberry Thanksgiving, the best Thanksgiving book ever. We’ve passed the stage of handprint turkeys and pilgrims, but I’m pretty sure we’ll never outgrow this book. Well, I’ll never outgrow this […]
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The tradition of Thanksgiving
Although not an official, perennial holiday until the Civil War, from our settling to our founding and beyond, we have known the importance of setting aside a day of thanksgiving to the God from whom so many blessing flow. It’s a good reminder in whom and from whom our blessings flow. George Washington’s Thanksgiving […]
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Explosions & Pies
I’m still without a computer, away from home and wifi, and I was a bit preoccupied with getting ready for the big day. But I borrowed the kid’s computer and the parents’ sluggish wifi, and we’ve got an unbroken chain. First: we exploded the cranberries. The boys love to help with this dish even if […]
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Chemistry of baking
We’re about to get our bake on, starting with the cranberry bread from Cranberry Thanksgiving (af) (The best Thanksgiving book EVER! If you order it today, you’ll get it in time. Go! Do it!) True cooks are really just scientists working with food. And artists. Artistic scientists! Understanding the science behind your recipes can help […]
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Fine Arts Friday: Thanksgiving Art
Despite the fact that Christmas trees and decorations are up all over North Texas, I continue to cling to the crazy idea that Thanksgiving should come and go before we deck the halls and falalalala. Ahem. Some Thanksgiving art, folk songs, and hymns to enhance your holiday. First the art. (Bonus art: some of the […]
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Thanksgiving devotions
One of my favorite family traditions is the practice of having family worship. However, we do run into difficulties. While some families seem to have great success just reading through the Bible, our family needs more structure. We’ve used a number of different devotionals over the years, and they almost all seem to be geared […]
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Seasonally appropriate
Radio stations across the country are already playing Christmas Carols. Municipalities have their decorations up. Really Fredericksburg? Already? pic.twitter.com/SanLINNZJe — Eric H. (@ericinva) October 30, 2014 It is advised to consume these capsules two times every day with a glass of cialis cheap uk milk or plain water. The significant part of […]
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